Brentford vs Chelsea
Brentford vs Chelsea
Chelsea are desperate to return to winning ways in the Premier League tonight as west London rivals Brentford welcome them to the Gtech Community Stadium.
After defeat at Arsenal and a stalemate with Hull City last time out, the Blues will be determined to go into the first international break of the season with three points against the Bees.
However, the venue for tonight's game is a stadium they haven't won at in the Premier League since 2021. Back then, Thomas Tuchel was in charge and Ben Chilwell netted the only goal of the evening in a 1-0 victory.
Alonso refused to give too much away in terms of team news during his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon. The Chelsea manager refused to rule out, or clarify the fitness of, Joao Pedro, Moises Caicedo, Reece James, Marco Palestra and Jordan Henderson.
It appears, though, that Joao Pedro will not be involved tonight due to a knee injury. ESPN Brazil reported on Thursday that the Brazilian is set for three-and-a-half weeks out of action due to the problem.
We will hear the official team news at 6:45pm (UK time) this evening, 75 minutes before the scheduled 8pm kick-off time in west London. You can watch the match on Sky Sports, or stream it on Sky Go. Alternatively, you can follow all of the action right here with football.london.
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