In this week 31 match on Apr 2nd, Chelsea and Brentford will play a match in London in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Chelsea is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Middlesbrough. Romelu Lukaku struck first for Chelsea in the 15th minute on a feed from Mason Mount, then Hakim Ziyech added another in the 31st minute on a feed from Mason Mount In the end, Middlesbrough was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory. Chelsea looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while brentford is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Leicester City. Timothy Castagne struck first for Leicester City in the 20th minute, then James Maddison added another in the 33rd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
Chelsea and Brentford last played eachother at the Brentford Community Stadium on the 16th of October. Chelsea was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ben Chilwell scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 45th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brentford couldn’t manage to score, and Chelsea took the shutout win.
Ivan Toney has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Brentford. Kai Havertz has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Chelsea
Thomas Tuchel’s squad will be without Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and César Azpilicueta, while Brentford will be without Tarique Fosu-Henry.