Brentford beat Chelsea 3–0 with three second-half goals

Anthony, Thiago and Carvalho scored after half-time as Brentford beat Chelsea 3–0 on 18 September, extending Chelsea’s winless Premier League run to three matches.

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  • Anthony, Thiago and Carvalho scored after half-time as Brentford beat Chelsea 3–0 on 18 September, extending Chelsea’s winless Premier League run to three matches.
Brentford blitz Chelsea as Fábio Carvalho caps stunning second-half display
Brentford blitz Chelsea as Fábio Carvalho caps stunning second-half display

Brentford scored three times after half-time to beat Chelsea 3–0 in the Premier League on 18 September 2026 at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Jaidon Anthony opened the scoring shortly after the hour, heading in after Jannik Schuster redirected a Mikkel Damsgaard corner across goal. Igor Thiago doubled the lead seven minutes from time, finishing after Chelsea goalkeeper Emí Martínez saved Kevin Schade’s shot. Fábio Carvalho completed the scoring in added time from another Schade delivery.

Chelsea had threatened early, with Caoimhín Kelleher denying Pedro Neto, but struggled to create clear chances as the match progressed. The result extended Chelsea’s winless league run to three matches, from which they have collected one point.

Brentford remained unbeaten and moved into third place immediately after the match, according to the Guardian’s match report. Chelsea have conceded 12 goals across their opening five league games.

Chelsea’s official match highlights confirmed the score, venue and date. Match details are drawn from the Guardian, with the result also reported by Al Jazeera.