Chelsea v Brentford Premier League predictions, betting odds & tips + grab a £40 free bet from Paddy Power: Resurgent Blues' run can gather pace

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Where to watch Chelsea v Brentford

TNT Sports 1, 12.30pm Saturday

Match prediction & best bet

Chelsea to win & both teams to score
1pt 5-2 Betfair

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Chelsea v Brentford odds

Chelsea 4-6
Brentford 9-2
Draw 3-1

Odds correct at time of publishing

Chelsea v Brentford team news

Chelsea
Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku, Ben Chilwell, Romeo Lavia, Armando Broja, Trevoh Chalobah and Carney Chukwuemeka are all sidelined. Reece James and Nicolas Jackson could return.

Brentford
Rico Henry, Kevin Schade, Josh Dasilva, Shandon Baptiste, Mikkel Damsgaard and Keane Lewis-Potter are sidelined due to injury. Aaron Hickey returns from a one-game ban.

Chelsea v Brentford predictions

Brentford's first two Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge finished as wins, but the Bees could be in for a tougher time away to a resurgent Chelsea at lunchtime on Saturday.

Thomas Frank's men won 4-1 away to Chelsea in April last year before prevailing 2-0 at Stamford Bridge 12 months later.

They've taken seven points from a possible nine in their last three league meetings, but the Blues are solid favourites to win the latest Premier League encounter between the sides.

It has been another stuttering start to the season from Chelsea, but they've recorded more points (seven) and scored more goals (eight) in their last three league fixtures than in their previous nine fixtures.

After edging Brighton in the EFL Cup third round last month, Mauricio Pochettino's men recorded league wins over Fulham and Burnley before a 2-2 draw with Arsenal last Saturday.

The Blues were on course to beat the below-par Gunners last weekend, having led 2-0 until the 77th minute.

A lapse in concentration from goalkeeper Robert Sanchez let Arsenal back into that game, but Chelsea are showing definite signs of progress.

And keeping their winning run going with victory over the Bees could be crucial given that Tottenham, Manchester City and Newcastle await Chelsea in the league in November.

When Brentford beat Chelsea most recently in April, they were comfortably nestled in the top half and were pushing for European football.

But Frank's men head into this weekend's meeting with their London rivals stationed in 14th spot in the league with just two wins picked up from nine matches in the Premier League.

One of those wins was an eye-catching 3-0 rout of Burnley last Saturday, but it has otherwise been a challenging start to the campaign with injuries and the continued absence of Ivan Toney blunting the Bees.

But while wins have been hard to come by for Brentford this season, they can still cause Chelsea issues in the final third given that they have failed to score in just one of their nine Premier League fixtures this term.

Chelsea themselves still aren't looking entirely convincing at the back, having conceded three times in their last two league assignments, and even with the expected return of Reece James, they are still missing defensive personnel.

With that in mind, a bet on a home win and both teams to score could be the way to go for punters.

Key stat

Brentford have scored in eight of their nine Premier League fixtures this season.

Probable teams

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Silva, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Sterling, Gallagher, Mudryk; Jackson.
Subs: Disasi, Badiashile, Madueke, Palmer, Gusto, Maatsen, Washington.

Brentford (3-5-2): Flekken; Ajer, Pinnock, Collins; Roerslev, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Hickey; Wissa, Mbeumo.
Subs: Maupay, Jorgensen, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Mee, Yarmolyuk, Ji-Soo.

Inside info

Chelsea

Star man Enzo Fernandez
Top scorer Raheem Sterling
Penalty taker Enzo Fernandez
Card magnet Nicolas Jackson
Assist ace Conor Gallagher
Set-piece aerial threat Thiago Silva

Brentford

Star man Bryan Mbeumo
Top scorer Bryan Mbeumo
Penalty taker Bryan Mbeumo
Card magnet Aaron Hickey
Assist ace Mathias Jensen
Set-piece aerial threat Nathan Collins

Chelsea v Brentford bet-builder predictions

Chelsea to win
Chelsea look back on track after a sloppy start to the season, having won three of their last four games in all competitions, and they can see off Brentford.

Over 2.5 goals
Chelsea's last two fixtures have each featured four goals, while Brentford have drawn just one Premier League blank this term, so this clash could see plenty of net action.

Mykhailo Mudryk to score
Mykhailo Mudryk made a slow start to life at Chelsea but he has scored in two of the Blues' last three games. He can notch against the Bees.

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