**Cole Palmer is on the bench for Chelsea for tonight’s west London derby, while the fit-again Wesley Fofana makes his first Premier League start since March.**
Palmer has been struggling with a groin injury but is fit enough to return to the Blues squad.
Meanwhile, Jorrel Hato starts instead of Marc Cucurella, Facundo Buonanotte makes his debut, Jamie Gittens replaces the injured Liam Delap and new signing Alejandro Garnacho is on the bench.
Brentford, meanwhile, are without Mikkel Damsgaard, but Vitaly Janelt is back in contention and among the substitutes. New loan signing Reiss Nelson is also on the Bees bench.
**Brentford:** Kelleher, Kayode, Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter, Henderson, Yamoliuk, Jensen, Schade, Thiago.
**Subs:** Valdimarsson, Hickey, Henry, Nelson, Carvalho, Onyeka, Ouattara, Ajer, Janelt.
**Chelsea:** Sanchez, Fofana, Chalobah, Tosin, Hato, Caicedo, Fernandez, Neto, Buonanotte, Gittens, Joao Perdro.
**Subs:** Jorgensen, Acheampong, James, Gusto, Cucurella, Santos, Palmer, Garnacho, George.
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