Brentford v Chelsea, 13 September 2025

Score2-2
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance16,795
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 Brentford won: 3 Drawn: 4 Chelsea won: 2 Brentford scored: 13 Chelsea scored: 8 . Chelsea now remained unbeaten at Brentford in all competitions since a 1-0 defeat in October 1938 in League Division One.

2 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

2 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Kevin Schade 35 G
Fábio Carvalho 90+3 G

Goals:

Cole Palmer 61 G
Moisés Caicedo 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Michael Kayode
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Igor Thiago

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Facundo Buonanotte Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Gittens Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Rico Henry for Igor Thiago 72
Dango Ouattara for Mathias Jensen 73
Kristoffer Ajer for Ethan Pinnock 83
Aaron Hickey for Michael Kayode 83
Fábio Carvalho for Keane Lewis-Potter 90

Substitutions:

Marc Cucurella for Jorrel Hato 46
Tyrique George for Facundo Buonanotte 46
Reece James for Wesley Fofana 46
Cole Palmer for Jamie Gittens 56
Alejandro Garnacho for João Pedro 79

Cards:

Igor Thiago 8 Y
Yegor Yarmolyuk 64 Y
Ethan Pinnock 82 Y

Cards:

Jorrel Hato 30 Y
Tyrique George 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brentford had now lost only one of their last six home games in the Premier League. (won three). . The Bees had now scored in 44 of their last 52 home games in the Premier League since October 2022. . They had now kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 44 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 5th . Chelsea now became the second-ever team to start a league season with four London derbies; previously Crystal Palace in the Premier League in 2021-22. . The Blues failed in their attempt to win three consecutive London derbies in the Premier League for the first time since February 2024. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 32 of their last 37 away games in the Premier League.

2 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Kevin Schade 35 G
Fábio Carvalho 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Michael Kayode
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Igor Thiago

Substitutions:

Rico Henry for Igor Thiago 72
Dango Ouattara for Mathias Jensen 73
Kristoffer Ajer for Ethan Pinnock 83
Aaron Hickey for Michael Kayode 83
Fábio Carvalho for Keane Lewis-Potter 90

Cards:

Igor Thiago 8 Y
Yegor Yarmolyuk 64 Y
Ethan Pinnock 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brentford had now lost only one of their last six home games in the Premier League. (won three). . The Bees had now scored in 44 of their last 52 home games in the Premier League since October 2022. . They had now kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 44 games in the Premier League.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Cole Palmer 61 G
Moisés Caicedo 85 G

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Facundo Buonanotte Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Gittens Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Cucurella for Jorrel Hato 46
Tyrique George for Facundo Buonanotte 46
Reece James for Wesley Fofana 46
Cole Palmer for Jamie Gittens 56
Alejandro Garnacho for João Pedro 79

Cards:

Jorrel Hato 30 Y
Tyrique George 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 5th . Chelsea now became the second-ever team to start a league season with four London derbies; previously Crystal Palace in the Premier League in 2021-22. . The Blues failed in their attempt to win three consecutive London derbies in the Premier League for the first time since February 2024. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 32 of their last 37 away games in the Premier League.