Brentford vs Chelsea: Premier League Preview
Brentford host Chelsea at the Gtech Community Stadium on 18 September 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 BST (21:00 Madrid). At the 4 (…)
Chelsea is a major London football club founded in 1905 and based at Stamford Bridge in Fulham. Known as the Blues, the club combines royal-blue tradition with a global profile, a high-performance culture and a prominent academy at Cobham. Its modern identity reflects a densely urban home, international reach and a strong connection between elite football and player development. This team page brings together Chelsea’s identity, football structure and historical context as recorded.
Xtra rating
2043
Conservative: 1627
Rank club
9
Updated: 12 September 2026
Chelsea Upcoming matches by league
Premier League
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- Regular Season - 5
Brentford
Chelsea
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- Regular Season - 6
ChelseaNo H2HBournemouth
Stamford Bridge -
- Regular Season - 7
EvertonNo H2HChelsea
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- Regular Season - 8
ChelseaNo H2HTottenham
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea Last matches by league
Premier League
League Cup
Friendlies Clubs
FA Cup
UEFA Champions League
FIFA Club World Cup
UEFA Europa Conference League
Chelsea Team Roster
Chelsea’s recorded squad contains 44 players: 13 attackers, 14 defenders, 12 midfielders and five goalkeepers. The attacking group includes D. Welbeck, E. Emegha, João Pedro, Pedro Neto and N. Jackson, while L. Colwill, R. James, J. Hato and M. Gusto form part of the defensive unit. Goalkeeping options include Robert Sánchez alongside M. Penders, G. Słonina, T. Sharman-Lowe and Ted Curd. Midfield features C. Palmer, M. Caicedo, E. Fernández and R. Lavia. The roster also lists Shumaira Mheuka, Joshua Kofi Acheampong and Geovany Tcherno Quenda as additional squad members.
position Goalkeeper
1
Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero
GK
Argentina
28
Teddy Samuel Sharman-Lowe
GK
England
39
Mike Louis Penders
GK
Belgium
44
Gabriel Paweł Słonina
GK
USA
position Defender
Denner
DEF
2
Marco Palestra
DEF
Italy
3
Wesley Tidjan Fofana
DEF
France
5
Maxence Guy Lacroix
DEF
France
6
Levi Lemar Samuels Colwill
DEF
England
21
Jorrel Hato
DEF
Netherlands
24
Reece Lewis James
DEF
England
30
Aaron Anselmino
DEF
Argentina
34
Joshua Kofi Acheampong
DEF
England
position Midfielder
4
Valentín Barco
MID
Argentina
10
Cole Jermaine Palmer
MID
England
14
Jordan Brian Henderson
MID
England
17
Morgan Elliot Rogers
MID
England
23
Geovany Tcherno Quenda
MID
Guinea-Bissau
25
Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo
MID
Ecuador
27
Malo Gusto
MID
France
29
Josep María Chavarría Pérez
MID
Spain
31
R. Watson
MID
45
Roméo Lavia
MID
Belgium
72
Mathis Eboue
MID
England
position Attacker
7
Pedro Lomba Neto
FWD
Portugal
9
João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus
FWD
Brazil
11
Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens
FWD
England
18
Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck
FWD
England
22
Emanuel Esseh Emegha
FWD
Netherlands
41
Last Chelsea Coachs
Chelsea’s latest recorded coaching appointment is Vincenzo Maresca, who began as coach on 1 June 2024 and remains the current coach. His tenure follows Mauricio Pochettino from July 2023 to May 2024, Frank Lampard from April to June 2023, Graham Potter from September 2022 to April 2023 and Thomas Tuchel from January 2021 to September 2022. Together, these five appointments describe a period of frequent managerial change before Maresca’s ongoing tenure at Stamford Bridge.
