Chelsea visit Brentford for a midweek Premier League tilt, looking to move further up the English top flight table and continue challenging for a Champions ...
There should be chances on both ends of the field. Aston Villa were able to find spaces in behind the Chelsea wing-backs, which Brentford's Thomas Frank will surely have noticed. 1 goalkeeper over Edouard Mendy, and the Spaniard had a fantastic game against Aston Villa over the weekend. Striker Ivan Toney got back on the scoresheet with his brace against Brighton last time out. Chelsea can close the gap on the top three with a victory, sitting four back of third-placed Tottenham. Backup goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha has been missing the past few weeks with an ankle injury, meaning 19-year-old Matthew Cox is Brentford's bench option between the sticks. Injuries to key players are weighing on Chelsea. At goalkeeper, new manager Graham Potter has established Kepa Arrizabalaga as his No. — Wed, Oct. Toney sits third in the 14:30 ET
Chelsea will be looking to continue their impressive run since Graham Potter took over with a derby win at Brentford. The Blues have won their last five ...
Then they will return to league action away to Potter's former side Brighton on 29th October. They also have in-form striker Ivan Toney in their squad who could prove difficult to handle for the Blues' defence. They will be looking to extend their winning run and close the gap with 2nd placed Manchester City and table-toppers Arsenal.
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Raya is there to beat Pulisic and flop on the ground with relief after collecting that ball. Winger Bryan Mbeumo should have put Brentford ahead early in the second half but his point-blank shot went straight to the in-form Chelsea keeper. Now, we didn’t win but we have to keep going. 90+3 mins: Sterling cuts in from the left to clip a high cross into the box... David Raya saved a skidding shot from Cesar Azpilicueta in the first half and batted away an on-target effort from Kai Havertz in the 69th minute. Brentford striker Ivan Toney, bidding for inclusion in Gareth Southgate's World Cup squad, kept the Chelsea defence busy and had a good opportunity in the ninth minute, forcing Kepa Arrizabalaga into a leaping save to tip the ball over.
Koulibaly tumbles a Brentford player on the right wing, shutting down the home side's advance. Broja picks up Pinnock's header in the Brentford half, shimmying ...
Chelsea came away with all three points in a slender 1-0 victory in TW8, but largely due to the heroics of Edouard Mendy. Jorginho goes down going for the ball, so there's a Chelsea free kick on the edge of their box. Chalobah clears shakily, and Brentford sends an opportunity, firing into the Chelsea half. He tips it over the bar for a Brentford corner. Chelsea bother the box, but can't find their way in. Chelsea snatch back possession quickly, keen to maintain the rhythm they established going into the half-time break. Koulibaly makes a heart-stopping block, sending the ball out for a Brentford corner. Mbeumo streaking through has a run at goal, which the Chelsea captain forces off for a corner. After Chukwuemena has a shot on goal, Brentford get underway, and there's a chance which looks to bore its way through the side netting. As the ball spills out, Brentford try again, and after a period of wild defending, Chelsea has the break, Aubameyang leading the charge. Chelsea are forced back by Brentford, and play comes to a halt when Baptiste takes the ball to the chest, likely winding himself. Chelsea corner – which flies in and appears to hit Pinnock's arm!
With the various injury and fitness concerns, Potter has opted to rotate slightly while switching to what looks like a back-four. Armando Broja gets his first ...
(NGA); [elsewhere](https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/4354977/brentford-vs-chelsea/) The Bees can be a docile midtable outfit, unless you make them angry and have them sting you repeatedly.
Chelsea will be tangling with Ivan Toney and a tricky Bees side that beat Brighton and Hove Albion in the same building at the weekend.
Armel Bella-Kotchap injured his shoulder against West Ham and had to come off, so Duje Caleta-Car comes in at center back in Saints’ only change. David Brooks and Lloyd Kelly are still working their way back from injury, while Ben Pearson is on the bench. Bournemouth head to West Ham on Monday, Oct. 24, while Saints host Arsenal on Sunday, Oct. Bournemouth went with a back three which was unexpected and some of their defenders seemed to be leaving it to one another and were confused positionally. Saints started with their trademark 4-2-2-2 system and they looked much more comfortable, especially defensively, with Maitland-Niles and Ward-Prowse sat in front of the back four. Newcastle had been buzzing along in attack until last week, when the scoreless draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford showed the strength of its defense. This will be controversial in some circles (Liverpool circles, really), but Kieran Trippier is playing better than any healthy English fullback in the Premier League right now. That Guimares bought into the project at all is impressive, but Newcastle will find it difficult to resist overtures for the Brazilian international if they can’t fast-forward their European ambitions. Almiron’s form, found: Atlanta United’s most-famous export has five goals this season including four in his last four, and he’s made the extended absence of Allan Saint-Maximin an afterthought. Pulisic was bright, daring, and did not lack for confidence in almost certainly raising Potter’s eyebrows moving forward. The USMNT winger did enough to get an assist but fellow sub Carney Chukwuemeka and his mates couldn’t supply the dagger.
Graham Potter makes five changes from the Aston Villa win including handing one player his first Chelsea start.
