Chelsea 2-1 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 62% – 38%
- Shots 26 (8 on target) – 9 (4)
- Decisive moment: 43' Marc Cucurella, FN xPts +0.9
Marc Cucurella 43'
Nicolas Jackson 80'
Nicolas Jackson 80'
HT 1:0
Bryan Mbeumo 90'
Chelsea 2nd · 34 pts|Brentford 10th · 23 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.23–1.61).
Player of the matchEnzo FernándezDecisive moment43' Marc Cucurella+0.9
Player of the match
Enzo Fernández Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.7 (Strong)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 47 min · level 43 min · Brentford ahead 0 min
- Kevin Schade — off the bench 14 min · 0G 1A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
43'
Marc Cucurella
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Noni Madueke +0.3
+0.9
80'
Nicolas Jackson
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Enzo Fernández +0.1
+0.3
90'
Bryan Mbeumo
Goal · assist Kevin Schade
+0.1
90+8'
Marc Cucurella
Red card
0.0
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.2Opponent moments −0.2Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
ChelseaBrentford
62%Possession38%
2.23Expected goals (xG)1.61
0.09xG per shot0.18
26Shots9
8Shots on target4
31%Shots on target %44%
20Shots in box7
518Passes327
86%Pass accuracy76%
8Corners5
3Saves6
11Fouls7
2Yellow cards2
1Offsides3
Compared with usual
Chelsea
24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 2.23 | 2 | |
| xG against | 1.61 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 26 | 16.9 | |
| On target | 8 | 7.3 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 11.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 62% | 59.6% | |
| Passes | 518 | 564 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 88% | |
| Corners | 8 | 6.3 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 11.6 |
Brentford
18 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 1.61 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.23 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 9 | 11.2 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 26 | 16.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 38% | 51.1% | |
| Passes | 327 | 459.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 76% | 82% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 8.1 |
Timeline
- 43' Goal Marc Cucurella league goal #1 assist Noni Madueke
- 63' Sub Mikkel Damsgaard → Vitaly Janelt
- 75' Sub Yehor Yarmoliuk → Fabio Carvalho
- 76' Sub Mads Roerslev → Kristoffer Ajer
- 76' Sub Yoane Wissa → Kevin Schade
- 80' Goal Nicolas Jackson league goal #9 assist Enzo Fernández
- 83' Sub Nicolas Jackson → Christopher Nkunku
- 86' Sub Keane Lewis-Potter → Jayden Meghoma
- 90' Goal Bryan Mbeumo league goal #10 assist Kevin Schade
- 90+5' Yellow Marc Cucurella
- 90+6' Yellow Vitaly Janelt
- 90+8' Second yellow Marc Cucurella
- 90+8' Yellow Kevin Schade
Category leaders
- Key passesCole Palmer4
- Duels wonTosin Adarabioyo9/10
- DribblesBryan Mbeumo3/5
- Defensive actionsSepp van den Berg7
- ShotsNicolas Jackson6 (on target 2)
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.