Brentford v Chelsea: Premier League – live
⚽ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live match centre | Read Football Daily | And mail Scott Pre-match postbag. “To double down on the introductory theme, every bookie quoting a price on there being at least seven goals in the match has that as more likely than a 0-0. Seven!” – David Howell “I don’t usually set much store by xG, but tonight’s game features a contrast in set-piece efficiency. Brentford have generated 2.34 xG from set pieces (second in the league) but managed just
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⚽ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off
⚽ Live match centre | Read Football Daily | And mail Scott
Pre-match postbag. “To double down on the introductory theme, every bookie quoting a price on there being at least seven goals in the match has that as more likely than a 0-0. Seven!” – David Howell
“I don’t usually set much store by xG, but tonight’s game features a contrast in set-piece efficiency. Brentford have generated 2.34 xG from set pieces (second in the league) but managed just one actual goal. On the other hand, Chelsea have created a much lower 1.5 xG, but turned it into four goals (first in the league). Let’s see if the data catches up with either team tonight” – Andrew Goudie
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- 130 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 18, 2026
- Byline
- Scott Murray
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- The Guardian