Chelsea 0-2 Brentford: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 26 April 2023

Result

Chelsea 0-2 Brentford

Premier League · Wednesday 26 April 2023, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Chelsea 0-2 Brentford: match report

Chelsea lost to Brentford 0-2 in the Premier League on Wednesday 26 April 2023. The half-time score was 0-1.

Chelsea did not score. Brentford scored through an own goal by César Azpilicueta (37') and Bryan Mbeumo (78').

Discipline: Chelsea received 1 yellow card; Brentford received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chelsea were 11th on 39 points from 31 and Brentford 10th on 44 points from 32. Chelsea went on to finish that season 12th with 44 points, and Brentford 9th with 59.

Chelsea lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Brentford in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to N'Golo Kanté of Chelsea (7.6), level with David Raya (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Chelsea win, 1 draw and 1 for Brentford.

Going into the match Chelsea's last five read L-L-D-L-D and Brentford's D-L-L-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 37'Own goal · César AzpilicuetaBrentford · 0-1
  • 46'Yellow card · Mathias JensenBrentford
  • 73'Yellow card · Wesley FofanaChelsea
  • 73'Yellow card · Rico HenryBrentford
  • 78'Goal · Bryan MbeumoBrentford · 0-2

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Chelsea 1, draws 1, Brentford 1.

Team news

Chelsea line-up (3-4-2-1)

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Wesley Fofana, Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah, César Azpilicueta, Enzo Fernández, Mateo Kovacic, Ben Chilwell, N'Golo Kanté, Conor Gallagher, Raheem Sterling

Brentford line-up (5-3-2)

David Raya, Mads Roerslev, Zanka, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, Rico Henry, Mathias Jensen, Frank Onyeka, Vitaly Janelt, Ivan Toney, Yoane Wissa