Brentford beat their big-spending west London rivals Chelsea 3-0 on Friday (September 18, 2026) with second-half goals by forwards Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho condemning Xabi Alonso’s men to their third straight Premier League game without a win.
Anthony pounced in the 61st minute when he nodded in from close range after Jannik Schuster headed a corner back across the goal, which extended Chelsea’s long run of league games without a clean sheet to 21. Thiago made it 2-0 in the 83rd minute when Emiliano Martínez saved from Kevin Schade on a breakaway but the ball dropped to the Brazilian who made no mistake. The usually free-scoring Blues – who had racked up a total of 10 goals in the first four games of the season, behind only Brighton & Hove Albion on 13 – came close early on when Pedro Neto’s curling shot was saved by Caoimhin Kelleher.
Substitute Carvalho wrapped up the win when he turned in a cross by Schade in added time.
“I think when the second half began we played it more directly forward and we scored after that so I’m just happy,” the Austrian told Sky Sports .