Premier League · Matchweek 5
Brentford
BRE
3–0Full time
Chelsea
CHE
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
47%Possession47%
35%Territory35%
27%From set plays16%
0.09Chance quality0.10
6.4%Directness3.6%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Brentford, 3 for Chelsea. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 27 of 89 matches, not the full season.