{"id":415403,"date":"2026-01-18T18:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/415403\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T18:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:52:10","slug":"chelsea-fans-name-their-player-of-the-match-in-brentford-win-as-both-goalscorers-miss-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/415403\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea fans name their Player of the Match in Brentford win as both goalscorers miss out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer were two of Chelsea\u2019s best performers in their 2-0 victory against Brentford on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/joao-pedro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pedro<\/a> opened the scoring for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> in the 26th minute with a nice finish before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/cole-palmer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palmer<\/a> added to the scoreline in the second half from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/match-coverage\/the-moment-stamford-bridge-had-to-give-cole-palmer-a-standing-ovation-during-brentford-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palmer also terrorised Yehor Yarmolyuk<\/a> during one phase of play with an excellent bit of skill, which resulted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stamford Bridge<\/a> faithful giving the attacking midfielder a standing ovation.<\/p>\n<p>          Tosin Adarabioyo cleared his lines against Brentford \ud83d\udc4f <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">What should Chelsea do with him if he continues to improve?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tosin-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Chelsea defender Tosin Adarabioyo made 13 clearances against Brentford\" class=\"wp-image-346070\" \/>Photo by Robin Jones\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Yet here on The Chelsea Chronicle, Chelsea supporters have not gone for him or Pedro as their Player of the Match.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2256160383-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea's Argentinian midfielder #08 Enzo Fernandez reacts after the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Brentford\" \/>Photo by Henry NICHOLLS \/ AFP via Getty ImagesChelsea fans vote Enzo Fernandez as Player of the Match in Brentford win<\/p>\n<p>We asked Chelsea fans on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/talkingpoints\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TalkingPoints<\/a> to vote for the team\u2019s best player against Brentford, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/enzo-fernandez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enzo Fernandez<\/a> was the man who came out on top.<\/p>\n<p>While Pedro and Palmer have won votes themselves, 48.18% of Chelsea supporters on The Chelsea Chronicle think Fernandez was the outstanding individual on the Stamford Bridge pitch on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>There is still time for you to have your vote or even suggest another name that has not been listed in our poll. You can do so below:<\/p>\n<p>          Who was your Player of the Match in Chelsea vs Brentford? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Let us know if we&#8217;ve missed anyone!<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chelsea-2-0-Brentford-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Chelsea 2-0 Brentford graphic with Cole Palmer\" class=\"wp-image-345910\" \/>Photo by Ryan Pierse\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Robert Sanchez also deserves a mention after making some brilliant saves against Keith Andrews\u2019 side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/match-coverage\/liam-rosenior-not-surprised-by-how-outstanding-one-chelsea-player-was-in-brentford-victory\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Rosenior raved about Sanchez\u2019s display<\/a> after the game, with the goalkeeper doing his part alongside Fernandez, Pedro and Palmer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252933307-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Joao Pedro of Chelsea and Cole Palmer of Chelsea celebrate\" \/>Photo by Vince Mignott\/MB Media\/Getty ImagesEnzo Fernandez\u2019s passing was on point against Brentford<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez has often played in an advanced position at Chelsea this season, but he started in more of a deeper role on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>There, the Argentine does tend to let other midfielders get past him and does not have the pace to recover. However, that is without the ball. In possession, Fernandez is excellent, and that could be seen against Brentford.<\/p>\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/football\/match\/brentford-chelsea\/Nsab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sofascore<\/a>, the 25-year-old made three key passes and completed 43 out of the 49 passes he attempted, giving him an 88% pass success rate.<\/p>\n<p>          How good was Enzo against Brentford? \ud83d\ude0d <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Where&#8217;s his future, at No.10 or in central midfield?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Enzo-Fernandes-vs-Brentford-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Enzo Fernandez's stats in Chelsea vs Brentford\" class=\"wp-image-346090\" \/>Photo by Chris Lee \u2013 Chelsea FC\/Chelsea FC via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>It was definitely one of Fernandez\u2019s better performances in central midfield.  <\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer were two of Chelsea\u2019s best performers in their 2-0 victory against Brentford on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":415404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[7856,87205,7858,1084,403,99,198951],"class_list":{"0":"post-415403","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-cole-palmer","9":"tag-enzo-fernandez","10":"tag-joao-pedro","11":"tag-premier-league","12":"tag-soccer","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-talkingpoints-daily"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}