Brentford take on Chelsea in the first of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures,
Last season Keith Andrew’s men took the scalps of Liverpool and Manchester United at home and held today’s visitors and Arsenal to 2-2 and 1-1 draws respectively. Notoriously, the big clubs have struggled to pick up results on the road against the Bees.
Brentford have started the season unbeaten in four matches and have picked up four points at home. They opened the campaign with a 3-0 dismantling of Tottenham and then drew 1-1 with Sunderland. Kevin Schade has flourished so far, bagging three goals.
It has been a mixed start so far for Chelsea with Xabi Alonso’s men picking up narrow wins against Fulham and Brighton before losing the London derby to title rivals Arsenal.
The away side for Friday night’s game drew 2-2 with Hull at Stamford Bridge in their last Premier League fixture and hammered Leeds 6-3 in the Carabao Cup previous to that.
Goals seem to be the theme for the Blues, who have scored 18 and conceded 12 in all competitions so far. They have scored in all their six matches and have only kept one clean sheet, against Luton in the EFL Cup.
New £117m signing Morgan Rogers already has three Premier League goals to his name, as has striker Joao Pedro, while Cole Palmer has netted twice.
How to watch Brentford vs Chelsea
TV channel: This match will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 7pm BST ahead of an 8pm BST kick-off.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert insight and analysis from Oli Gent at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Brentford vs Chelsea odds
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