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Brentford 3-0 Chelsea, Premier League

Brentford
  • Anthony 61′
  • Igor Thiago 83′
  • Carvalho 90+4′

3–0

xG 2.90 – 0.85

Half time 0–0

Kick-off
Venue
Gtech Community Stadium
Referee
Andy Madley
Attendance
17,193

Brentford 3-0 Chelsea. xG 2.9-0.8. Brentford deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Brentford

4-2-3-1 · Keith Andrews

Avg rating 7.26

Chelsea

3-4-2-1 · Xabi Alonso

Avg rating 6.61

  • Kelleher

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Brentford

    90′ played

    7.8

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Lewis-Potter

    #23 · Left-back · Brentford

    81′ played

    7.5

    Off 81′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.15
  • Ajer

    #20 · Centre-back · Brentford

    90′ played

    7.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
  • Schuster

    #44 · Centre-back · Brentford

    90′ played

    8.2

    1 assistPlayer of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.52
  • Kayode

    #33 · Right-back · Brentford

    69′ played

    6.7

    Off 69′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07
  • Yarmoliuk

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Brentford

    69′ played

    7.0

    Off 69′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Janelt

    #27 · Defensive midfielder · Brentford

    90′ played

    7.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Schade

    #7 · Left winger · Brentford

    90′ played

    7.0
    xG
    0.54

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Damsgaard

    #24 · Attacking midfielder · Brentford

    87′ played

    7.4

    Off 87′

    Passing

    xA
    0.28

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Anthony

    #19 · Right winger · Brentford

    81′ played

    7.9

    1 goalOff 81′

    xG
    0.96

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Igor Thiago

    #9 · Forward · Brentford

    90′ played

    7.7

    1 goal

    xG
    0.72

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Emi Martínez

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Chelsea

    90′ played

    6.8

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Fofana

    #3 · Centre-back · Chelsea

    71′ played

    7.4

    Off 71′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Lacroix

    #5 · Centre-back · Chelsea

    90′ played

    6.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.13
  • Colwill

    #6 · Centre-back · Chelsea

    90′ played

    6.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Chavarría

    #29 · Left wing-back · Chelsea

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Barco

    #4 · Midfielder · Chelsea

    87′ played

    6.9

    Off 87′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Henderson

    #14 · Midfielder · Chelsea

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.08
  • Pedro Neto

    #7 · Right wing-back · Chelsea

    87′ played

    6.1

    Off 87′

    Passing

    xA
    0.05

    Attack

    xG
    0.16
  • Palmer

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Chelsea

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.18

    Attack

    xG
    0.13
  • Rogers

    #17 · Attacking midfielder · Chelsea

    90′ played

    7.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.07

    Attack

    xG
    0.33
  • Welbeck

    #18 · Forward · Chelsea

    71′ played

    6.6

    Off 71′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.08

Bench

  • Hickey

    #2 · Substitute · Brentford

    21′ played

    6.5

    On 69′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Sangaré

    #18 · Substitute · Brentford

    21′ played

    6.4

    On 69′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Ouattara

    #11 · Substitute · Brentford

    9′ played

    On 81′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Diouf

    #25 · Substitute · Brentford

    9′ played

    On 81′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Carvalho

    #14 · Substitute · Brentford

    3′ played

    1 goalOn 87′

