Chelsea vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Stamford Bridge
Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Brentford in the Premier League today.
Cesar Azpilicueta returned to Chelsea’s line-up for the game against Brentford for his first appearance since being knocked unconscious during the win over Leeds in March.
The captain came in in place of Reece James, who Frank Lampard confirmed on Monday will miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.
The team was otherwise unchanged from the defeat to Real Madrid with N’Golo Kante and Conor Gallagher starting alongside each other in an advanced midfield pair.
For Brentford, Christian Norgaard dropped out after going off injured against Aston Villa and was replaced in midfield by Frank Onyeka.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Chelsea vs Brentford
SUBS: Edouard Mendy, Benoit Badiashile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Christian Pulisic, Joao Felix, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mykhailo Mudryk, Hakim Ziyech, Noni Madueke.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Chelsea (3-5-1-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Wesley Fofana, Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah; Cesar Azpilicueta, Enzo Fernandez, N’Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Ben Chilwell; Conor Gallagher; Raheem Sterling.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Brentford are not on the best run of form themselves, failing to win their last six, but a European spot is not out of the question for them. Thomas Frank’s side sit in 10th place, six points off Liverpool in seventh. The Bees will have to win most of their remaining games to get a potential Europa Conference League spot, but it is not beyond them.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Interim manager Frank Lampard is struggling to motivate this Chelsea side as they sit 11th in the league table, winless in their last five games. Both Recce James and Mason Mount have been ruled out for the season as the Blues look to at least end their campaign on good form. Despite an abundance of signings in the attacking department, Chelsea have only scored 30 in their 31 league games this season.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League fixture between Chelsea and Brentford.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments