Brentford and Chelsea have the chance to move third in the Premier League table when they clash at the Gtech Community Stadium on Friday night.

The Bees are still unbeaten but have not won in the league since the opening day when they thrashed lowly Tottenham 3-0 at home. They have enjoyed success in the EFL Cup, reaching the fourth round by winning 2-1 at Reading on Tuesday.

Chelsea have not tasted victory in the top flight since beating Brighton 4-3 at home on August 30. Since then, they have lost at Arsenal and drawn at home to Hull City.

Here, 101 Great Goals brings you all the team news ahead of the 8pm kickoff.

BRENTFORD TEAM NEWS

Brentford will be without Joshua Dasilva, Antoni Milambo, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg, Mathias Jensen and Kafe Furo.

Brentford: Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Schuster, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Anthony, Schade; Thiago

Brentford Substitutes: Balcombe, Hickey, Henry, Ouattara, Wilson, Carvalho, Sangare, Diouf, Fredrick

CHELSEA TEAM NEWS

Chelsea are without Joao Pedro and Reece James due to injury. Maxence Lacroix, Valentin Barco and Danny Welbeck are drafted in while Jordan Henderson makes his first Chelsea start against his previous club.

Malo Gusto and Romeo Lavia drop to the bench.

Chelsea: Martinez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill; Neto, Chavarria, Henderson, Barco; Palmer, Rogers, Welbeck

Chelsea Substitutes: Penders, Acheampong, Gusto, Hato, Lavia, Nicoll-Jazuli, Gittens, Estevao, Quenda

Brentford vs Chelsea: Stats, Premier League form

• These sides are the only teams to have opened the scoring in each of their four Premier League games so far this season. Overall this season, the side that has scored first has gone on to win 58.3% of games (21/36), which is the lowest proportion in a Premier League season
• Only Leeds United (2.47) have a higher set-piece expected goals total (excluding penalties) than Brentford in the Premier League this season (2.34), while Chelsea have the seventh-highest total against (1.57)
• Only three players have applied more high-intensity pressures in their own half in the Premier League so far this season than Brentford’s Mamadou Sangare (127), who is joint-fourth for fouls conceded (8) and joint-fifth for tackles made (13).
• Brentford are winless in their five Premier League home games against Chelsea, with each of the last four finishing level (L1)
• While 10 of Brentford’s last 14 Premier League games have been draws (W2 L2), the Bees are unbeaten in their last six top-flight matches (W1 D5), only enjoying longer runs in the competition in March 2023 (12 games) and September 2023 (7)
• Having lost three of their first five Premier League games against Brentford (W1 D1), Chelsea are now unbeaten in their last five (W2 D3)
• Chelsea have won one of their last six Premier League away games (D1 L4). In 2026, only Crystal Palace (23) have conceded more goals on the road among sides currently in the division than the Blues (21)
• Their Premier League games this season have featured more goals than any other side (19 – 10 for, 9 against); the Blues have both scored and conceded at least 10 goals in their opening five games of a Premier League season once before, in 2019/20 (F11 A11)
• Joao Pedro has more goal involvements than any other player in the Premier League this season (6 – 3 goals, 3 assists). Since the start of last season, the forward has both scored and assisted in more different games than any other player in the competition (6), including in three of his four appearances this campaign
• Danny Welbeck has scored in each of his last three Premier League games against Brentford and has never netted in four consecutive matches against a specific opposition team in the competition

Where to watch Brentford v Chelsea: TV channel, live online streams

Kick-off on Friday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.

Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs £14.99 for a day membership, £27.99 a month for a 12-month membership or £34.99 a month with no contract.

Here’s the full list of Premier League international broadcasters.