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Match reportPremier League 2026-09-18

Brentford v Chelsea

BrentfordHome
3–0
ChelseaAway
1.940.79expected goals
2.650.59xG on target (xGOT)

Brentford won by more than the chances suggest (1.94 – 0.79 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Brentford
Chelsea
Possession (share of passes)
40.6%59.4%
Duels
5556
Duels won
41.8%55.4%
Aerial duels
3232
Aerial duels won
1517
Successful dribbles
48
Passes
386564
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Overview

The match

What happened, and how the game flowed.

MomentumShot mapGoal sequences

Momentum

Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Brentford above the line, Chelsea below.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

xG race

Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places.

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1.022.033.05Igor Thiago — miss, 0.10 xGPedro Neto — save, 0.08 xGMorgan Rogers — miss, 0.09 xGKeane Lewis-Potter — save, 0.06 xGMorgan Rogers — save, 0.03 xGYehor Yarmoliuk — save, 0.05 xGMikkel Damsgaard — miss, 0.04 xGMorgan Rogers — save, 0.06 xGKevin Schade — save, 0.09 xGVitaly Janelt — save, 0.03 xGKeane Lewis-Potter — save, 0.05 xGMorgan Rogers — save, 0.03 xGIgor Thiago — miss, 0.04 xGPep Chavarría — miss, 0.04 xGJaidon Anthony — goal, 0.71 xGKevin Schade — save, 0.09 xGPedro Neto — save, 0.10 xGCole Palmer — save, 0.07 xGValentín Barco — save, 0.04 xGCole Palmer — save, 0.14 xGGeovany Quenda — save, 0.03 xGKevin Schade — save, 0.30 xGIgor Thiago — goal, 0.20 xGMaxence Lacroix — miss, 0.08 xGFábio Carvalho — goal, 0.18 xG1.940.79Pedro Neto — save, 0.07 xGOTKeane Lewis-Potter — save, 0.07 xGOTMorgan Rogers — save, 0.03 xGOTYehor Yarmoliuk — save, 0.20 xGOTMorgan Rogers — save, 0.03 xGOTKevin Schade — save, 0.03 xGOTVitaly Janelt — save, 0.11 xGOTKeane Lewis-Potter — save, 0.12 xGOTMorgan Rogers — save, 0.06 xGOTJaidon Anthony — goal, 0.88 xGOTKevin Schade — save, 0.07 xGOTPedro Neto — save, 0.03 xGOTCole Palmer — save, 0.04 xGOTValentín Barco — save, 0.02 xGOTCole Palmer — save, 0.29 xGOTGeovany Quenda — save, 0.02 xGOTKevin Schade — save, 0.35 xGOTIgor Thiago — goal, 0.54 xGOTFábio Carvalho — goal, 0.28 xGOT2.650.590'15'30'45'60'75'90'
BrentfordChelseasolid = xG25 shots — click any dot

Shot map

Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Brentford
Chelsea

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Brentford or Chelsea got the ball to the finish.

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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 3 of 3 goals traced.
In possession

In possession

How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.

Keeping the ballWhere the time goesPassing NetworkPass ExplorerTouch DensityWhich Zones Do They Attack Through?Final-third entriesBuild-upBuild-Up — the pass mapProgressionHow They ProgressChance creationChance creationCrosses & CutbacksCrosses by TerritoryOn-Ball Value — who moved the gameWhen they lose itBall-Loss Map
Keeping the ball6 sections

Where the time goes — how long each phase lasts

Brentford

The question
When Brentford has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Brentford's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 35.2% of the time on the ball35%Progression: 38.8% of the time on the ball39%Chance creation: 23.6% of the time on the ball24%Attacking transition: 2.5% of the time on the ball39%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up35.2%
Progression38.8%
Chance creation23.6%
Attacking transition2.5%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Brentford spends most of its time on the ball (39% of its time on the ball).

Chelsea

The question
When Chelsea has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Chelsea's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 22.6% of the time on the ball23%Progression: 50.9% of the time on the ball51%Chance creation: 25.7% of the time on the ball26%Attacking transition: 0.8% of the time on the ball51%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up22.6%
Progression50.9%
Chance creation25.7%
Attacking transition0.8%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Chelsea spends most of its time on the ball (51% of its time on the ball).

