On the 26th of April, in this week 33 match, Chelsea will host Brentford at Stamford Bridge in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 11th placed Chelsea is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Real Madrid. Rodrygo struck first for Real Madrid in the 58th minute on a feed from Vinícius Júnior, then Rodrygo added another in the 80th minute on a feed from Federico Valverde In the end, Chelsea was frustrated by Real Madrid’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Madrid ended the match with the shutout victory. Chelsea is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while brentford sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa. Ivan Toney struck first for Brentford in the 65th minute on a feed from Bryan Mbeumo, then in the 87th minute, Emiliano Buendía sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Douglas Luiz earning Aston Villa a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Wednesday Oct 19th, Brentford and Chelsea battled to a 0-0 draw. Brentford had 8 on net, and Chelsea had 14, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Ivan Toney has been the most prolific scorer on Brentford in his last 5 matches with three goals.
Chelsea will be without César Azpilicueta, Kalidou Koulibaly and Carney Chukwuemeka, while Kristoffer Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter and Pontus Jansson are unavailable to play for Thomas Frank’s team.