Match Day LIVE .
Match Week 13.
English Premsiehip League .
Brentford vs Chelsea . ( A derby Match in West London .
Time -8 pm UK
Date – September 113 , 2025 .
A derby match indeed , Chelsea makes a short trip to West London for their fourth derby match this season against Brentford FC at the Gtech stadium in West London this Saturday
Seating comfortably at the second position in the league table and likely to be at the summit tonight if they over come the Bees , despite Gunners pummelling of Nothingham Forest , 3-0 at the Emirates few hours ago , goal difference will definitely come to play if the Blues beat Brentford .
Chelsea have not played outside London since the beginning of this campaign and the familiar surrounding is an added advantage to their winning ways
Difficult to believe having played a fourth derby match in this campaign ,,despite their controversial win against Fulham in one of the games .
Having won against Fulham with some controversial decisions , with reference to Fulhams cancelled first half early lead as well as the penalty awarded to them that sealed victory should not be over looked when they face the Bees at Gtech stadium , Saturday
Nevertheless , what natters is the three points added to their kitty as well as their unbeaten run , winning nine and drawing three out 12 matches in this campaign .
Chelsea so far have had the best outing in this campaign and in about seven seasons now they have won two out of their three league games having a nine clean sheet in 15 games , even when their rear guard seemed to be loaded with amateurish flat footed back line.
The Blues hopes to continue to improve as well as maintain the status quo ante ahead of their three away matches in all competitions including a visit to Bayern Munich , Manchester United in their near make shift defence line that have kept their hopes alive in recent outings .
On head to head count , Chelsea seems to have a slight advantage over the Bees with emphatic wins away from home against their follow Londoners with only one victory for Brentford out of eight .While all of Brentford wins against Chelsea have come away from Gtech stadium in West London .with three out of four wins or draw at home soil.
With three losses this season , Manager , Keith Andrews will like a draw in this game after a difficult start in this campaign with two losses out of three games ,with bitter defeats to Sunderland after leading and then disaster struck with a 96th minute , Wilson Isidor of Sunderland winner and had no chance to put things right in a fortnight in subsequent games .
Their previous campaign of 2024/2025 saw them lose only two matches out of their last 10 games and with the loss of key players , their former Manager , Thomas Frank as well as Captain and goalkeeper, Joan Wissa who joined Newcastle on the last day of the transfer is enough night mare for them this season .
So a win against Chelsea at Gtech stadium is almost a Christmas gift ahead of the yelutide , at this early stage of the 2025/2206 campaign.
This seasons campaign started on a solid footing with wins against Aston Villa and three other home wins to cement their near authority in home games at least for now , but their next five opponents who are eagle eyed , either home or away including today’s encounter against Chelsea , Manchester City , Newcastle , Manchester United and Liverpool may be a hard nut to crack for them at this beginning .
The Bees added to their almost depilated squad , Reiss Nelson from Arsenal after losing Joan Wissa to Newcastle on final transfer deadline , the supporters will like him to live up to his pre signing billing after fully recovering for match fitness , having been left on the dugout most of the time in his days in Gunners .
Attacking point man Igor Thiago is the man to watch for, for the Bees after three games so far
While Bosnian inter national Vitaly Janelt who missed Bosinian games with a foot injury have recovered will play a major role in today’s hostilities , together with Gustavo Nunes and Yunus Konak .
The Blues squad is almost complete but with the absence of main striker , Cole Palmer who’s was confined to the dugout did to illness in their last two match and international duties for England but is back to training and still doubtful for selection by Enzo Maresca in today’s games .
Doubtful too , for today’s short trip to Gtech stadium is Remeo Lavia and Benoit Badishielle who all thought will be available after the international break , but their appearance may not go beyond the dugout tonight .
Liam Delap will also be conspicuously absent after being stretched off against Fulham with a hamstring injury , , while likely debutant and summer signing from Man United , Alejandro Garnacho will make his first ever appearance on a Blue s shirt tonight .
Predictions .
Both teams are not so much in good shape , in this campaign ,despite their winnings so far .
Brentford has taken fewer shots on goal (24), than any other team in the EPL, they will definitely struggle to get past a near perfect back line of the Blues with few flat footed defenders who have managed to keep their hopes alive , though their wins at home were not too convincing as they were just lucky to have escaped defeat at Stamford Bridge, except at away at Westham with an emphatic victory, 1-5.
Brentford 1- 2 Chelsea Or 2-3 .
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