Passing Network

Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links.

Brentford
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Chelsea
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute

Pass Explorer

Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed).

Touch Density

Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.

Brentford — 542 touches
Chelsea — 721 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Brentford

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Brentford actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
386
ACTIONS
3%5%13%9%8%5%9%7%10%10%3%1%3%6%8%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
74
ACTIONS
4%5%14%12%4%4%8%9%14%8%1%1%9%5%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (13.0% of all actions). 64% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 36% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 38% defensive, 42% middle, 20% attacking.

Chelsea

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Chelsea actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
564
ACTIONS
2%2%10%3%4%6%9%12%12%12%6%2%4%4%10%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
103
ACTIONS
2%5%13%5%9%5%5%13%15%15%3%3%10%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left half-space of the middle third (12.7% of all actions). 59% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 41% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 24% defensive, 51% middle, 25% attacking.

Attack sides

Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Brentford leaned on their left (48%); Chelsea leaned on their left (43%).

Brentford
48%Left side29%Middle23%Right sideATTACKING →
L
48%29%23%
R
Chelsea
43%Left side27%Middle30%Right sideATTACKING →
L
43%27%30%
R

Final-third entries

Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.

Brentford — 41 entries, 32% through the left wing
Left wing: 13 entries (32%)1332%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 11 entries (27%)1127%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 7 entries (17%)717%CENTRERight half-space: 3 entries (7%)37%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 7 entries (17%)717%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Chelsea — 43 entries, 35% through the left wing
Left wing: 15 entries (35%)1535%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 9 entries (21%)921%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 7 entries (16%)716%CENTRERight half-space: 3 entries (7%)37%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 9 entries (21%)921%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Brentford

The football question
How does Brentford progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?

Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central.

146build-up passes attempted
77%completed
21%reach the middle third
3%go long into the final third

Pass types

36CB · 32%
13Long Wide · 12%
4Long Central · 4%
50Wide → FB · 45%
9Central · 8%
CB36 · 32%
left: 23 passes, most from Ajer23right: 13 passes, most from Schuster13
Long Wide13 · 12%
left: 7 passes, most from Kelleher7right: 6 passes, most from Kelleher6
Long Central4 · 4%
left: 2 passes, most from Kelleher2right: 2 passes, most from Kayode2
Wide → FB50 · 45%
left: 40 passes, most from Kelleher40right: 10 passes, most from Kelleher10
Central9 · 8%
left: 7 passes, most from Kelleher7right: 2 passes, most from Janelt2
◆ Vision AI Insight
Brentford build predominantly down the left, with Kelleher as the fulcrum (32 build-up passes). Only 24% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (13×).

Chelsea

The football question
How does Chelsea progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?

Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central.

127build-up passes attempted
78%completed
20%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third

Pass types

43CB · 43%
6Long Wide · 6%
1Long Central · 1%
36Wide → FB · 36%
13Central · 13%
CB43 · 43%
left: 24 passes, most from Colwill24right: 19 passes, most from Lacroix19
Long Wide6 · 6%
left: 5 passes, most from Martínez5
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB36 · 36%
left: 23 passes, most from Martínez23right: 13 passes, most from Martínez13
Central13 · 13%
left: 9 passes, most from Henderson9right: 4 passes, most from Barco4
◆ Vision AI Insight
Chelsea build predominantly down the left, with Martínez as the fulcrum (24 build-up passes). Only 21% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (7×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Brentford

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 38 progressive passes across 1 match (38.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
18%
Right half-space
11%
Central
13%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
47%
Progression is left-dominant: 29% right side · 13% central · 58% left.

Who generates it

Mikkel Damsgaard
7 · 18%
Yehor Yarmoliuk
5 · 13%
Caoimhín Kelleher
5 · 13%
Vitaly Janelt
4 · 11%
Michael Kayode
4 · 11%
Top two — Mikkel Damsgaard & Yehor Yarmoliuk — account for 32% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
38.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
42% reach final third
21% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 58% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 42% of progressive passes reached the final third and 21% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 32% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.

Which lanes actually create the threat

Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.

Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient

Chelsea

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 43 progressive passes across 1 match (43.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
28%
Right half-space
7%
Central
21%
Left half-space
7%
Left wing
37%
Progression is left-dominant: 35% right side · 21% central · 44% left.

