Match Report
Brentford comfortably beat Chelsea 3-0 on 18 September 2026. Jaidon Anthony opened the scoring 61 minutes into the game for Brentford, set up by Jannik Schuster, to make it 1-0. Thiago added to the tally late on, in the 83rd minute for Brentford to make it 2-0. Fabio Carvalho added to the tally in the 94th minute for Brentford to make it 3-0. Thiago (84') and Mamadou Sangare (85') were booked. Fabio Carvalho scored after coming off the bench. On our current Elo ratings the gap is a modest one: Brentford are 88 points stronger than Chelsea. Every goal came after the interval. On current ratings the model favours Brentford at 59.4% in this pairing, and Brentford won this one. Brentford are unbeaten in the latest 7 matches of their recorded form. Brentford won this pairing for the first time in our records, after 2 meetings without a win.