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Premier League Matchweek 5 Friday, 18 September 2026

Brentford vs Chelsea – Premier League, 18 Sep 2026

Brentford 4th · 9 pts
20:00 Fri 18 Sep · kick-off
Chelsea 10th · 7 pts
VenueBrentford Community Stadium, London Kick-off18 Sep · 20:00 BST Season2026/27

SportsLife forecast

Win probability
Brentford 10% Brentford Home
= 45% Draw Draw
Our pick Chelsea 45% Chelsea Away

Our pick Chelsea win or draw

Double chance : draw or Chelsea · goals home -3.5, away -2.5

46%54%Form
41%59%Attack
69%31%Defence
25%75%Head-to-head
38%62%Goals
49.7%50.3%Overall

Win probability for each side, worked out from recent form, attack and defence strength, goals scored and conceded, and past meetings. Close numbers mean an open match; the bars show which side each factor favours. Not betting advice.

Brentford

League formWDDD
Last 5 · form50%
Last 5 · attack / defence54% / 69%
Last 5 · goals for / against7 (1.8) / 4 (1.0)
Premier League4th · P 5 · GD +6 · 9 pts
Missing / doubtful
  • N. Collins Injury · Missing Fixture
  • J. Dasilva Injury · Missing Fixture
  • K. Furo Surgery · Missing Fixture
  • A. Milambo Inactive · Missing Fixture
  • S. van den Berg Injury · Missing Fixture
  • M. Jensen Muscle Injury · Questionable

Chelsea

League formWWLD
Last 5 · form58%
Last 5 · attack / defence77% / 31%
Last 5 · goals for / against10 (2.5) / 9 (2.3)
Premier League10th · P 5 · GD -2 · 7 pts
Missing / doubtful
  • M. Caicedo Injury · Missing Fixture
  • E. Emegha Injury · Missing Fixture
  • J. Henderson Wrist Injury · Missing Fixture
  • M. Palestra Injury · Missing Fixture
  • M. Gusto Injury · Questionable
  • Joao Pedro Injury · Questionable

Line-ups

Line-ups are published about an hour before kick-off.

Statistics

Statistics appear once the match is under way.

All events

Goals, cards and substitutions will be listed here as they happen.

Player ratings

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles and duels for every player are added during the match.

Head-to-head last 10 meetings

3Brentford wins4Draws3Chelsea wins

Squads

Brentford30 players

Goalkeepers

  • 31E. Balcombe26 y
  • 1C. Kelleher27 y
  • 1A. Stokes17 y
  • 12H. Valdimarsson24 y

Defenders

  • 20K. Ajer27 y
  • 22N. Collins24 y
  • 25E. Diouf21 y
  • 3R. Henry28 y
  • 2A. Hickey23 y
  • 33M. Kayode21 y
  • 4S. van den Berg24 y
  • 44Jannik Schuster19 y

Midfielders

  • 48Luka Bentt18 y
  • 14Fábio Carvalho23 y
  • 24M. Damsgaard25 y
  • 10J. Dasilva27 y
  • 27V. Janelt27 y
  • 8M. Jensen29 y
  • 23K. Lewis-Potter24 y
  • 8R. Owen20 y
  • 18M. Sangaré23 y
  • 7K. Schade24 y
  • 6Y. Yarmolyuk21 y
  • 11D. Ouattara23 y

Forwards

  • 39Gustavo Gomes20 y
  • 19J. Anthony26 y
  • 9Kaye Iyowuna Furo18 y
  • 7O. Shield19 y
  • 9Thiago24 y
  • 13C. Wilson33 y

Chelsea28 players

Goalkeepers

  • 1E. Martínez33 y
  • 39M. Penders20 y
  • 28T. Sharman-Lowe22 y
  • 44G. Słonina21 y

Defenders

  • 34Joshua Kofi Acheampong19 y
  • 30A. Anselmino20 y
  • 6L. Colwill22 y
  • 3W. Fofana25 y
  • 21J. Hato19 y
  • 24R. James26 y
  • 5M. Lacroix25 y
  • 2M. Palestra20 y

Midfielders

  • 29Pep Chavarría27 y
  • 27M. Gusto22 y
  • 4V. Barco21 y
  • 25M. Caicedo24 y
  • 14J. Henderson35 y
  • 45R. Lavia21 y
  • 10C. Palmer23 y
  • 17M. Rogers23 y
  • 31R. Watson16 y
  • 23Geovany Tcherno Quenda19 y

Forwards

  • 22E. Emegha22 y
  • 41Estêvão18 y
  • 11J. Bynoe-Gittens21 y
  • 9João Pedro24 y
  • 7Pedro Neto26 y
  • 18D. Welbeck35 y

Season numbers Premier League 2026/27

Brentford

FormWDDDW
Played (home / away)5 (3 / 2)
W · D · L2 · 3 · 0
Goals for (avg)10 (2.0)
Goals against (avg)4 (0.8)
Clean sheets / failed to score2 / 0
Biggest win (home / away)3-0 / –
Longest win streak1
Penalties scored / missed0 / 1
Most used formation4-2-3-1 (5×)
Cards (yellow / red)11 / 0

Chelsea

FormWWLD
Played (home / away)4 (2 / 2)
W · D · L2 · 1 · 1
Goals for (avg)10 (2.5)
Goals against (avg)9 (2.3)
Clean sheets / failed to score0 / 0
Biggest win (home / away)4-3 / 2-3
Longest win streak2
Most used formation3-4-2-1 (3×)
Cards (yellow / red)9 / 0