Chelsea are again in Premier League motion this weekend and as soon as once more, it’s towards a London membership.
Brentford make their brief journey to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea for the 12.30pm kick off in entrance of the TV cameras.
Chelsea are off the again of 4 video games unbeaten, profitable three of them – placing themselves right into a barely higher league place in tenth.
Brentford have solely received one recreation of their final 5 and after 9 video games in, have grow to be the draw specialists drawing the bulk, shedding three, and profitable two.
They’re down 14th spot, however simply two factors beneath Chelsea.
Chelsea are simply 4 factors off prime six proper now and a win will do wonders.
Chelsea have an enormous 59% win chance for this recreation, with Brentford solely having 18%.
Of their final recreation, Brentford beat Burnley 3-0 however the guests did have a participant despatched off. They’ve misplaced to Everton and Newcastle this season.
On paper, Chelsea can be thought-about the favourites for this one, however we should not be taking that with no consideration as a result of Brentford are an excellent group and are greater than able to coming to The Bridge and getting a consequence on Saturday.
They’ve an honest supervisor in Thomas Frank and we all know they’ll arrive very organised, robust to interrupt down, and absolutely up for the sport and able to match our power and depth.
In opposition to Burnley they setup in a 4-3-3 formation, which I anticipate to match our personal formation this weekend.
This fixture most likely brings one of many ones with the least quantity of historical past. Chelsea and Brentford have solely met 19 instances of their historical past, with Chelsea profitable 10 of them and shedding 6.
However, it’s Brentford who have gotten the higher of Chelsea not too long ago, profitable 2-0 at Stamford Bridge again in April, and being unbeaten towards Chelsea in the entire of 2022, together with a 4-1 win thrashing of Chelsea at The Bridge.
Time to begin beating Brentford once more, Chelsea!
By way of Mauricio Pochettino’s beginning lineup, it’s now turning into fairly laborious to name – particularly after the shock lineup he went for towards Arsenal; a tactical masterclass that labored a deal with and will have seen us win the sport.
However will he go for that towards Brentford? Or was that simply to cease Arsenal controlling the sport in the course of the park? I feel it was most likely the latter, and I can see one thing like this from the off on Saturday:
Chelsea XI v Brentford
There are some very robust calls in right here, principally whether or not Mykhailo Mudryk begins or Raheem Sterling. Or whether or not we don’t acquired with an out and out striker once more and get all three of Sterling, Mudryk, and Palmer beginning. A part of me thinks we’d really see that once more ? With Palmer taking part in extra centrally, the place he’s higher in my view. So I’m a bit break up, I feel we may see that the extra I give it some thought.
The opposite large name is on the again with both Axel Disasi or Marc Cucurella beginning. I feel each have been respectable of their previous few video games, so it’s such a tricky name to make. I choose Levi Colwill centrally although so I feel I’d use Cucurella at left again. There’s even a name that Cucurella has made himself un-droppable proper now?
Loads of large choices for Pochettino to make and as soon as once more, I’m glad it’s him and never me.
Armando Broja has skilled this week and must be out there, so there may be even an opportunity that he will get put in.
And the consequence, and whisper it, I’m really assured of a Chelsea win. I’m going for 2-0 to Chelsea!
