Local pride is on the line when Brentford welcome west London neighbours Chelsea to the Gtech Community Stadium.
Chelsea moved into fourth place in the race for UEFA Champions League football when they defeated Tottenham in midweek. After a tough winter run that put paid to fleeting title aspirations, Enzo Maresca’s side have won five out of six matches across all competitions.
Bretford have slipped out of European contention with a slump of one win in their past four Premier League matches.
Thomas Frank’s side are also winless in their past eight home matches, including an FA Cup defeat to Plymouth Argyle, in a slump that stretches back to December 7.
The Sporting News has all the latest team news for this derby encounter.
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Brentford vs. Chelsea lineups, predicted starting 11, team news
Rico Henry‘s injury nightmare of a season has yielded just three minutes of competitive action but Thomas Frank expected the full-back to be part of his matchday squad this weekend.
Aaron Hickey and Gustavo Nunes joined Henry is playing for Brentford B against Fleetwood Town U21s in midweek and could be involved. Influential midfielder Mathias Jensen is back in training after a bout of illness
Josh Dasilva and Igor Thiago remain out alongside Fabio Carvalho, who will miss the rest of the season after undergoing a shoulder operation.
Brentford predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Flekken (GK) — Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter — Norgaard, Janelt, Damsgaard — Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade
Injured: Carvalho (shoulder), Dasilva (knee), Igor Thiago (knee)
Suspended: None
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Reece James is likely to return to the Chelsea starting XI after featuring from the bench as a precaution against Tottenham. “Reece is one of our best players, but he was on the bench because we try to take care of him,” Maresca said.
“We know that in this moment he can’t play every three days, hopefully soon he can.”
Maresca explained that Chelsea are taking a similarly cautious approach with the fitness of Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana, who each remain out.
Chelsea predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Sanchez (GK) — James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella — Caicedo, Fernandez — Madueke, Palmer, Sancho — Jackson
Injured: Fofana (muscular), Lavia (muscular), Kellyman (hamstring)
Suspended: Mudryk
Brentford vs. Chelsea live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | USA Network, Telemundo | Fubo, NBC Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo |
| Canada | — | Fubo |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | Disney+ Hotstar, JioCinema |