Who generates it

Pep Chavarría
7 · 16%
Jordan Henderson
6 · 14%
Cole Palmer
6 · 14%
Morgan Rogers
4 · 9%
Maxence Lacroix
4 · 9%
Top two — Pep Chavarría & Jordan Henderson — account for 30% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
43.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
23% reach final third
26% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 77% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 23% of progressive passes reached the final third and 26% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 30% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.

Which lanes actually create the threat

Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.

Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacesterile
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingsterile
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Brentford

The question
Where do Brentford's chances actually come from?

Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece.

13shots
1.9xG
0.15xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Attacking transition: 4 shots (31%)31%4Settled attack: 8 shots (62%)62%8Set piece: 1 shots (8%)8%113SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 31% of shots410.640.16
Cross100.100.10
Long ball210.500.25
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.040.04
Settled attack 62% of shots810.600.07
Pass into the box / short pass400.230.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)410.370.09
Set piece 8% of shots110.710.71
Corner110.710.71

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Mikkel Damsgaard20.501
Yehor Yarmoliuk10.100
Kristoffer Ajer10.090
Jaidon Anthony10.050
Igor Thiago10.050

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Jaidon Anthony10.711
Kevin Schade30.480
Igor Thiago30.341
Fábio Carvalho10.181
Keane Lewis-Potter20.120
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Brentford's chances, by xG, is set piece (0.7 of 1.9 xG, 1 of 13 shots), mostly corner. 4 of the 13 shots (31%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 13 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 1.9 xG (+1.1).

Chelsea

The question
Where do Chelsea's chances actually come from?

Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece.

12shots
0.8xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Attacking transition: 2 shots (17%)17%2Settled attack: 7 shots (58%)58%7Set piece: 3 shots (25%)25%312SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 17% of shots200.120.06
Pass into the box / short pass100.100.10
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.030.03
Settled attack 58% of shots700.560.08
Cross100.060.06
Long ball100.040.04
Pass into the box / short pass400.320.08
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.140.14
Set piece 25% of shots300.110.04
Corner200.080.04
Free kick100.030.03

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Danny Welbeck30.240
Cole Palmer20.170
Pep Chavarría10.060
Emiliano Martínez10.040

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Morgan Rogers40.210
Cole Palmer20.210
Pedro Neto20.170
Maxence Lacroix10.080
Valentín Barco10.040
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Chelsea's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.6 of 0.8 xG, 7 of 12 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 2 of the 12 shots (17%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 12 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 0.8 xG (-0.8).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Brentford

The question
How does Brentford deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

12 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (33%), 1 led to a shot (8%). 2 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Chelsea

The question
How does Chelsea deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

26 crosses: 8 found a team-mate (31%), 1 led to a shot (4%). 2 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Crosses by Territory

Brentford

The question
Which part of the final third does Brentford actually cross from?

12 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right wing: 2 crosses (17%)17%2advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 3 crosses (25%)25%3byline right wing: 0 crosses (0%)byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 6 crosses (50%)50%6
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
byline · left wing650%0
advanced · left wing325%0
advanced · right wing217%1
deep · right wing18%0

Chelsea

The question
Which part of the final third does Chelsea actually cross from?

26 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (4%)4%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 2 crosses (8%)8%2advanced right wing: 7 crosses (27%)27%7advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 8 crosses (31%)31%8byline right wing: 4 crosses (15%)15%4byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 4 crosses (15%)15%4
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · left wing831%0
advanced · right wing727%0
byline · right wing415%0
byline · left wing415%1
deep · left wing28%0
deep · right wing14%0

On-Ball Value — who moved the game

Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds.

