Chelsea 2-0 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 46% – 54%
- Shots 6 (2 on target) – 15 (5)
- Decisive moment: 26' João Pedro, FN xPts +0.7
João Pedro 26'
Cole Palmer 76' (pen)
Cole Palmer 76' (pen)
HT 1:0
Chelsea 8th → 6th · 34 pts|Brentford 6th → 7th · 33 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.59–1.52).
Player of the matchEnzo FernándezDecisive moment26' João Pedro+0.7
Player of the match
Enzo Fernández Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 64 min · level 26 min · Brentford ahead 0 min
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.
26'
João Pedro
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Enzo Fernández +0.2
+0.7
76'
Cole Palmer
Pen goal
+0.3
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.2→ 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
46%Possession54%
1.59Expected goals (xG)1.52
0.27xG per shot0.1
6Shots15
2Shots on target5
33%Shots on target %33%
4Shots in box10
443Passes513
84%Pass accuracy87%
3Corners9
6Saves0
7Fouls10
3Yellow cards2
0Offsides1
Compared with usual
Chelsea
32 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.59 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.52 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 6 | 14.3 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 11.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.27 | 0.12 | high |
| Possession | 46% | 58.2% | |
| Passes | 443 | 527.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 86.5% | |
| Corners | 3 | 5.6 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 11.8 |
Brentford
26 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.52 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.59 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 15 | 10.3 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.14 | |
| Possession | 54% | 46.7% | |
| Passes | 513 | 394.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 79.1% | |
| Corners | 9 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.7 |
Timeline
- 26' Goal João Pedro league goal #7 assist Enzo Fernández
- 27' VAR João Pedro
- 36' Yellow Kevin Schade
- 45+3' Yellow Vitaly Janelt
- 57' Sub Alejandro Garnacho → Andrey Santos
- 58' Sub Tosin Adarabioyo → Wesley Fofana
- 67' Yellow Marc Cucurella
- 74' Sub João Pedro → Liam Delap
- 76' Goal Cole Palmer (pen) league goal #4
- 77' Sub Mikkel Damsgaard → Dango Ouattara
- 82' Sub Kevin Schade → Keane Lewis-Potter
- 82' Sub Rico Henry → Aaron Hickey
- 83' Yellow Wesley Fofana
- 85' Sub Enzo Fernández → Jorrel Hato
- 85' Sub Reece James → Josh Acheampong
- 90+1' Yellow Cole Palmer
- 90+4' Sub Yehor Yarmolyuk → Romelle Donovan
Category leaders
- Key passesVitaly Janelt5
- Duels wonEnzo Fernández8/10
- DribblesEnzo Fernández2/3
- Defensive actionsMoisés Caicedo8
- ShotsKevin Schade4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonKevin Schade3
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.