Xabier Alonso Olano
Spain
Coach since
1 July 2026
Coach until
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xabier Alonso Olano | Spain | 1 July 2026 | |
| Vincenzo Maresca | Italy | 1 June 2024 | |
| Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero | Argentina | 1 July 2023 | 1 May 2024 |
| Frank James Lampard | England | 1 April 2023 | 1 June 2023 |
| Graham Stephen Potter | England | 1 September 2022 | 1 April 2023 |
| Thomas Tuchel | Germany | 1 January 2021 | 1 September 2022 |
| Frank James Lampard | England | 1 July 2019 | 1 January 2021 |
| Maurizio Sarri | Italy | 1 July 2018 | 1 June 2019 |
| Antonio Conte | Italy | 1 July 2016 | 1 July 2018 |
| Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | 1 December 2015 | 1 June 2016 |
| José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix | Portugal | 1 June 2013 | 1 December 2015 |
| Rafael Benítez Maudes | Spain | 1 November 2012 | 1 May 2013 |
| Roberto Di Matteo | Switzerland | 5 March 2012 | 21 November 2012 |
| Luís André Pina Cabral Villas-Boas | Portugal | 1 June 2011 | 1 March 2012 |
| Carlo Ancelotti | Italy | 1 July 2009 | 1 May 2011 |
| Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | 1 February 2009 | 1 June 2009 |
| Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari | Brazil | 1 July 2008 | 1 February 2009 |
| Avraham Grant | Israel | 1 September 2007 | 1 May 2008 |
| José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix | Portugal | 1 July 2004 | 1 September 2007 |
| Claudio Ranieri | Italy | 1 September 2000 | 1 June 2004 |
Chelsea Transfers
Recent arrivals listed through 11 August 2026 show a mixture of transfer entries, free-agent additions and loan returns. Transfer entries include D. Satpaev from Kairat Almaty, Pep Chavarría from Rayo Vallecano, V. Barco from Strasbourg, D. Welbeck from Brighton, M. Lacroix from Crystal Palace and M. Rogers from Aston Villa. J. Henderson and Harrison Bettoni arrived as free agents. The return group includes N. Jackson, A. Anselmino and M. Penders from Strasbourg, alongside several other players returning from temporary spells. No recorded fee is provided for these arrivals.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. Páez |
River Plate
|
Return from loan | 29 August 2026 |
| E. Martínez |
Aston Villa
|
Transfer | 29 August 2026 |
| Pep Chavarría |
Rayo Vallecano
|
Transfer | 11 August 2026 |
| D. Satpaev |
Kairat Almaty
|
Transfer | 11 August 2026 |
| J. Henderson |
Brentford
|
Free agent | 2 August 2026 |
| V. Barco |
Strasbourg
|
Transfer | 1 August 2026 |
| D. Welbeck |
Brighton
|
Transfer | 31 July 2026 |
| M. Lacroix |
Crystal Palace
|
Transfer | 29 July 2026 |
| Harrison Bettoni |
Wigan
|
Free agent | 22 July 2026 |
| M. Rogers |
Aston Villa
|
Transfer | 20 July 2026 |
| E. Emegha |
Strasbourg
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Geovany Tcherno Quenda |
Sporting CP
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Palestra |
Atalanta
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Denner |
Corinthians U20
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Penders |
Strasbourg
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Recent departures listed through 13 August 2026 are weighted toward loans, including D. Satpaev to Burnley, R. Kavuma McQueen to Portsmouth, F. Jörgensen to Strasbourg, I. Samuels-Smith to Notts County and A. Garnacho to Aston Villa. Transfer entries include T. Chalobah to Como, Andrey Santos to Manchester United and Tyrique George to Everton. Jimi Weikko Tauriainen left as a free agent, while Marc Cucurella is listed as a €55M transfer to Real Madrid dated 1 July 2026. Other recorded movements involve additional loans and transfers, so this summary is not a complete movement total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shumaira Mheuka |
Celtic
|
Loan | 1 September 2026 |
| L. Emenalo |
Celtic
|
Loan | 1 September 2026 |
| D. Richards |
AFC Wimbledon
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| Dário Essugo |
Strasbourg
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| Robert Sánchez |
Como
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| E. Fernández |
Manchester City
|
Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| Marc Guiu |
RB Leipzig
|
Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| Deivid Washington |
Strasbourg
|
Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| M. Mudryk |
Tottenham
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| T. Adarabioyo |
Tottenham
|
Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| D. Fofana |
Servette FC
|
Transfer | 30 August 2026 |
| M. Sarr |
Real Sociedad
|
Loan | 27 August 2026 |
| N. Jackson |
Aston Villa
|
Transfer | 27 August 2026 |
| C. Wiley |
Preston
|
Loan | 27 August 2026 |
| L. Delap |
Nottingham Forest
|
Transfer | 26 August 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Through 13 August 2026, Chelsea’s listed movement shows a fluid squad cycle rather than a single type of activity. Arrivals combine transfer entries, free-agent additions and players returning from loans, while departures are dominated by loans alongside transfers and free-agent exits. The same name can appear at different stages of that cycle: D. Satpaev is listed as arriving from Kairat Almaty on 11 August and leaving for Burnley two days later, while I. Samuels-Smith returned from Swansea before moving to Notts County on loan. Tyrique George is shown in both a February loan entry and a July transfer entry to Everton. These examples underline that the movement list records distinct transactions over time, not a simple count of incoming and outgoing players. Recorded fees are absent except for Marc Cucurella’s listed €55M move to Real Madrid.
