Brentford vs Chelsea - prediction, team news, lineups

The Gtech Community Stadium volition play big to a fascinating West London derby connected Friday evening, arsenic Brentford invited Chelsea successful the Premier League.

Chelsea are presently sixth successful the Premier League table, picking up 7 points from 4 matches, portion Brentford are seventh successful the part connected six points.

Match preview

Brentford are unbeaten crossed six matches successful each competitions this play - winning 3 and drafting 3 - and the Bees volition participate Friday's contention disconnected the backmost of a 2-1 triumph implicit Reading successful the 3rd circular of the EFL Cup.

Keith Andrews' broadside recorded a 3-0 triumph implicit Tottenham Hotspur successful their opening Premier League lucifer of the season, and they person since drawn 3 consecutive matches against Leeds United, Sunderland and Bournemouth successful England's apical flight.

Brentford are seventh successful the Premier League array connected six points, and they volition present beryllium looking for their 2nd league triumph of the run successful their last crippled up of the planetary break.

The Bees are really winless successful each 5 of their location Premier League games with Chelsea, though each of the past 4 person finished level.

Incredibly, 10 of Brentford's past 14 Premier League matches person been drawn, portion Chelsea person conscionable 1 triumph from their past six Premier League distant games, and the Blues person not been convincing successful their past 2 fixtures successful England's apical flight.

Chelsea's commencement to the run has been chaotic, boasting a grounds of 2 wins, 1 gully and 1 decision from their opening 4 league matches to cod 7 points, which has near them sixth.

Xabi Alonso's broadside are the second-highest goalscorers successful the Premier League this term, having recovered the backmost of the nett connected 10 occasions, but they person conceded nine, which is the astir successful the apical nine.

The Blues volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-2 gully with Hull City, portion their past distant crippled successful England's apical formation ended successful a 2-1 decision to the champions Arsenal.

Chelsea besides bushed Leeds United 6-3 astatine Stamford Bridge successful the EFL Cup past week, truthful it has been an entertaining commencement to the play for the London club, who person been tipped arsenic imaginable extracurricular challengers for the Premier League rubric this term.

The Blues recorded a 2-0 triumph implicit Brentford successful the Premier League past clip out, but it was 2-2 astatine the Brentford Community Stadium successful 2025-26.

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Team News

Brentford volition beryllium without the services of Joshua Dasilva (thigh), Antoni Milambo (knee), Nathan Collins (calf), Sepp van den Berg (groin) and Kafe Furo (unknown) for the West London derby.

Meanwhile, Mathias Jensen (fitness) is simply a uncertainty for the Premier League contest.

Kevin Schade has been a standout performer for Brentford this season, scoring 3 times successful 5 appearances, and the 24-year-old volition proceed successful the last third.

Meanwhile, Igor Thiago volition beryllium aiming to adhd to his 1 extremity for the campaign.

As for Chelsea, Joao Pedro and Reece James some missed grooming connected Tuesday, but determination has been nary proposition of an wounded for either, truthful the duo are expected to beryllium available.

Moises Caicedo (calf), Marco Palestra (fitness), Emmanuel Emegha (fitness) and Jordan Henderson (wrist) besides each person chances of being disposable against Brentford.

Pep Chavarria could payment from Jorrel Hato's disappointing showing against Hull to commencement arsenic the left-sided wing-back, portion Maxence Lacroix is besides expected to return.

Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers person some been successful fantabulous signifier this season, and the brace are definite starters successful the last 3rd of the field.

Brentford imaginable starting lineup:

Kelleher; Kayode, Schuster, Ajer, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Sangare; Schade, Yarmolyuk, Anthony; Thiago

Chelsea imaginable starting lineup:

Martinez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill; Neto, Lavia, James, Chavarria; Palmer, J Pedro, Rogers

We say: Brentford 2-2 Chelsea

Chelsea person a batch of prime successful the last third, but Brentford are a superior outfit, and we are expecting the Bees to beryllium bully capable to unafraid a stock of the spoils connected Friday night.

Recent past suggests that Brentford volition debar decision here.

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