Brentford v Chelsea, 18 September 2026

Score3-0 to Brentford
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance17,193

View Brentford v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Brentford won: 4 Drawn: 4 Chelsea won: 3 Brentford scored: 16 Chelsea scored: 10 . This was Brentford's first win in a home game against Chelsea since October 1938 in League Division One at Griffin Park.

3 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

0 Chelsea

Manager: Xabi Alonso

Goals:

Jaidon Anthony 61 G
Igor Thiago 83 G
Fábio Carvalho 90+4 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Michael Kayode
Defender Jannik Schuster
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Igor Thiago

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pep Chavarría Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Maxence Lacroix Defender
Valentín Barco Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Aaron Hickey for Michael Kayode 69
Mamadou Sangaré for Yegor Yarmolyuk 69
El Hadji Malick Diouf for Jaidon Anthony 81
Dango Ouattara for Keane Lewis-Potter 81
Fábio Carvalho for Mikkel Damsgaard 87

Substitutions:

Josh Acheampong for Wesley Fofana 71
Geovany Quenda for Danny Welbeck 71
Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli for Valentín Barco 87
Estêvão for Pedro Neto 87

Cards:

Igor Thiago 84 Y
Mamadou Sangaré 85 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe
Defender El Hadji Malick Diouf
Defender Benjamin Fredrick
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Aaron Hickey
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Mamadou Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Callum Wilson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Jorrel Hato
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Geovany Quenda

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Brentford now remained unbeaten in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2023 (seven). . The Bees had now scored in 38 of their last 50 games in the Premier League. . They had now kept a clean sheet in six of their 13 home games in the Premier League in 2026.

Comments:

League position: 7th . Chelsea had now won one of their last seven away games in the Premier League (drawn one, lost five). . The Blues had now scored at least ten goals and conceded at least ten goals in their opening five games of a season in the Premier League for the second time (for 10, against 12): previously in 2019-20 (for 11, against 11). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 21 league games: only Preston North End in the League Championship were now currently on a longer such run in the top four divisions (22).

3 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Jaidon Anthony 61 G
Igor Thiago 83 G
Fábio Carvalho 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Michael Kayode
Defender Jannik Schuster
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Igor Thiago

Substitutions:

Aaron Hickey for Michael Kayode 69
Mamadou Sangaré for Yegor Yarmolyuk 69
El Hadji Malick Diouf for Jaidon Anthony 81
Dango Ouattara for Keane Lewis-Potter 81
Fábio Carvalho for Mikkel Damsgaard 87

Cards:

Igor Thiago 84 Y
Mamadou Sangaré 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe
Defender El Hadji Malick Diouf
Defender Benjamin Fredrick
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Aaron Hickey
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Mamadou Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Brentford now remained unbeaten in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2023 (seven). . The Bees had now scored in 38 of their last 50 games in the Premier League. . They had now kept a clean sheet in six of their 13 home games in the Premier League in 2026.

0 Chelsea

Manager: Xabi Alonso

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pep Chavarría Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Maxence Lacroix Defender
Valentín Barco Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Josh Acheampong for Wesley Fofana 71
Geovany Quenda for Danny Welbeck 71
Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli for Valentín Barco 87
Estêvão for Pedro Neto 87

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Jorrel Hato
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Geovany Quenda

Comments:

League position: 7th . Chelsea had now won one of their last seven away games in the Premier League (drawn one, lost five). . The Blues had now scored at least ten goals and conceded at least ten goals in their opening five games of a season in the Premier League for the second time (for 10, against 12): previously in 2019-20 (for 11, against 11). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 21 league games: only Preston North End in the League Championship were now currently on a longer such run in the top four divisions (22).