Brentford 3-0 Chelsea: result and report

Report

Brentford beat Chelsea 3-0. The scoreline fairly reflects who made the better chances, even though Chelsea had more of the ball.

How the goals came

The game was still goalless until the 61st minute, when Jaidon Anthony scored from Jannik Schuster's pass. Igor Thiago made it 2-0 on 83 minutes, which left Chelsea needing two goals with little time left. Fábio Carvalho then added a third in the fourth minute of stoppage time, set up by Kevin Schade.

Schuster was named player of the match, so his assist for the opener was only one part of a strong individual display.

Brentford's chances

The more telling detail is how good Brentford's chances were. They finished with more than 2.1 xG against less than 0.9 for Chelsea, despite taking only seven shots.

Six of those seven shots were on target, while Chelsea managed two from four. Brentford also created four big chances to Chelsea's one. That gap matters because it shows the result came from repeatedly getting into good positions rather than from one or two lucky moments.

Chelsea's possession

Chelsea had 60% of the ball. They also recorded 60 dangerous attacks to Brentford's 36 and carried more sustained pressure across the match. That is the one signal that runs the other way, but it still produced very little in front of goal.

All that territory led to one big chance and two shots on target. Chelsea were in Brentford's half often, though they rarely turned that into the kind of chance that tests a goalkeeper properly.