Brentford — Chelsea 3:0

Brentford

3:0

Chelsea

EPL · 18 Sep 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score3:0

Home xG2.48Brentford

Away xG0.89Chelsea

Expected points2.33 : 0.51

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Brentford was the better side by chances too.

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Brentford	3	2.48	+0.5	2.33
Chelsea	0	0.89	−0.9	0.51

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
60'	Jaidon Anthony	Brentford	0.83	Jannik Schuster
82'	Thiago	Brentford	0.52
93'	Fabio Carvalho	Brentford	0.55

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
60'	Jaidon Anthony	Brentford	0.83	goal, header, from a corner
93'	Fabio Carvalho	Brentford	0.55	goal
82'	Thiago	Brentford	0.52	goal

Shots: Brentford 13, Chelsea 12; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 4 and 0.

In the first half xG was Brentford 0.28, Chelsea 0.28: about even. In the second half xG was Brentford 2.36, Chelsea 0.60: a big edge for Brentford.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.

Brentford: +0.9 for the season (8 in the table). Chelsea: +3.2 (5). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.