+2.17Brentford on-ball value
+0.94Chelsea on-ball value
+0.0+1.1+2.2HALF TIME+2.17+0.940′15′30′45′60′75′90′
BrentfordChelseaEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Brentford — where the value came from
Passes386 actions+1.61
Carries74 actions+0.04
Dribbles15 actions-0.15
Shots13 actions+0.48
Ball wins50 actions+0.19
Chelsea — where the value came from
Passes564 actions+0.12
Carries103 actions-0.06
Dribbles18 actions+0.02
Shots12 actions+0.62
Ball wins65 actions+0.24
Brentford — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Jannik Schuster43+0.498
Mikkel Damsgaard71+0.324
Kevin Schade39+0.317
Yehor Yarmoliuk53+0.178
Kristoffer Ajer69+0.148
El Hadji Malick Diouf (lowest)5-0.002
Chelsea — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Cole Palmer47+0.495
Emiliano Martínez48+0.159
Maxence Lacroix81+0.138
Morgan Rogers65+0.098
Levi Colwill95+0.097
Jordan Henderson (lowest)104-0.238
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Brentford

Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier.

Loss rate by zone

12 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.4 of 18 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%4/18Kayode7 of 50 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%7/50Kelleher8 of 35 pass attempts lost here (23%).23%8/35Damsgaard9 of 31 pass attempts lost here (29%).29%9/31Lewis-Pott5 of 20 pass attempts lost here (25%).25%5/20Kayode7 of 33 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%7/33Damsgaard2 of 28 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%2/28Hickey6 of 39 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%6/39Thiago8 of 39 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%8/39Lewis-Pott11 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.4 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.11 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.10 of 23 pass attempts lost here (43%).43%10/23Lewis-Pott11 of 32 pass attempts lost here (34%).34%11/32Damsgaardattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
26
Failed forward pass
20
Failed take-on
11
Lost in the defensive third
34
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 43% of 23 pass attempts there are lost (10 times). Separately, 30% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.

Chelsea

Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier.

Loss rate by zone

13 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.14 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.9 of 58 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%9/58Martínez0 of 18 pass attempts lost here (0%).0%0/1813 of 24 pass attempts lost here (54%).54%13/24Chavarría10 of 36 pass attempts lost here (28%).28%10/36Lacroix7 of 50 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%7/50Henderson7 of 68 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%7/68Henderson7 of 70 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%7/70Colwill7 of 65 pass attempts lost here (11%).11%7/65Chavarría9 of 35 pass attempts lost here (26%).26%9/35Neto13 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.4 of 24 pass attempts lost here (17%).17%4/24Lacroix3 of 22 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%3/22Quenda17 of 54 pass attempts lost here (31%).31%17/54Hendersonattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
39
Failed forward pass
25
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
28
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 54% of 24 pass attempts there are lost (13 times). Separately, 37% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession

Out of possession

How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.

PressingPressing BehaviourHow long they keep it — passes and sec...Winning the ballDefensive Action MapBall-Win MapDefending the boxVulnerability Map
Pressing2 sections

Pressing Behaviour — where it starts

Brentford

Not just press intensity, but where the 156 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
10%
Middle third
35%
Own third
54%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.1 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 10% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 35% in midfield.

Where they win it back

93625121212119116DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.

Chelsea

Not just press intensity, but where the 157 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
17%
Middle third
38%
Own third
45%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 17% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 38% in midfield.

Where they win it back

1015317712178914695DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.

How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won

Brentford

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Brentford win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 26 opposition possessions that Brentford ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
3.6passes
median 2 · before Brentford win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
9sec
median 3s · 26.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
58%
23%
8%
12%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.3
4s
15–30′

too few
30–45+′
3.8
10s
45–60′
3.5
7s
60–75′
2.7
8s
75–90+′
8.3
27s
average passesaverage seconds

Chelsea

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Chelsea win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 26 opposition possessions that Chelsea ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
4.8passes
median 3 · before Chelsea win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
13sec
median 11s · 26.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
31%
31%
31%
8%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.6
19s
15–30′

too few
30–45+′
4.0
10s
45–60′
3.3
7s
60–75′
3.0
9s
75–90+′
2.7
6s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections

Defensive Action Map

Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past.

Brentford — 156 actions, 114 won
Chelsea — 157 actions, 125 won

Ball-Win Map

Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.

