Premier League 26/27 · 18 Sep 2026

Brentford 3–0 Chelsea

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Chances everywhere: 3.7 xG · Standout: Fabio Carvalho scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Brentford favourites at 58%.

Brentford won and made the better chances: 2.9 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Wesley Fofana, 84.4 in 71′.

Well above their usual level: Wesley Fofana +27.0, Maxence Lacroix +26.2, Pep Chavarría +24.5.

Well below it: Michael Kayode −17.9, Vitaly Janelt −11.1, Kristoffer Ajer −10.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

15 Sep 2026	W 2–1	at Reading EFL Cup
12 Sep 2026	D 2–2	at Bournemouth Premier League
5 Sep 2026	D 1–1	v Sunderland Premier League
30 Aug 2026	D 1–1	at Leeds United Premier League
25 Aug 2026	W 6–1	at Birmingham City EFL Cup

12 Sep 2026	D 2–2	v Hull City Premier League
9 Sep 2026	W 6–3	v Leeds United EFL Cup
6 Sep 2026	L 1–2	at Arsenal Premier League
30 Aug 2026	W 4–3	v Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
27 Aug 2026	W 2–0	v Luton Town EFL Cup

17 Jan 2026	Chelsea 2–0 Brentford Premier League
13 Sep 2025	Brentford 2–2 Chelsea Premier League

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Fabio Carvalho Forward	10	1	0	0.43	100.0	–
Aaron Hickey Defender	21	0	0	–	79.6	–
Jannik Schuster Defender	90	0	1	–	72.0	+21.3
Igor Thiago Forward	90	1	0	0.72	58.1	+9.2
Yehor Yarmoliuk Midfielder	69	0	0	0.05	56.4	+4.2
Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	54.5	+1.7
Kristoffer Ajer Defender	90	0	0	–	52.6	−10.2
Jaidon Anthony Midfielder	81	1	0	0.96	51.6	+2.2
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	48.8	−11.1
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder	87	0	0	0.05	48.8	−9.9
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender	81	0	0	0.13	47.3	−3.9
Mamadou Sangare Midfielder	21	0	0	–	45.0	–
Kevin Schade Midfielder	90	0	0	0.54	42.1	−6.4
Dango Ouattara Midfielder	9	0	0	–	36.7	–
Michael Kayode Defender	69	0	0	–	36.1	−17.9
El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender	9	0	0	–	24.3	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Wesley Fofana Defender	71	–	84.4	+27.0
Maxence Lacroix Defender	90	0.13	82.6	+26.2
Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli Midfielder	10	–	78.8	–
Pep Chavarría Defender	90	0.04	68.6	+24.5
Jordan Henderson Midfielder	90	–	63.8	+16.2
Cole Palmer Midfielder	90	0.14	63.6	+8.7
Morgan Rogers Midfielder	90	0.33	63.6	+2.4
Levi Colwill Defender	90	–	60.6	+6.3
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper	90	–	56.6	+5.8
Valentín Barco Midfielder	87	0.03	55.6	+3.0
Geovany Quenda Midfielder	19	0.03	54.2	–
Josh Acheampong Defender	19	–	51.3	–
Danny Welbeck Forward	71	–	49.4	+0.1
Pedro Neto Midfielder	87	0.14	49.1	−8.1
Estêvão Midfielder	10	–	36.2	–