Chelsea vs Brentford Match Details:
This game will be played at Stamford Bridge – Kick Off time: 12:30 (BST)
Chelsea hope to continue their fine run of results when they face Brentford at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
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The Blues have produced wins against Brighton, Fulham and Burnley before the international break, and followed that up with a 2-2 draw against Arsenal.
Chelsea have been plagued by injuries since the start of the season, and the situation remains challenging for Mauricio Pochettino ahead of the weekend.
Fewer injuries, fielding a settled defence and Mykhailo Mudryk’s increasing influence have helped the Argentinian bring calm and optimism to the Bridge.
However, Ben Chilwell, Armando Broja, Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka, Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Christopher Nkunku are still out.
It is quite surprising that Chelsea have never beaten Brentford in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge until you remember that there have only been two such fixtures.
Still, little old Brentford have done well to capitalise on Chelsea’s struggles over the last couple of years. The question is, can the Bees do a hat-trick on the sleeping giants?
They’ll need to do so without Shandon Baptiste, Mikkel Damsgaard, Joshua Dasilva, Rico Henry, Kevin Schade and the suspended Ivan Toney.
Last weekend, Thomas Frank’s men turned on the style to beat Burnley 3-0 at home.
Yoane Wissa netted his third in nine this campaign and Saman Ghoddos opened his account, but the wait for a centre forward to score in Toney’s absence goes on.
However, that was only their first Premier League win in seven games. The Bees’ away form has also been particularly disappointing with just four wins in 14 during 2023.
With that in mind, how can we possibly go against Chelsea? Our recommendation is to back the hosts to bag their fourth win in five games across all competitions.
Brentford won’t make it easy and both teams to score is also on the cards.
Chelsea vs Brentford 28/10/23 Prediction:
- Chelsea 2-1 Brentford
- Chelsea to win and both teams to score
- Chelsea to score first
