Chelsea v Brentford, 17 January 2026

Score2-0 to Chelsea
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,704

View Chelsea v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Chelsea won: 3 Drawn: 4 Brentford won: 3 Chelsea scored: 10 Brentford scored: 13 . Brentford were now without a win in the last five meetings in the Premier League (lost two).

2 Chelsea

Manager: Liam Rosenior

0 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

João Pedro 26 G
Cole Palmer penalty 76 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Nathan Collins Defender
Rico Henry Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Andrey Santos for Alejandro Garnacho 57
Wesley Fofana for Tosin Adarabioyo 58
Liam Delap for João Pedro 74
Josh Acheampong for Reece James 85
Jorrel Hato for Enzo Fernández 85

Substitutions:

Dango Ouattara for Mikkel Damsgaard 77
Aaron Hickey for Rico Henry 82
Keane Lewis-Potter for Kevin Schade 82
Romelle Donovan for Yegor Yarmolyuk 90+4

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 67 Y
Wesley Fofana 83 Y
Cole Palmer 90+2 Y

Cards:

Kevin Schade 36 Y
Vitaly Janelt 45+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Jorrel Hato
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Forward Liam Delap
Forward Marc Guiu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder/Forward Romelle Donovan
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Kaye Furo

Comments:

League position: 6th . Following the sacking of Enzo Maresca, this was Liam Rosenior’s first game in the Premier League in his managerial career. . Chelsea avoided failing to win in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2023 (six). . The Blues had now opened the scoring in 11 of their last 17 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brentford had now lost 12 of their last 16 away London derbies in the Premier League since October 2023 (won three). . The Bees failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2023 (seven). . They had now failed to score in four of their last nine games in the Premier League.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Liam Rosenior

Goals:

João Pedro 26 G
Cole Palmer penalty 76 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Andrey Santos for Alejandro Garnacho 57
Wesley Fofana for Tosin Adarabioyo 58
Liam Delap for João Pedro 74
Josh Acheampong for Reece James 85
Jorrel Hato for Enzo Fernández 85

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 67 Y
Wesley Fofana 83 Y
Cole Palmer 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Jorrel Hato
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Forward Liam Delap
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 6th . Following the sacking of Enzo Maresca, this was Liam Rosenior’s first game in the Premier League in his managerial career. . Chelsea avoided failing to win in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2023 (six). . The Blues had now opened the scoring in 11 of their last 17 games in the Premier League.

0 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Nathan Collins Defender
Rico Henry Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Dango Ouattara for Mikkel Damsgaard 77
Aaron Hickey for Rico Henry 82
Keane Lewis-Potter for Kevin Schade 82
Romelle Donovan for Yegor Yarmolyuk 90+4

Cards:

Kevin Schade 36 Y
Vitaly Janelt 45+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder/Forward Romelle Donovan
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Kaye Furo

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brentford had now lost 12 of their last 16 away London derbies in the Premier League since October 2023 (won three). . The Bees failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2023 (seven). . They had now failed to score in four of their last nine games in the Premier League.