{"id":1424234,"date":"2026-01-15T14:49:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1424234"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:52:27","slug":"match-preview-chelsea-vs-brentford-17-01-26-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/match-preview-chelsea-vs-brentford-17-01-26-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea vs Brentford: predictions, stats, tips &#038; odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/chelsea\/\">Chelsea<\/a> take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/brentford-outright-odds-25-26\/\">Brentford<\/a> in a West London derby on Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm. The Blues were beaten in the League Cup by Arsenal on Wednesday, while\u00a0the Bees managed a comfortable victory in the FA Cup over Sheffield Wednesday last weekend. Find our predictions and tips below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-best-bets-amp-predictions\">Best Bets &amp; Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Our Prediction<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Odds &amp; Bookmaker<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Confidence<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Why We&#8217;re Backing It<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Brentford to Win &amp; BTTS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/en\/go\/boylesports?q=gb-all-tmp-wof-s-spo\">13\/2 @ BOYLESports<\/a><br>(13.3%)<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Brentford look a big price here for a side who sit two points above Chelsea in the league table. Keith Andrews&#8217; side have had longer to prepare for this game with Chelsea playing midweek. The Blues have failed to keep a clean sheet in all of their last eight matches across all formats, while Brentford have won four of their last five in the league.&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Igor Thiago Anytime Scorer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/en\/go\/boylesports?q=gb-all-tmp-wof-s-spo\">BOYLESports<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Brentford&#8217;s main man has netted 16 of their 35 league goals (36.4%). It&#8217;s impossible to stay away from the striker in the anytime scorer at the moment. A player in red-hot form who is making a serious claim to make Brazil&#8217;s World Cup squad next summer. Thiago has scored five goals across his last two league outings with a hat-trick against Everton and a brace against Sunderland.&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2>BOYLE Sports offer: Bet \u00a310 Get \u00a340 in free bets<\/h2>\r\n<p>Not signed up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/boylesports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BOYLE Sports<\/a> yet? 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Please gamble responsibly.<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-both-teams-go-into-chelsea-vs-brentford\">How both teams go into Chelsea vs Brentford<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liam Rosenior will take charge of his first Premier League match on Saturday afternoon. The former Strasbourg boss has overseen a 5-1 win against Charlton in the FA Cup and a 3-2 defeat to Arsenal. Heading into the weekend, Chelsea sit eighth in the table, a position the board and fans will be expecting the new manager to improve in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SquawkaBet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-1024x114.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1415389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-1024x114.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-300x33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-768x86.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-1536x171.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-400x45.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-600x67.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-538x60.jpg 538w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-150x17.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-40x4.jpg 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brentford sit in fifth place on 33 points, two points behind fourth-placed Liverpool who currently occupy a spot in the Champions League. Sixth-placed Newcastle United, the first club outside of the Europa League place, are a point back of the Bees. Chelsea are placed eighth on 31 points, two points behind Brentford for a spot in the Europa League. It&#8217;s been a remarkable campaign so far for Keith Andrews who was tipped by many to be the first Premier League manager to leave this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chelsea-team-news\">Chelsea team news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cole Palmer looks likely to return. Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia and Malo Gusto are confirmed absentees. Liam Delap, Reece James and Jamie Gittens are a doubt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brentford-team-news\">Brentford team news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joshua Dasilva and Dango Ouattara are out. Jordan Henderson will be assesed before kick-off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-season-form-amp-standings\">Season Form &amp; Standings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2025\/26 season to date: Both teams have played 21 matches, with Brentford sitting 5th on 33 points (W10 D3 L8, GD +7), Chelsea 8th with 31 points (W8 D7 L6, GD +10). Chelsea&#8217;s recent drop from 5th to 8th underlines their inconsistent form, while Brentford have climbed from 9th to 5th, showing improvement since the campaign&#8217;s halfway point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Team<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Pos<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">P<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">W<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">D<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">L<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GF<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GA<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GD<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Pts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Brentford<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">35<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">+7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chelsea<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">34<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">+10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-head-to-head\">Head-to-Head<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-last-6-meetings\">Last 6 Meetings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last six meetings have been evenly contested, with each side winning twice and two ending in draws \u2013 neither team has managed back-to-back wins in this fixture during that run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"\" data-align=\"center\">Date<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Score<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Competition<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13\/09\/25<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Brentford 2-2 Chelsea<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Premier League<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">06\/04\/25<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Brentford 0-0 Chelsea<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Premier League<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15\/12\/24<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chelsea 2-1 Brentford<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Premier League<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">02\/03\/24<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Brentford 2-2 Chelsea<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Premier League<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28\/10\/23<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chelsea 0-2 Brentford<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Premier League<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">26\/04\/23<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chelsea 0-2 Brentford<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Premier League<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion-who-has-the-edge\">Conclusion: Who Has the Edge?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Brentford&#8217;s recent momentum and Chelsea&#8217;s turbulent results, backing the visitors looks the wise play here. A massive 13\/2 is on offer for the visitors to win and both teams to score. A punt that is well worth a few quid in our opinion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>Odds correct at the time of writing. 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