Chelsea look to enter the international break with all three points from tonight’s visit to Brentford, who have yet to lose a game this season with one win and three draws in the first four weeks. Our last three visits to this stadium have also ended in draws, so I suppose that might be a good bet for tonight’s outcome as well. Let’s hope we do better!
Jordan Henderson gets to make his first Chelsea appearance against his former team, with Danny Welbeck, Valentín Barco and Pep Chavarría also getting their first Premier League starts.
Brentford starting XI:
Kelleher | Kayode, Ajer, Schuster, Lewis-Potter, Janelt (c), Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Anthony, Schade, Thiago
Substitutes from: Balcombe, Hickey, Henry, Ouattara, Wilson, Carvalho, Sangaré, Diouf, Fredrick
Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-2-1)
Martínez | Colwill (c), Lacroix, Fofana | Chavarría, Barco, Henderson, Neto | Rogers, Palmer | Welbeck
Substitutes from: Penders, Acheampong, Gusto, Hato, Nicoll-Jazuli, Gittens, Estêvão, Quenda
Date / Time: Friday, September 18, 2026, 20.00 BST; 3pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day)
Venue: Brentford Community Stadium, TW8
Referee: Andy Madley (on pitch); Jarred Gillett (VAR)
On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); USA (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); NBC Sports Live (USA); JioHotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!
