Brentford and Chelsea will face off in the Premier League matchday 8 at Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday. The kick-off is at 18:30 CEST.

Preview

Brentford have enjoyed a quite successful return to the English top flight for the first time since 1947 as Thomas Frank's men have only suffered one loss in the opening seven game this season and will play hosts to Chelsea sitting in seventh in the PL table with 12 points. What's more, the Bees are coming into this clash on the back of a 3-3 draw with Liverpool on September 25 and a 2-1 win at West Ham in their most recent game before October's international break.

The Blues, in turn, have managed to return to winning ways in a 3-1 victory over Southampton on October 2 following their back-to-back 1-0 defeats to Manchester City in the Premier League and Juventus in the Champions League in late September. As a result, Thomas Tuchel's side are now at the very top of the PL standings with 16 points, just one point ahead of second-placed Liverpool.

Team news

Mads Sorensen, Josh Dasilva and Shandon Baptiste are all absent for the hosts due to injury while Thiago Silva and Romelu Lukaku remain doubtful for the visitors due to a late return from international duty and a muscle problem respectively.

Prediction

Lukaku's potential absence on Saturday has put some question marks on Chelsea's chances for all three points in this encounter, especially after Brentford have gone unbeaten against Liverpool and West Ham in their most recent league games. On the other hand, the Blues remain the hotest favourites to claim the 2021/22 PL crown with the likes of Timo Werner and Kai Havertz ready to replace Lukaku on the weekend. Thus, let's back Tuchel's crop to extend their winning streak to two matches this time around.

Tip

Chelsea to win to nil at 2.45 with 1XBET.