    Attack

    xG
    0.43

Bench

  • Quenda

    #23 · Substitute · Chelsea

    19′ played

    6.0

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Acheampong

    #34 · Substitute · Chelsea

    19′ played

    6.0

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Nicoll-Jazuli

    #32 · Substitute · Chelsea

    3′ played

    On 87′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Estêvão

    #41 · Substitute · Chelsea

    3′ played

    On 87′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0 · Werner100359 / CC BY 4.0 · Кирилл Венедиктов / CC BY-SA 3.0 · NullReason / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 40%Possession60%
    BRE 40%, CHE 60%.
  • 2.90Expected goals (xG)0.85
    BRE 2.90, CHE 0.85.
  • 2.65Non-penalty xG0.83
    BRE 2.65, CHE 0.83.
  • 3.66xG on target0.23
    BRE 3.66, CHE 0.23.
  • 13Shots12
    BRE 13, CHE 12.
  • 6On target2
    BRE 6, CHE 2.
  • 4Big chances1
    BRE 4, CHE 1.
  • 349Passes514
    BRE 349, CHE 514.
  • 79%Pass accuracy87%
    BRE 79%, CHE 87%.
  • 4Corners12
    BRE 4, CHE 12.
  • 15Tackles20
    BRE 15, CHE 20.
  • 7Interceptions13
    BRE 7, CHE 13.
  • 7.8PPDA (lower = more pressing)3.3
    BRE 7.8, CHE 3.3.
  • 10Fouls7
    BRE 10, CHE 7.
  • 2Yellow cards0
    BRE 2, CHE 0.
  • 0Red cards0
    BRE 0, CHE 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

BrentfordChelsea
  1. Goal, Anthony (Schuster)1–0
    61′
  2. Substitution, Hickey (Off Yarmoliuk / Kayode)
    69′
  3. Substitution, Sangaré (Off Yarmoliuk / Kayode)
    69′
  4. 71′
    Substitution, Quenda (Off Fofana / Welbeck)
  5. 71′
    Substitution, Acheampong (Off Fofana / Welbeck)
  6. Substitution, Ouattara (Off Anthony / Lewis-Potter)
    81′
  7. Substitution, Diouf (Off Anthony / Lewis-Potter)
    81′
  8. Goal, Igor Thiago2–0
    83′
  9. Yellow card, Igor Thiago
    84′
  10. Yellow card, Sangaré
    85′
  11. Substitution, Carvalho (Off Damsgaard)
    87′
  12. 87′
    Substitution, Nicoll-Jazuli (Off Barco / Pedro Neto)
  13. 87′
    Substitution, Estêvão (Off Barco / Pedro Neto)
  14. Goal, Carvalho3–0
    90+4′

Photos: AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Werner100359 / CC BY 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · NullReason / CC BY-SA 4.0

25 shots

Every shot

← CHE attack

BRE attack →

Anthony 61′Brentford · Goal · From a corner · Header1.00xGOT0.96xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Brentford2.90xG

Chelsea0.85xG

Full time3–0

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Anthony 61′Igor Thiago 83′Carvalho 90+4′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Brentford on top61%

Chelsea on top39%

HT0′–5′: Brentford on top5′–10′: Chelsea on top10′–15′: Chelsea on top15′–20′: Chelsea on top20′–25′: Brentford on top25′–30′: Chelsea on top30′–35′: Chelsea on top35′–40′: Brentford on top40′–45′: Brentford on top45′–50′: Brentford on top50′–55′: Brentford on top55′–60′: Brentford on top60′–65′: Brentford on top65′–70′: Chelsea on top70′–75′: Chelsea on top75′–80′: Chelsea on top80′–85′: Brentford on top85′–90′: Chelsea on top90′–95′: Brentford on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

36Lewis-Potter38Yarmoliuk10Anthony45Damsgaard20Igor Thiago44Ajer34Kelleher45Janelt15Schade28Kayode29Schuster

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Brentford · Starting XI until the first substitution (68')Busiest link: Kelleher and Ajer, 20 passes.Centralisation index 0.04: Damsgaard made 1.4× an even share of the passes.
19Palmer24Fofana43Barco59Henderson16Pedro Neto14Welbeck44Colwill46Lacroix28Emi Martínez55Chavarría35Rogers

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Chelsea · Starting XI until the first substitution (70')Busiest link: Colwill and Chavarría, 18 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Henderson made 1.7× an even share of the passes.

Chelsea leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.07 against 0.04).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 59), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 20).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.