Leagues Chelsea has participated in
Through the latest recorded seasons, Chelsea’s recently active competition set includes the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup and club friendlies, each with participation recorded through 2025. The UEFA Europa Conference League appears for 2024 only and is therefore treated as a recorded historical entry rather than a current competition. Earlier historical entries include the Premier League Summer Series in 2023, the UEFA Super Cup through 2021, and the Community Shield and International Champions Cup through 2018. UEFA Europa League participation is recorded in 2018.
More about Chelsea
Chelsea Football Club, commonly known as Chelsea or the Blues, was founded in 1905 in London and has its home at Stamford Bridge in Fulham. The club’s royal-blue shirts and shorts, traditionally paired with white socks, are among the clearest visual markers in English football. Stamford Bridge is an unusually historic urban ground, integrated into the dense fabric of west London and closely associated with Fulham Road and the East Stand. Chelsea’s story links a fashionable mid-20th-century identity with a sustained transformation into one of the modern game’s heavyweight institutions. The strongest acceleration came from the late 1990s and early 21st century, when the club established a powerful trophy-winning profile. Its European reputation is especially significant: Chelsea became the first London club to win the UEFA Champions League and has remained a regular presence in major UEFA competition. The club’s domestic identity is equally tied to the Premier League, where it has been a continuous participant since the competition began in 1992. The modern Chelsea structure is associated with high investment, board-level governance, international commercial growth and data-driven talent recruitment. That model sits alongside a demanding performance culture in which coaching expectations are high and managerial tenures have often been shorter than at more patient institutions. The club’s global outlook is reflected in a cosmopolitan squad drawn from multiple football nations. Player development remains an important part of the ecosystem. The Cobham academy is widely recognized for producing senior-level talent and for feeding both Chelsea’s first-team pathway and the wider professional market. The crest reinforces the club’s institutional character through its ceremonial lion rampant regardant holding a staff, an emblem linked to the arms of the Earl Cadogan and the former Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea. Together, the venue, colors, academy, competitive record and international reach define Chelsea’s durable football identity.
Last matches statistics for Chelsea
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Chelsea
0 - 1
Juventus
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Chelsea
3 - 0
AC Milan
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Johor Darul Takzim FC
3 - 3
Chelsea
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Chelsea
3 - 1
Real Sociedad
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Fulham
2 - 3
Chelsea
|
6 / 18 |
|
0% | 7 | 3 | 4 |
|
Chelsea
2 - 0
Luton
|
7 / 26 |
|
92 | 11 | - | 1 |
|
Chelsea
4 - 3
Brighton
|
6 / 17 |
|
67 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
|
Arsenal
2 - 1
Chelsea
|
5 / 13 |
|
82 | 16 | 4 | 8 |
|
Chelsea
6 - 3
Leeds
|
8 / 16 |
|
0% | 6 | 1 | 3 |
|
Chelsea
2 - 2
Hull City
|
7 / 12 |
|
0% | 7 | 1 | 3 |
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