Brentford 3-0 Chelsea: sharper chances, three second-half goals
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 2.65 v 0.83: Brentford created the better chances
- Chelsea: 12 corners, 2 shots on target
- 61': Anthony's opener worth +1.1 FN xPts
Goalless at the break, then three goals
Brentford broke the deadlock after the interval and then added two more. Jaidon Anthony scored the opener, with Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho following. Their 40% possession was below their average of 51.3% across six matches this season, so this was a win without the usual share of the ball.
Fewer shots, better ones
Brentford fired fewer shots than their season average of 18.3 across six matches, but each one carried more weight: 0.2 xG a shot, above that same average. It points to a side that needed fewer attempts to find good ones, and the three second-half goals were the return.
Twelve corners, two shots on target
Chelsea had the ball and the corners, 12 of them against a season average of 5.5, but the pressure never became threat. Only two shots were on target, well below their usual figure, and their shots were also of lower quality per attempt than Brentford's.
Anthony's opener set the tone
Anthony's goal, set up by Jannik Schuster, was worth +1.1 FN xPts, the highest of the three. Thiago's second then made it safe. The win lifts Brentford to third on nine points.
Player of the match
Jannik Schuster 8.0Dominant
He assisted Jaidon Anthony's opener, made three blocks and won five of his eight duels.
Schuster's biggest returns came in attack, through the key pass that set up Anthony's goal in the 61st minute and ended the goalless spell. He also blocked three shots, helping Brentford keep a clean sheet. That mix of creating and defending put him above every other player in the FN Score.
Game state
1-02-03-0
Brentford ahead 29 min · level 61 min · Chelsea ahead 0 min
- Fabio Carvalho — off the bench 10 min · 1G 0A
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.
61'
Jaidon Anthony
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Jannik Schuster +0.3
+1.1
83'
Igor Thiago
Goal
+0.3
90'
Fabio Carvalho
Goal
0.0
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.4Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time 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.
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Match stats
BrentfordChelsea
2.65Expected goals (xG)0.83
Compared with usual
Brentford
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | |
| xG | 2.65 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 0.83 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 13 | 18.3 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 13.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 40% | 51.3% | |
| Passes | 349 | 450.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 78.2% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.2 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 14.2 | |
Chelsea
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 3 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | |
| xG | 0.83 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 2.65 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 12 | 17 | |
| On target | 2 | 6.5 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 14 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 60% | 48.7% | |
| Passes | 514 | 460.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 82.2% | |
| Corners | 12 | 5.5 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 8.8 | |
Timeline
- 61'
Goal
Jaidon Anthony league goal #1 assist Jannik Schuster
- 69'
Sub
Michael Kayode → Aaron Hickey
- 69'
Sub
Yehor Yarmoliuk → Mamadou Sangare
- 71'
Sub
Wesley Fofana → Josh Acheampong
- 71'
Sub
Danny Welbeck → Geovany Quenda
- 81'
Sub
Keane Lewis-Potter → El Hadji Malick Diouf
- 81'
Sub
Jaidon Anthony → Dango Ouattara
- 83'
Goal
Igor Thiago league goal #1
- 84'
Yellow
Igor Thiago
- 85'
Yellow
Mamadou Sangare
- 87'
Sub
Mikkel Damsgaard → Fabio Carvalho
- 87'
Sub
Valentín Barco → Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli
- 87'
Sub
Pedro Neto → Estêvão
- 90'
Goal
Fabio Carvalho league goal #1
Category leaders
- Key passesMikkel Damsgaard2
- Duels wonCole Palmer8/16
- DribblesCole Palmer3/5
- Defensive actionsWesley Fofana8
- ShotsIgor Thiago3 (on target 1)
#Brentford#Chelsea#Premier League#Jannik Schuster#Jaidon Anthony#Fabio Carvalho
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.