Ahead of our 22nd game of the Premier League season, the Blues are eighth with 31 points, 18 points behind leaders Arsenal and two behind fifth-placed Brentford.

Head-to-head

Chelsea won the corresponding fixture last season 2-1 with goals from Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson. That is our only win in our last eight Premier League games against Brentford (four draws, three defeats).

The home side did not win any of the first six Premier League meetings between Chelsea and Brentford, before the Blues recorded that 2-1 victory at the Bridge in December 2024. That was also our first home league win against Brentford in 78 years.

The Bees have a 75 per cent win-rate at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

In the reverse fixture at Brentford in September, Kevin Schade opened the scoring for Brentford before Cole Palmer and Moises Caicedo put the Blues ahead, only for Fabio Cavalho to equalise in the third minute of stoppage time.

Eleven of Brentford’s 12 Premier League goals against Chelsea have been scored in the second half.

Head-to-head (all competitions)

Played 24
Won 11
Drawn 6
Lost 7

Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge

28 Jan 2017 | FA Cup W 4-0 | Willian, Pedro, Ivanovic, Batshuayi (pen)
2 Apr 2022 | Premier League L 1-4 | Rudiger
26 Apr 2023 | Premier League L 0-2
28 Oct 2023 | Premier League L 0-2
15 Dec 2024 | Premier League W 2-1 | Cucurella, Jackson

Biggest win for each team:

Chelsea 4-0 Brentford 2012/13 FA Cup
Chelsea 4-0 Brentford 2016/17 FA Cup
Chelsea 1-4 Brentford 2021/22 Premier League

Chelsea’s biggest league win against Brentford is 2-0 (away) in 1946/47

Chelsea stats

This is Chelsea’s fourth of six consecutive games in London, with Pafos at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday and Crystal Palace away the following weekend to come.

Chelsea have the 13th-best home record in the Premier League with 15 points from 10 matches.

Since winning 2-0 at Burnley in November, Chelsea have won eight points from a possible 27 in the Premier League (one win, five draws, three defeats).

After losing to Aston Villa and drawing with Bournemouth in our past two Premier League games at Stamford Bridge, we are aiming to avoid three successive home games in the competition without a victory for the first time since November 2023.

Since the start of last season, Chelsea have lost just one London derby in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge (four wins, four draws), a 2-1 defeat to Fulham on Boxing Day 2024.

The Blues have gained seven points from losing positions this season.

Chelsea have struck the woodwork 30 times in the Premier League since the start of last season, second only to Liverpool's 31.

Chelsea have made 66 changes to our Premier League starting XIs this season, more than any other side.

Liam Rosenior’s fixture schedule at Chelsea means that for the first time ever, a manager’s/head coach’s first four games in charge of an English top-flight club are all in a different competition (FA Cup, League Cup, Premier League, Champions League).

Alejandro Garnacho has scored more goals as a substitute than any other Premier League player in all competitions this season (five) and is the first Chelsea player in the Premier League era to score a brace in consecutive sub appearances (two vs Cardiff & two vs Arsenal).

Enzo Fernandez (36) has the most goal involvements across all competitions for Chelsea since the start of last season, one more than Cole Palmer.

Chelsea's 2025/26 Premier League stats

Goals
Fernandez 6 (1 pen), Joao Pedro 6, Neto 5, Caicedo 3, Chalobah 3, Palmer 3 (1 pen), Gusto 2, James 2, Acheampong 1, Delap 1, Estevao 1, Garnacho 1

Assists
James 4, Garnacho 3, Joao Pedro 3, Neto 3, Cucurella 2, Gittens 2, Gusto 2, Caicedo 1, Estevao 1, Fernandez 1, Guiu 1, Sanchez 1

Most minutes played (maximum 1,890)
Chalobah 1,742, Sanchez 1,715, Fernandez 1,703, Neto 1,647, Joao Pedro 1,531, Cucurella 1,529, James 1,362, Caicedo 1,343, Gusto 1,222, Garnacho 765

Milestones

In this match, Chelsea are set to become the only team in Premier League history to complete 60 consecutive matches without including a player aged 30 or older in their starting line-up. The previous record was set by Aston Villa, who achieved this feat over 59 matches between September 2012 and January 2014.

