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. Substitute ⁠Carvalho wrapped up the win when he turned in a cross by Schade in added time.

Schuster said he and his colleagues had turned up the pressure ​on Chelsea after the break ‌and the approach paid off.

“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.

Brentford’s ‌win pushed the Bees, who are unbeaten so far in ​the league, up to third in the table ahead of the remaining weekend fixtures. Chelsea sit in ⁠seventh place.

It was the first home win for Brentford over Chelsea since 1938, and manager Keith Edwards and his players celebrated at the ‌final whistle, with their fans dancing along in the stands.

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.

Cole Palmer almost ‌weaved his way through Brentford’s defence on two occasions, but overall Chelsea, missing ​in-form Brazil striker Joao Pedro through injury, were comfortably held at bay by the home defence.

Alonso made five ⁠changes, with captain Reece James also injured. Danny Welbeck got his first ⁠league start for the Blues and fellow veteran Jordan Henderson made his Chelsea debut against the club he played ‌for last season.

Moises Caicedo remained sidelined due to an injury that has made him miss all but a few minutes ​of the season so far, contributing to Chelsea’s defensive fragilities.

Donyell Malen’s hat-trick got Roma off to a blistering Serie A start in a 4-0 win over Fiorentina, and Chelsea delivered a perfect Premier League opening for new coach Xabi Alonso on Monday (August 24, 2026).

Chelsea beat Fulham 3-2 with the aid of a strike from club record signing Morgan Rogers.

Both La Liga games were tied; Malaga and Deportivo A Coruna drew 1-1 and Levante and Osasuna ended goalless.

Roma tops Serie A

Malen converted three passes from Paolo Dybala to score in the 27th, 52nd and 60th minutes and make Roma one of nine clubs with full points after the Serie A opening weekend. Substitute Niccolò Pisilli completed the rout four minutes from time.

Second half substitute Davide Frattesi scored five minutes into his Lazio debut to give the capital club a 1-0 win at Bologna.

In a game that featured few chances and eight yellow cards, five in the first half, Frattesi’s cool finish from Boulaye Dia’s superb backheeled pass, ensured a winning start for new Lazio coach Gennaro Gattuso.

The win was a relief for Gattuso, coming a week after his side’s shock Italian Cup exit at the hands of Serie B club Mantova.

Rogers scores on debut 

In an entertaining London derby, Brazilian João Pedro put Chelsea ahead in just 32 seconds, only for Josh King to level midway through the first half. Rogers restored Chelsea’s lead four minutes from halftime and the impressive Cole Palmer made it 3-1 four minutes into the second period.

Gonzalo García cut the deficit five minutes later with a close-range header, and although Fulham poured forward in search of an equalizer it ended 3-2 to the visitor at Craven Cottage.

The result marked a satisfying start for Alonso but was a disappointment for his former Spain teammate Álvaro Arbeloa in the Fulham dugout.

All square in Spain

In Spain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored for the second consecutive game but it was not enough to give Deportivo A Coruna all three points against Malaga in a contest between promoted sides.

Aubameyang, who got his name on the scoresheet in last week’s 1-1 draw against Elche, took a superb throughball from Luismi Cruz and skipped round a static goalkeeper to put the home side ahead after 21 minutes.

However, Chupete equalized from the penalty spot 13 minutes later when Rafita Garrido was brought down by Lucas Noubi.

Earlier, Osasuna drew 0-0 with Levante. Levante’s first point of the season followed an opening weekend defeat by Espanyol.

Penalties and late comebacks in Germany

In the German Cup, Wolfsburg needed penalties to avoid a shock exit at the hands of fourth-tier Altglienicke. The Bundesliga club came from behind three times to leave it 3-3 after extra time and then scraped through 6-5 on penalties.

Schalke also survived a scare at fourth-tier Hallescher. The sides were tied 2-2 after 90 minutes but Schalke, newly returned to the Bundesliga after a three-year absence, scored three times in extra time to progress to the second round.

Cologne and Hamburg both won at third tier sides, Cologne beat Würzburger Kickers thanks to a brace from Isak Johannesson and Hamburg easily overcame Verl 3-0.