Chelsea vs Brentford

Chelsea

2 - 0

Brentford

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stamford Bridge 🧑‍⚖️ John Brooks 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Chelsea 10 · Brentford 9

Referee Stats

John Brooks

13 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.46
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	69%
Draws	15%
Away wins	15%

How the match was won

Brentford outshot their opponent (6-15).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Brentford had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chelsea (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

26 / 25

Avg: 1.37 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brentford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 31

Avg: 1.16 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.37

PPG

1.11

1.37

1.16

1.32

1.63

58%

O2.5

47%

58%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Chelsea rank10th

Brentford rank9th

Chelsea points52

Brentford points53

Chelsea: #10 · 52 pts · GD +6

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brentford: #9 · 53 pts · GD +3

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chelsea last 5 home

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals3-9

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Brentford last 5 away

D L L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals2-6

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Brentford trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Chelsea score at home79%

Chelsea clean sheet at home26%

Brentford score away63%

Brentford clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Chelsea score first47%

Chelsea win after scoring first44%

Brentford score first42%

Brentford win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chelsea 43% · Brentford 22%

Avg first goal minute: Chelsea 25.4' · Brentford 30.4'

Vs league average

Chelsea score at home1.37 vs 1.53

Chelsea concede at home1.32 vs 1.22

Brentford score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brentford concede away1.63 vs 1.53

Chelsea score 10% below league average, while Brentford score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Chelsea are 8% above league average at home, and Brentford are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Chelsea goal timing (home)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

Brentford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 6

46-60 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

443

513

Passes Accurate

374

446

Passes %

84%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

João Pedro

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Fernández

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ VAR

João Pedro

Goal confirmed

36'

36' K. Schade

45+3'

45+3' V. Janelt

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ A. Garnacho

1st substitution · For: Andrey Santos

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ T. Adarabioyo

2nd substitution · For: W. Fofana

67'

67' Marc Cucurella

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ João Pedro

3rd substitution · For: L. Delap

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

C. Palmer

Penalty

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Damsgaard

1st substitution · For: D. Ouattara

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ R. Henry

2nd substitution · For: A. Hickey

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ K. Schade

3rd substitution · For: K. Lewis-Potter

83'

83' W. Fofana

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ R. James

4th substitution · For: Joshua Kofi Acheampong

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ E. Fernández

5th substitution · For: J. Hato

90+1'

90+1' C. Palmer

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ Y. Yarmolyuk

4th substitution · For: R. Donovan

Chelsea vs Brentford 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Brentford 2-0 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by John Brooks. It was played at Stamford Bridge.

First half: Chelsea took the lead at 26' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to E. Fernández, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 27' for Chelsea (Goal confirmed). K. Schade received a yellow card for Brentford at 36'. V. Janelt received a yellow card for Brentford at 45+3'.

Second half: Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 57', with A. Garnacho replacing Andrey Santos. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 58', with T. Adarabioyo replacing W. Fofana. Marc Cucurella received a yellow card for Chelsea at 67'. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 74', with João Pedro replacing L. Delap. Chelsea extended the lead at 76' when C. Palmer scored (Penalty), making the score 3-0. Brentford made their 1st substitution at 77', with M. Damsgaard replacing D. Ouattara. Brentford made their 2nd substitution at 82', with R. Henry replacing A. Hickey. Brentford made their 3rd substitution at 82', with K. Schade replacing K. Lewis-Potter. W. Fofana received a yellow card for Chelsea at 83'. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 85', with R. James replacing Joshua Kofi Acheampong. Chelsea made their 5th substitution at 85', with E. Fernández replacing J. Hato. C. Palmer received a yellow card for Chelsea at 90+1'. Brentford made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with Y. Yarmolyuk replacing R. Donovan.

Chelsea used 5 substitutions while Brentford used 4 substitutions. Chelsea got 3 yellow cards, while Brentford got 2 yellow cards.