Chelsea vs Brentford
Match pulse
Who won: Chelsea 2-0
Chelsea beat Brentford 2-0 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: João Pedro (26') and Cole Palmer (76' pen).
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Robert Sánchez
CHE · 6 saves, clean sheet
Deserved to win
Chelsea created better chances: they win this game 67% of the time
Play by play
- Match ends, Chelsea 2, Brentford 0.
- Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Brentford 0.
- 90'+8'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Romelle Donovan (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
R. Donovan
- 90'+7'

Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
- 90'+6'

Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romelle Donovan following a corner.
A. Hickey
- 90'+6'BRE

Corner awarded
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 90'+6'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
- 90'+4'
SubSubbed on for Y. Yarmoliuk
Substitution, Brentford. Romelle Donovan replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
R. Donovan
- 90'+1'

Yellow card
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
C. Palmer
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'

Free kick won
Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'

Foul
Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 87'

Free kick won
Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'

Foul
Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 85'
SubSubbed on for R. James
Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Reece James.
J. Acheampong
- 85'

SubSubbed on for E. Fernández
Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Enzo Fernández.
J. Hato
- 84'

Free kick won
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'

Header saved
Attempt saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
I. Thiago
- 83'

Yellow card
Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
W. Fofana
- 82'
SubSubbed on for R. Henry
Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry.
A. Hickey
- 82'
SubSubbed on for K. Schade
Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Kevin Schade.
K. Lewis-Potter
- 78'

Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
P. Neto
- 77'
SubSubbed on for M. Damsgaard
Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
D. Ouattara
- GOAL76'

Goal! Penalty
C. Palmer
Goal! Chelsea 2, Brentford 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
CHE 2 - 0 BRE - 75'

Foul
Penalty conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.

