Chelsea go cross West London for dem fourth derby of di season already when dem face Brentford for Premier League dis Saturday. Enzo Maresca men never commot London dis season, and di familiar ground don dey favour dem – dem dey start di weekend for second position.
Match Preview
Na rare scenario wey go see Chelsea play four London derbies inside just four matches, but dem dey return from a controversial 2-0 win over Fulham. Two key decisions fall in Blues favour – Fulham opener bin cancel, plus Chelsea win penalty for second half.
Still, na three points enter board, and e extend Chelsea unbeaten home run for Premier League 2025 – nine wins and three draws for 12 matches. Na one of dia strongest season starts in years, because na just di second time in seven seasons wey dem win at least two of dia first three league games.
Na ninth clean sheet for 15 games too – something wey go sweet Maresca as people dey always drag Chelsea defence. Now dem dey prepare for tough away run: Bayern Munich and Man United dey wait afta dis Brentford match.
History dey back Chelsea small – for di eight head-to-heads, only once home team don win. Brentford’s three wins against Chelsea all come away, but for Gtech dem don also avoid defeat for three of dia four home clashes.
Manager Keith Andrews dey hold hope for at least a draw afta tough summer wey see Bees lose captain, goalkeeper and two top scorers. Wissa na di last player wey commot, join Newcastle deadline day. Dem even lose 2-1 to Sunderland last game afta conceding 96th-minute goal. But home form dey steady small – dem don win three of dia last four for Gtech.
Form Guide
Brentford Premier League form: L W L
Brentford all competitions: L W W L
Chelsea Premier League form: W W D
Team News
Brentford add Reiss Nelson deadline day, but he still dey chase full fitness. Igor Thiago dey hot with three goals already dis season. Vitaly Janelt dey recover from foot injury, but fit return. Gustavo Nunes and Yunus Konak still dey sidelined.
For Chelsea, Cole Palmer don resume training afta missing two league games and England duty, but he still dey doubtful. Romeo Lavia and Badiashile close to return. New boy Garnacho fit make debut afta him move from Man United. Liam Delap still dey out with hamstring injury.
Possible Lineups
Brentford XI: Kelleher; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Damsgaard; Outtara, Igor Thiago, Schade
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Estevao, Pedro Neto, Garnacho; Joao Pedro
Prediction
We Say: Brentford 0-1 Chelsea
Brentford dey struggle for attack – dem get lowest number of shots for league (24). Chelsea defence dey strong, so e go hard Bees to break dem down. Blues no dey too convincing either, but dem still fit sneak narrow win here.
Final Word
Na derby wey dey always deliver drama, but Chelsea get di upper hand on form and recent record. Brentford go fight hard, but Maresca side dey look sharp enough to continue dia early season momentum.
Closing Note: Our guy Emmanuel aka Piers, Liverpool die-hard fan, yarn say Chelsea dey form lucky-lucky champions right now. He dey wait make Klopp boys meet dem to reset di table. We go dey watch!
