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
And we're off in the latest instalment of this West London rivalry.
Chelsea vs Brentford
The players emerge to a typically warm reception and we see all the usual formalities before kick-off. Referee Bankes meets with the captains Fernandez and Norgaard, and it seems that the visitors will get us into action as Damsgaard and Wissa stand over the ball.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Well, what'll it be tonight? Chelsea initially won their first Premier League meeting against Brentford, but are since winless in their last five against them (D2 L3). Despite the Bees' awful away form this term, they'll draw comfort from the fact that those three defeats inflicted on the Blues arrived in their own backyard. If they win today, Brentford will be the first team to win four consecutive top-flight away games against the Blues since Leeds United amassed six victories between 1973 and 1991. Today's chief official as history beckons, is Peter Bankes. The last Premier League game he was in charge of was Fulham's 3-1 win over Brighton.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Thomas Frank makes two changes from their 4-2 win against Newcastle last weekend, with Mikkel Damsgaard and Mads Roeslev coming in for Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho. Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbuemo will of course be the major threats for Brentford this evening. The dynamic duo have scored a combined 18 goals so far in the Premier League this season.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Chelsea make three changes from the 4-3 win at Tottenham last week, including Malo Gusto, Tosin Adarabioyo and Noni Madueke. Pedro Neto is suspended and among seven absentees for the home side. Chelsea's bench is a little thinner than usual with three academy players - Josh Acheampong, Samuel Rak-Sakyi and Tyrique George - among the substitutes. They all received minutes away in Kazakhstan in the 3-1 win against Astana on Thursday.
Chelsea vs Brentford
SUBS: Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson, Ben Mee, Jayden Meghoma, Kristoffer Ajer, Ryan Trevitt, Vitaly Janelt, Yunus Emre Konak, Fabio Carvalho, Kevin Schade.
Chelsea vs Brentford
BRENTFORD (4-2-3-1): Mark Flekken; Mads Roerslev, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Sepp van den Berg; Christian Norgaard, Yehor Yarmolyuk; Bryan Mbeumo, Mikkel Damsgaard,Keane Lewis-Potter; Yoane Wissa.
Chelsea vs Brentford
SUBS: Filip Jorgensen, Axel Disasi, Josh Acheampong, Renato Veiga, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Sam Rak-Sakyi, Christopher Nkunku, Marc Guiu, Tyrique George.
Chelsea vs Brentford
CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez; Malo Gusto, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella; Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo; Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Jadon Sancho; Nicolas Jackson.
Chelsea vs Brentford
In-form Chelsea can make it eight straight Premier League games unbeaten when they host Brentford tonight. The Blues are on a roll under Enzo Maresca, with their victory at Tottenham last weekend lifting them up to second in the Premier League table - just five points adrift of Liverpool. Comparing form from Brentford’s home and away games is almost like looking at two different teams. The Bees have collected an impressive 22 league points from the 24 available at the Gtech Community Stadium, but have picked up just a single point from the 21 offered on their travels. Will Thomas Frank’s 10th-placed side up the ante against a Chelsea group nipping at the heels of Arne Slot’s Liverpool? Brentford have in fact got the better of Chelsea of late, being unbeaten in the last five Premier League matches between them. Chelsea are looking for their first league win in games between the two sides since October 2021.
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