Premier League, Round 5BrentfordBRE 18/09/2026 20:00 ChelseaCHE Venue Brentford Community StadiumTable of ContentsPreview for Brentford v ChelseaThe Premier League TableTeam News for Brentford v ChelseaExpected line-ups for Brentford v ChelseaRecent Form & Stats for Brentford v ChelseaWhere to Watch Brentford v Chelsea: TV and online streamsPrediction for Brentford v ChelseaPreview for Brentford v ChelseaBrentford and Chelsea will meet for a West London derby at the Gtech Community Stadium on Friday evening. Chelsea have collected seven points from their opening four Premier League matches and currently sit sixth, while Brentford are seventh with six points.Brentford are unbeaten in six matches across all competitions this season, recording three wins and three draws.Brentford have struggled to beat Chelsea at home in the Premier League, failing to win any of their five previous meetings at the Gtech Community Stadium. However, the last four encounters have all ended in draws.Chelsea, meanwhile, have endured an eventful start under Xabi Alonso. The Blues have won two, drawn one and lost one of their opening four league matches, scoring 10 goals but conceding nine.That defensive record is the poorest among the current top nine, while only Manchester City have scored more goals than Chelsea in the Premier League this term.The Blues defeated Brentford 2-0 in the corresponding fixture last season, although the reverse meeting ended in a 2-2 draw.The Premier League Table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 4 1 Arsenal440081712 W W W W 2 Manchester City440082612 W W W W 3 Leeds42207348 W D D W 4 Hull City42205238 D D W W 5 Brighton421113587 W D L W 6 Chelsea421110917 D L W W 7 Brentford41307436 D D D W 8 Liverpool41306426 D W D D 9 Everton41305326 D D D W 10 Ipswich4202710-36 W L L W 11 Nottingham Forest41214405 W D D L 12 Newcastle412178-15 L D W D 13 Manchester United41127704 L D W L 14 Sunderland411235-24 L D W L 15 Bournemouth403167-13 D D D L 16 Crystal Palace4103611-53 L W L L 17 Tottenham402205-52 D D L L 18 Fulham401347-31 D L L L 19 Aston Villa401317-61 L D L L 20 Coventry4004010-100 L L L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Team News for Brentford v ChelseaBrentford will be without Joshua Dasilva, Antoni Milambo, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg and Kafe Furo.Mathias Jensen is also a doubt due to a fitness issue.Chelsea could welcome back Joao Pedro and Reece James after the pair missed training on Tuesday. There has been no indication that either player is carrying an injury.Moises Caicedo, Marco Palestra, Emmanuel Emegha and Jordan Henderson are also in contention to return.Expected line-ups for Brentford v ChelseaBrentford: Kelleher; Kayode, Schuster, Ajer, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Sangare; Schade, Yarmolyuk, Anthony; Thiago.Chelsea: Martinez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill; Neto, Lavia, James, Chavarria; Palmer, Joao Pedro, Rogers. Official lineups are not available yet. They are usually announced 2040 minutes before kickoff, depending on the competition.Recent Form & Stats for Brentford v ChelseaBrentford are unbeaten in six matches across all competitions this season.Brentford have drawn 10 of their last 14 Premier League matches.Brentford have failed to win any of their five home Premier League meetings with Chelsea.The last four Premier League meetings between Brentford and Chelsea at the Gtech Community Stadium have ended in draws.Chelsea have scored 10 goals in their opening four league matches.Chelsea have conceded nine goals, the highest total among the current top nine.Chelsea have won only one of their last six Premier League away matches. Recent Results : Brentford League Cup Reading REA W 1 2 2026-09-15 Brentford BRE Premier League Bournemouth BOU D 2 2 2026-09-12 Brentford BRE Premier League Brentford BRE D 1 1 2026-09-05 Sunderland SUN Premier League Leeds LEE D 1 1 2026-08-30 Brentford BRE League Cup Birmingham BIR W 1 6 2026-08-25 Brentford BRE Recent Results : Chelsea Premier League Chelsea CHE D 2 2 2026-09-12 Hull City HUL League Cup Chelsea CHE W 6 3 2026-09-09 Leeds LEE Premier League Arsenal ARS L 2 1 2026-09-06 Chelsea CHE Premier League Chelsea CHE W 4 3 2026-08-30 Brighton BRI League Cup Chelsea CHE W 2 0 2026-08-27 Luton LUT Where to Watch Brentford v Chelsea: TV and online streamsBrentford vs Chelsea will be available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football. UK viewers can also access the match through NOWTV and Sky Go. The match is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 BST on Friday evening at the Gtech Community Stadium.Prediction for Brentford v ChelseaChelsea possess considerable attacking quality, but Brentfords recent record in this fixture could make this a difficult evening for the visitors. Match PredictionBrentford 2 2 Chelsea Topics Brentford F.C. Chelsea F.C. 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