Chelsea will look to construct on their robust begin to the season once they journey throughout London to face Brentford on the Gtech Group Stadium in Premier League matchweek 4 on Saturday, Softfootball experiences.
Enzo Maresca’s facet are unbeaten this season after two wins and one draw, most lately beating Fulham 2-0 at Stamford Bridge due to objectives from Joao Pedro and Enzo Fernandez.
The Blues might hand a debut to new signing Alejandro Garnacho, who has moved to Stamford Bridge from Manchester United for £40million. Chelsea already know they are going to be with out a host of gamers, together with Levi Colwill, who will miss a lot of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Chelsea’s principal fear is their talisman Cole Palmer. The attacking midfielder was withdrawn from the beginning XI earlier than their 5-1 win over West Ham, and he remained sidelined for the victory in opposition to Fulham.
He was not concerned for England over the worldwide break, and Maresca has confirmed Palmer faces a late health check after participating in a coaching session on Thursday.
There are additionally “query marks” over the supply of Moises Caicedo, Joao Pedro, Andrey Santos and Estevao, Maresca mentioned on Friday as seen on Chelsea official membership web site, due to their participation in South American World Cup qualifiers in excessive altitude and which resulted in late return to London than for European internationals.
Elsewhere on the harm listing, Dario Essugo has needed to bear surgical procedure that can see him miss the remainder of 2025, however Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile are a lot nearer to returning, and so they might be again throughout the subsequent week.
Chelsea doable beginning lineup:
Robert Sánchez, Malo Gusto, Tosin Adarabioyo, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Estêvão, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, João Pedro
Brentford in the meantime, have had a combined begin to the marketing campaign, profitable two of their 4 video games in all competitions.
They’ve crushed Aston Villa and Bournemouth, however misplaced to Nottingham Forest and Sunderland within the opening fixtures of Keith Andrews’ reign. They are going to be with out Yoane Wissa, who accomplished a transfer to Newcastle United earlier than the switch deadline.
As for Brentford, Vitaly Janelt and Paris Maghoma stay out within the engine room, though Yunus Emre Konak and Gustavo Nunes might be in line for returns.
Brentford doable beginning lineup:
Brentford: Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Sepp van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Keane Lewis-Potter, Jordan Henderson, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Mikkel Damsgaard, Dango Ouattara, Igor Thiago, Kevin Schade
