🚨🔵 Xabi Alonso on if Danny Welbeck is unlucky in terms of his minutes due to Joao Pedro's form:

"It's about having a complete squad and knowing that everyone is ready to play when needed. With Danny, with Jordan [Henderson], Este, Geo [Quenda], Jorrel, many players, all of them, they have to be ready. This is professional football and you need to know that when you are needed, you need to be prepared for that."

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❗️kierangill_DM: Eghbali is the owner who is forever there, home and away. Billionaires do not attend a Carabao Cup third-round tie away at Lincoln’s Sincil Bank on a Tuesday night unless they truly fancy it. Eghbali did.

https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-16140281/Inside-Todd-Boehly-Chelsea-reign.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailsport

🚨🤕 Joao Pedro will miss @Chealsea's match against Brentford, despite all the secrecy surrounding Xabi Alonso.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, It's Matchday 💙💙 #COYB

🚨🔵 Chelsea’s last 5 games vs Brentford:

🔵 Chelsea 2-0 Brentford 🔴
🔴 Brentford 2-2 Chelsea 🔵
🔴 Brentford 0-0 Chelsea 🔵
🔵 Chelsea 2-1 Brentford 🔴
🔴 Brentford 2-2 @Chealsea 🔵

💪🏼 Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 5 games against Brentford! #CFC

🔵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers are in the England Squad!

No Reece James or Levi Colwill. #CFC

Thoughts?

🚨 @Chealsea have recorded and sustained the joint-most shots on target in the PL, 24 for and 26 against. 🎯

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Tonight's XI. 💪

#CFC  | #BRECHE

Thoughts ?

We really need this win man…

Chavaria with a good start

Really good first 30 minutes from @Chealsea in this game. Brentford all about defending long balls, set pieces and cut backs and winning duels and we have done that well so far. Henderson been good.

What are you thoughts on our game after halftime

Well…it’s a solid display so far but no goal to show for it. Hendo and Barco are holding their own in the center. Palmer and Neto have been busy...just need a bit more from Rogers and Welbz, and we can nick a goal.

Second half underway

Brentford goal

@Chealsea’s biggest issue this season has not been creating chances. It has been controlling games without the ball, and the midfield has been a big part of that.