Chelsea make the short trip to Brentford in Premier League action on March 2.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side bounced back from their defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final to snatch a late FA Cup fifth round win over Leeds United at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues remain on the edge of the race for European qualification, via the Premier League, with Brentford facing an incoming relegation battle in the season run in.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it worldwide, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
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Chelsea vs Brentford kick off time
This Premier League clash takes place at the Gtech Community Stadium in London, UK and kicks off on Saturday, March 2 at 3:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Sat, Mar. 2 | 10:00 a.m. ET |
| Canada | Sat, Mar. 2 | 10:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Sat, Mar. 2 | 3:00 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Sun, Mar. 3 | 2:00 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Sat, Mar. 2 | 8:30 p.m. IST |
Chelsea vs Brentford 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 | — | Peacock |
| Canada | — |
Fubo Canada |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | JioTV, Hotstar |
USA: This game is available on the Peacock Network.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live-streaming exclusively via Fubo.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on-demand on Optus Sport.
UK: This game is not available via live broadcast due to the Saturday 3 p.m. embargo.
Chelsea vs Brentford lineups, team news
Pochettino’s injury list remains unchanged ahead of this game with full-back Marc Cucurella back in training, but not yet ready for a return.
Robert Sanchez could make his first Premier League appearance of 2024 with Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher and Ben Chilwell set to start, after coming off the bench against Leeds.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1, right to left): Sanchez (GK) — Gusto, Disasi, Colwill, Chilwell — Caicedo, Fernandez — Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling — Jackson.
Chelsea subs (9): TBC
Brentford boss Thomas Frank is without two of his first choice defenders with Ben Mee and Ethan Pinnock both ruled out through injury. Nathan Collins, Mads Roerslev and Yoane Wissa are all in line to start.
Brentford (3-5-2 right to left): Flekken (GK) — Collins, Ajer, Jorgensen — Roerslev, Onyeka, Norgaard, Janelt, Reguilon — Toney, Wissa.
Brentford subs (9): TBC
Chelsea vs Brentford prediction
Chelsea continue to frustrate their fans with inconsistency and they have won just once in four league outings ahead of facing Brentford.
The Bees have lost three successive Premier League matches, with just one win in five, but they have won three and drawn once in their last four league meetings with the Blues.
Prediction: Chelsea 1-1 Brentford
