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Brentford at Chelsea, preview

The Bees head to Stamford Bridge to face their West London rivals. The Bees are flying high, currently sitting fifth in the Premier League.

The match-up

This is a game that Bees fans get excited for. Chelsea have been the dominant team in West London for a long time, so it always makes it a bit sweeter when you can take down a bigger rival. The Bees have won 3 of their 4 Premier League trips to the Bridge. New Blues coach Liam Rosenior takes charge of his first Premier League match.

Recent form

Chelsea has hit a bit of a rough patch recently, with their last win in the league coming in mid-December against Everton. They did win their FA Cup match against Charlton Athletic last weekend, but the rest of their recent results have been flat. Meanwhile, the Bees haven't lost since mid-December, winning five of their last six across all competitions.

Opta Power Rankings (as of 16th January 2026)

Pre-game correlation

Only three of the Brentford players expected to be in Saturday's lineup have scored against Chelsea – Vitaly Janelt, Ethan Pinnock and Kevin Schade. Fabio Carvalho also scored, but is out for the remainder of the season.

Prediction #1

After his excellent outing against Sheffield Wednesday, Romelle Donovan will make his Premier League debut against Chelsea. The question is, will he start and be replaced by Dango Ouattara, or will he come off the bench?

Prediction #2

Neither Janelt nor Pinnock have scored this season. One of them will break their goal drought against Chelsea.

Prediction #3

Chelsea have not yet conceded a penalty this season. No team has been awarded more than Brentford's seven penalties. Chelsea's luck will run out against the Bees and Chelsea will concede their first penalty of the season.

Prediction #4

No player from either team has played in more Brentford-Chelsea Premier League games than Mathias Jensen's total of 9. Jensen will add to his total and play his 10th game against Chelsea.