At Fulham in our last Premier League outing, Marc Cucurella made his 100th Premier League appearance for the club and Cole Palmer his 100th career Premier League appearance (81 Chelsea, 19 Man City).

Against Arsenal on Wednesday, Wesley Fofana made his 50th appearance in all competitions for the club.

Brentford stats

This season’s Premier League stats

Most minutes played (max 1,890): Kelleher 1,890, Kayode 1,833, Collins 1,816, Thiago 1,754
Goals: Thiago 16, Schade 6, Ouattara 3, Jensen 2, Lewis-Potter 2
Assists: Janelt 4, Damsgaard 3, Henderson 3, Schade 3
Most duels won: Kayode 124, Schade 121, Thiago 101, Collins 95
Clean sheets: Kelleher 5
Most fouls conceded: Thiago 36, Schade 30, Yarmoliuk 25, Ouattara 17
Yellow cards: Kayode 5, Schade 5, Collins 4, Henderson 4, Thiago 4, Yarmoliuk 4
Red cards: None

Brentford are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games (four wins, two draws), equalling their longest run without defeat in the competition on three previous occasions, most recently in May 2025.

Only Burnley and Wolves (eight) have lost more Premier League away games than Brentford this season. The Bees seven away defeats are one fewer than they lost on the road in the whole of the 2024/25 campaign.

Brentford have won nine points from 10 games away from home with three wins against West Ham, Wolves and Everton. Their seven away defeats have come at Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Fulham, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Arsenal and Tottenham. They have yet to draw.

Brentford have lost 11 of their past 15 away London derbies in the Premier League (three wins, one draw), conceding at least twice in each defeat including each of their last three by a 2-0 scoreline.

The Bees have scored more league goals in the final 15 minutes of matches this season than any other Premier League side (13).

Frank Onyeka has been away representing Nigeria - who lost in Wednesday's semi-final to hosts Morocco - at the Africa Cup of Nations. Dango Ouattara’s Burkina Faso lost in the round of 16 on 6 January so he is available again.

Igor Thiago’s brace against Sunderland last week took him to 16 league goals, a new record for a Brazilian in a single Premier League season. He is the second-highest scorer in the Premier League this term behind Erling Haaland (20).

Keith Andrews’ management record vs Chelsea

Won: 0
Drawn: 1
Lost: 0

Last five results

27.12.25 | Bournemouth (h) PL | W 4-1
01.01.26 | Tottenham Hotspur (h) PL | D 0-0
04.01.26 | Everton (a) PL | W 4-2
07.01.26 | Sunderland (h) PL | W 3-0
10.01.26 | Sheffield Wednesday (a) FAC | W 2-0

Last Premier League line-up

Wednesday 7 January
Brentford 3 Sunderland 0
Team (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Kayode (Hickey 82), Ajer, Collins (c), Henry; Yarmoliuk, Janelt; Lewis-Potter (Damsgaard 61), Jensen (Henderson 76), Schade; Thiago (Nelson 82)
Goals: Thiago 30, 65, Yarmoliuk 73
Yellow cards: Thiago, Janelt

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

Five yellow cards no longer result in a suspension. Players who now accumulate ten yellow cards in Premier League matches up to and including the 32nd fixture will serve a two-match suspension in the competition.

Premier League yellow cards:

Caicedo 5, Fernandez 5, James 4, Chalobah 3, Cucurella 3, Estevao 3, Sanchez 3, Santos 3, Badiashile 2, Delap 2, George 2, Hato 2, Joao Pedro 2, Neto 2, Tosin 2, W Fofana 1, Garnacho 1, Guiu 1, Gusto 1, Palmer 1.

Match officials

Referee: John Brooks
Assistants: Simon Bennett, Neil Davies
Fourth official: Tony Harrington
VAR: Stuart Attwell
Assistant VAR: Craig Taylor

John Brooks is officiating his first Blues match since our 2-0 defeat at Newcastle in May.