Comments and predictions for Chelsea vs Brentford: The upper bet wins easily

The Premier League's top two scorers will go head-to-head at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening, as Chelsea host Brentford in a West London derby.

Both teams added four goals to their tally after impressive wins last weekend, and Brentford will be looking to maintain their impressive record in this league clash.

Latest Chelsea vs Brentford team information

After taking a reserve squad to Almaty on Thursday, Maresca will return to a similar line-up to the one that faced Spurs last week, with players who took part in the Kazakhstan trip not expected to feature.

Pedro Neto was in the squad on Thursday as he is suspended for this weekend's game following his yellow card against Spurs, meaning Noni Madueke will replace him on the wing.

The only other change could be at right-back, where Malo Gusto could start after being introduced as a second-half substitute in north London, and could replace Romeo Lavia.

Mykhaylo Mudryk is expected to be available after recovering from illness, but Reece James and Wesley Fofana remain absent with hamstring injuries.

There is little chance Brentford manager Frank will field a similarly strong attacking line-up as last time out, with Bryan Mbeumo and Keane Lewis-Potter deployed as full-backs, and Yoane Wissa, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho up front.

The latter two could be replaced by defensive options such as Mads Roerslev, while Mikkel Damsgaard will also return after being rested against Newcastle following five consecutive starts.

Vitaly Janelt missed the previous game with a minor problem and is expected to be fit, but Mathias Jensen will continue to miss out with a hamstring injury.

Latest Chelsea vs Brentford expected lineup

Chelsea:

Sanchez; Gusto, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Brentford:

Flekken; Roerslev, Collins, Pinnock, Van den Berg; Norgaard, Janelt; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Lewis-Potter; Wissa

Latest Chelsea vs Brentford football commentary

Many are predicting a high-scoring game, with both teams currently top of the table in terms of goals scored, but this could be a bit off.

Chelsea have scored just 12 goals in 35 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge this season, while Brentford have scored just five away from home, second only to Southampton in the league's fewest away goals.

Enzo Maresca's side started the week in second place but their home form has been rather average, with just three wins from seven. However, their most recent game at Stamford Bridge ended in a 3-0 win over Aston Villa, adding to a run of four consecutive Premier League wins, the longest such run by any side this season.

Three of those four wins saw Chelsea score three or more goals, thanks to the excellent form of Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson. They have the chance to win four in a row and do so for the first time since the 1954-55 title-winning season.

However, last week's 4-3 win over Tottenham Hotspur highlighted Chelsea's defensive weaknesses, and a team that concedes as many goals as Chelsea rarely competes for the title in May.

However, the win moved Chelsea up to second place, after Arsenal dropped points against Fulham, and Maresca's side closed the gap on leaders Liverpool to four points, after Arne Slot's game with Everton was postponed.

Chelsea's youthful squad travelled to Kazakhstan to face Astana on Thursday, where they won 3-1 and booked their place in the last 16 of the Conference League, which gives Maresca more room to rotate his squad for next week's game against Shamrock Rovers.

This means manager Maresca will have a fresh squad, although he may be a little tired after the 16-hour round trip to Almaty, as they look to end their strange run of form against Brentford.

Chelsea won at Gtech in Brentford's first Premier League season in 2021-22, but they have since failed to win in their five subsequent encounters, losing all three at Stamford Bridge.

Brentford, with a 4-1 win in their first Premier League appearance and two successive 2-0 wins since then, have the chance to become the first team since Leeds United in the 1970s to win four consecutive games at Stamford Bridge.

The Bees are currently in their best form in Premier League history, with 23 points from 15 games. However, only one of those has come away from home - against struggling Everton - with Southampton the only team yet to win away from home.

Despite beating Newcastle United 4-2 in an exciting home game last weekend, Brentford's most recent away trip saw them comfortably lose 2-0 to Aston Villa.

Despite only three away wins in the past 13 months, manager Thomas Frank insists there are no concerns about the team's away results, but if they cannot maintain good form at home, this could become a major problem.

Chelsea vs Brentford score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Chelsea vs Brentford match:

• Sportsmole: Chelsea 3-1 Brentford

• WhoScore: Chelsea 2-0 Brentford
• Our prediction: Chelsea 3-1 Brentford

When and where to watch Chelsea vs Brentford live?

To watch the Chelsea vs Brentford match live in the Premier League at 2:00 a.m. on December 16, viewers can watch it on K+ Sport, K+PM or online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.

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