Brentford — 84 wins · 2% in the final third, 27% midfield, 70% own third
own third, right: 8 of 84 wins (10%)10%8 winsown third, centre: 30 of 84 wins (36%)36%30 winsown third, left: 21 of 84 wins (25%)25%21 winsmidfield, right: 12 of 84 wins (14%)14%12 winsmidfield, centre: 4 of 84 wins (5%)5%4 winsmidfield, left: 7 of 84 wins (8%)8%7 winsfinal third, right: 1 of 84 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, centre: 1 of 84 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, left: 0 of 84 wins (0%)
Highest winsTypeMinx
Yehor Yarmoliukball-recovery4′71
Kristoffer Ajerinterception7′67
Vitaly Janeltball-recovery55′63
Michael Kayodeinterception30′60
Mikkel Damsgaardtackle7′58
Chelsea — 93 wins · 10% in the final third, 34% midfield, 56% own third
own third, right: 15 of 93 wins (16%)16%15 winsown third, centre: 27 of 93 wins (29%)29%27 winsown third, left: 10 of 93 wins (11%)11%10 winsmidfield, right: 12 of 93 wins (13%)13%12 winsmidfield, centre: 10 of 93 wins (11%)11%10 winsmidfield, left: 10 of 93 wins (11%)11%10 winsfinal third, right: 3 of 93 wins (3%)3%3 winsfinal third, centre: 2 of 93 wins (2%)2%2 winsfinal third, left: 4 of 93 wins (4%)4%4 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Cole Palmerball-recovery6′94
Wesley Fofanainterception6′76
Pep Chavarríainterception9′76
Danny Welbecktackle15′71
Wesley Fofanainterception0′71
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Brentford

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Brentford? 43 opponent progressive passes and 12 shots faced (0.8 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Brentford)

Right wing
40%
Right half-space
7%
Central
27%
Left half-space
6%
Left wing
20%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (40% of the danger conceded).

Chelsea

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Chelsea? 38 opponent progressive passes and 13 shots faced (1.9 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Chelsea)

Right wing
17%
Right half-space
14%
Central
18%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
41%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (41% of the danger conceded).
Context

Shape and tactics

How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.

Attitude in each thirdAgainst their own normDecision Quality

Attitude in each third

How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next.

Brentford

Build-up (own third)

safer, left-sided

right 21% · centre 38% · left 41%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
179
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+11.2 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
17%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
23%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.9 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
46% of 54
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
54%
Progression (middle third)

safer, left-sided, shorter passing

right 29% · centre 27% · left 44%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
195
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+5.0 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
17%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
9%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.6 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
39% of 59
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
56%
Final third

safer, left-sided

right 16% · centre 22% · left 62%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
101
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+0.7 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
14%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
12%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.8 s
Possessions ending in a shot
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
24% of 33
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
45%

Chelsea

Build-up (own third)

safer, left-sided, less recycling

right 20% · centre 49% · left 30%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
161
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+10.7 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
21%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
18%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.2 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
59% of 51
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
49%
Progression (middle third)

safer, left-sided, shorter passing

right 25% · centre 33% · left 42%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
351
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+3.4 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
15%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
9%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.7 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
39% of 69
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
48%
Final third

safer, left-sided, kept on the floor

right 30% · centre 17% · left 53%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
173
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+0.8 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
10%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
9%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.5 s
Possessions ending in a shot
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
19% of 43
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
49%

Against their own norm

The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.

Brentford
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions156vs 185
PPDA6.1vs 3.6
Progressive passes38vs 49
Threat from passing6.01vs 7.83
Field tilt38%vs 49%
Chelsea
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Field tilt62%vs 45%
Passes564vs 433
PPDA3.8vs 5.9
Expected goals0.79vs 1.23
Pass accuracy81%vs 78%

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Brentford

A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.

Excellent (high xT gain)
15%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
50%
Safe / backward
34%
16% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 84% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.

Chelsea

A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.

Excellent (high xT gain)
9%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
50%
Safe / backward
39%
11% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 89% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads

Players

Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.

Who stood out — the most valuable play...Every player — the full numbers

Set pieces

Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Brentford: 4 corners, 1 led to a shot, 1 set-piece goal; Chelsea: 12 corners, 1 led to a shot.

Brentford

4Corners
1Led to a shot
1Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.71Set-piece xG
1Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
25%1 corner25%50%4 from the left flag0 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

Chelsea

12Corners
1Led to a shot
3Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.11Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
25%3 corners33%4 corners8%25%8%7 from the left flag5 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick

Who stood out — the most valuable players

Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.

Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Brentford
Chelsea

Every player — the full numbers

Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.

Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
Vision AI · building report