📏 Form Guide

Brentford

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Brentford will be hoping for a better result after a 2-1 Premier League loss in their previous game against Newcastle United.

In that game, Brentford managed 51% possession and 12 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Brentford was Bryan Mbeumo (66'). For their opponents, Newcastle United had 21 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Alexander Isak (45') and Sandro Tonali (74') scored for Newcastle United.

Thomas Frank's Brentford have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a sum total of 9 times in their last six outings. The comparative number of goals that they have conceded in that same time amounts to 5.

Taking a look at their past results, Brentford:

• haven't won against Chelsea in their last 2 league matches.
• are without a home win in the past 7 league games. Things will have to change soon.

Chelsea

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Chelsea come into this game after a 1-0 Premier League win with the eclipse of Tottenham Hotspur in their last fixture.

In that match, Chelsea had 50% possession and 11 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Chelsea was Enzo Fernández (50'). At the other end, Tottenham Hotspur got 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target.

A series of reliable displays from the Chelsea defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 2 from their past 6 clashes overall. In that time, their own attack force has managed to score 8. Let’s see if that trend can be continued on in this game.

Their prior results show that Chelsea:

• are winless against Brentford in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.
• have not won away from home in their last 7 league games.

👥 Head to head

A review of their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 02/04/2022 tells us that Brentford have won 3 of these games and Chelsea 1, with the tally of draws being 2.

A total of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 11 from The Bees and 5 being from The Blues. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.

The last league fixture between these sides was Premier League match day 16 on 15/12/2024 when it finished Chelsea 2-1 Brentford.

On that day, Chelsea had 62% possession and 26 attempts at goal with 8 on target. The scorers were Marc Cucurella (43') and Nicolas Jackson (80').

For their opponents, Brentford had 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Bryan Mbeumo (90') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Peter Bankes.

📰 Team News: Brentford

Mathias Jensen (Ill), Rico Henry (Fitness), Gustavo Nunes (Back injury), Aaron Hickey (Fitness) and Fábio Carvalho (Shoulder injury) won’t be playing for Brentford boss Thomas Frank.

It seems likely that The Bees look set to use a 4-3-3 system this time, beginning the first half with Mark Flekken, Sepp van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Keane Lewis-Potter, Christian Noergaard, Vitaly Janelt, Mikkel Damsgaard, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Kevin Schade.

📰 Team News: Chelsea

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has some current player fitness concerns. Omari Kellyman (surgery), Aarón Anselmino (unknown injury), Marc Guiu (Hamstring injury) and David Datro Fofana (Knee injury) are those who can’t be considered.

We believe The Blues will likely begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting Robert Sanchez, Reece James, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and Nicolas Jackson.

💡 Prediction

In this match, Brentford have it within them to find the back of the net against this Chelsea side, although just one goal likely won’t be enough to avoid a loss.

Our tip is for a very close game with a 1-2 winning margin for Chelsea at the end of the 90 minutes. Should be an interesting one.

Peter Guest, 12:04 06/04/2025