Chelsea face their fourth consecutive London rival to start the 2025–26 Premier League season, with Enzo Maresca’s side this time making the short trip to Brentford on Saturday night.
The Blues, having claimed Club World Cup glory in the summer, have started the season unbeaten and are searching for a third-straight win. After being held by Crystal Palace on the opening weekend, Chelsea have thumped West Ham United 5–1 and eased past Fulham 2–0 despite a poor first-half performance.
Their victories have encouragingly come without talisman Cole Palmer, who’s on the comeback trail from a groin injury.
Brentford will hope to be facing a Blues side that are still without the maverick Englishman, with Keith Andrews’ Bees aiming to bounce back from their defeat at Sunderland before the international break. Many projected the west Londoners to struggle, given who they let go of in the summer, but Andrews has notched his first Premier League win since succeeding Thomas Frank.
The Bees edged past the goal-less Aston Villa on Gameweek 2.
Here’s guide to the game.