Brentford welcome west London rivals Chelsea to the Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League this evening. The Blues have hit form under new man.
- Ivan Toney has scored six goals in his last five Premier League games, accounting for 75% of Brentford’s total in these matches (6/8). Their only defeat in this run was at West Ham in December last season (2-3). They last had a longer winning run while keeping a clean sheet each time in January/February 2007 (6). Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. We have humility and we know sometimes the opponent can get the better of us, that is normal in football. That is an important part of the game because we’ve got the quality in the group.” Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. You can also listen via the [talkSPORT app,](https://talksport.com/listen/) on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. He said: “I think it’s a collective desire to do the ugly stuff in the game. - Only on Fridays (37.5%) do Chelsea have a lower win rate on a specific day of the week in the Premier League than they do on Wednesdays (47% – 64 wins from 137 games). - Brentford have failed to score in four of their six home London derbies in the Premier League (W2 D2 L2), winning the only two games in which they found the net (2-0 against both Arsenal and West Ham last season). - Chelsea have won all three of their Premier League games under Graham Potter; there have been seven occasions of a manager winning each of their first four in charge of a club, with four of those being at Chelsea (Mourinho, Hiddink, Ancelotti, Sarri).
After our first west London derby of the season ended goalless on Wednesday night, Graham Potter was accepting of the result.
‘We did it two or three times, we wanted to do it a little bit more than we did but I thought he did okay for his first start. ‘So not easy but the positives are a clean sheet and a point. ‘Brentford make it very difficult for you to control.
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was the MVP, but USMNT star Christian Pulisic offered a spark off the bench as manager Graham Potter rotated.
[Premier League table](https://www.espn.com/soccer/table/_/league/eng.1) They are one of the biggest clubs in the world and we completely fairly can say if there was a winner, it should have been us." Until this visit to [Brentford](/soccer/team?id=337), he had made just 10 substitute appearances totalling 178 minutes. ET. It's not easy with the schedule but we put the effort in and I'm proud of them -- it's a hard-earned point." [Upcoming fixtures](/soccer/fixtures?league=eng.1) Chelsea](/soccer/matchstats?gameId=637932) They had chances and we had chances and in the last 15 minutes we were playing in their box and we had clear opportunities and should score something. Nothing came of it, however, and as Brentford continued to make the running, the 21-year-old was substituted just after the hour mark as Potter sought to reshuffle his attack. [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) The United States international has started just two games this season and is desperate for more opportunities.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney, bidding for inclusion in Gareth Southgate's England World Cup squad, kept the Chelsea defence busy and had his best opportunity in ...
"It's good to get two clean sheets in a row," said Raya, as the draw followed Friday's 2-0 win over Brighton. [Christian Pulisic](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/225607/Christian-Pulisic) and [Carney Chukwuemeka](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/294317/Carney-Chukwuemeka) did at least keep Raya on his toes in a late relative flurry, it never really felt as if a goal was coming. [Raheem Sterling](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/156366/Raheem-Sterling), though not [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/122260/Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang). [Bryan Mbeumo](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/271170/Bryan-Mbeumo) mistimed a header, the ball looping tamely to Kepa, in what would turn out to be the best chance of the match. [Armando Broja](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/291535/Armando-Broja) had displayed the commitment Toney has been showing this year he would probably have got his head to [Cesar Azpilicueta](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/97770/César-Azpilicueta)'s tempting cross, while the full back forced [David Raya](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/196176/David-Raya) to stretch and keep out his skidding low shot in the best of a thin attacking show by the visitors in the first half [Ivan Toney](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/180639/Ivan-Toney), bidding for inclusion in Gareth Southgate's England World Cup squad, kept the Chelsea defence busy and had his best opportunity in the ninth minute, forcing [Kepa Arrizabalaga](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/169532/Kepa-Arrizabalaga) into a leaping save to tip the ball over.
Graham Potter's unbeaten start at Chelsea continues although this west London derby proved to be one of the most difficult games so far under his ...
Extended highlights and the full match [can be watched from midnight on Friday](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/topic?id=5Vn8eavIjzg9pk9HgczaPw&page=1) Kepa was forced to tip over a header from Ivan Toney – an inform goalkeeper denying an in-form centre-forward - and although that was the most clear-cut chance of the half, it was not the only pressure on our goal. To have snatched it that way at the death would have been harsh on our opponents. However our young striker did not take an early opportunity to shoot and when he eventually flashed the ball across goal, Havertz could not react in time. The home side responded immediately but did not play their hand well when Frank Onyeka escaped behind Koulibaly. ‘We did it two or three times, we wanted to do it a little bit more than we did but I thought he did okay for his first start. ‘So not easy but the positives are a clean sheet and a point. Also coming into the starting line-up were half-time subs at the weekendThough the Blues came on stronger towards the end of the match than at any point earlier, Brentford had matched us for shots on target and provided an aerial threat to our goal, something the Chelsea head coach acknowledged after the final whistle. Again the Blues were grateful for Kepa’s current form when the Spaniard kept out two Bees’ headers, with threats at the other end few and far between. Brentford press high and they leave space behind so we could use him. Overall we are happy with him. ‘Brentford make it very difficult for you to control.