Chelsea vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Brentford today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Chelsea vs Brentford
Flekken denies Madueke as Brentford live dangerously! After the goalkeeper's loose pass out for Norgaard is intercepted by Madueke, the England winger surges down the right before firing a powerful drive back across. Flekken saves well, before being called into action again by Palmer on the other side.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Flekken pounces on a Caicedo ball from the left with great athleticism after the Ecuadorian drives down the left byline. Fortunately for the Dutchman, there was no one in blue particularly close.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Chelsea are looking to up the ante as we reach ten minutes before the break. Fernandez tries to slip in Madueke from the edge of the box after Sancho plays the ball in-field. Brentford do well to poke it away. Mbeumo is then set off on a run in behind, yet as Sanchez hoofs away, the flag is up anyway.
Chelsea vs Brentford
After some near-comical head tennis, Chelsea pressure ends with Madueke's low ball from the right being blocked and going behind for a corner. That corner is punched out before Palmer's next cross finds Sancho at the back post. He blasts into the side netting with a powerful volley.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Damsgaard is blocked off by Colwill excellently in the area! Brentford worked that move so well, with Mbuemo being found on the right before slotting Roerslev in on the overlap. The two Dane's then combined to see the England defender throw his body between the ball and his goal bravely. The resulting corner is cleared.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Palmer gets the ball from Caicedo and drives at the Brentford defence before poking through Jackson on the left. He can't get his feet right before side-footing an effort that Pinnock can block behind for a corner on that side. The subsequent delivery comes in and Madueke rises. His glancing header flies right of the goal.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Pinnock's long throw from the left is cleared out and Chelsea break with an abundance of Blue shirts flying forward. Fernandez picks out Madueke, yet the ball is just scooped away desperately by the Bees.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Chelsea go from back to front very quickly down the right before the ball is worked over to the left. Sancho plays Cucurella with an overlap to the byline, yet Lewis-Potter nods the Spaniard's cross out of trouble.
Chelsea vs Brentford
With the referee stopping a pushing match, Chelsea have two goes at the corner. Brentford clear consummately with a Flekken punch.
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