Chelsea vs Brentford preview as Stamford Bridge hosts another London testChelsea return to familiar territory this weekend with yet another London derby, welcoming Brentford to Stamford Bridge at a

- Santos full back Souza is expected to undergo a medical at Tottenham on Thursday ahead of his £13m move to the club, according to Sky Sports. Spurs have been keen to add a left back to their squad with Destiny Udogie having suffered from a hamstring injury this season, meaning natural right back Djed Spence has had to fill in.

Liam Rosenior admitted that he is not sure if Tyrique George would stay at Chelsea beyond January amid reported interest from other clubs.

Jordan Henderson and Dango Ouattara are both pushing to feature with the former struggling with a knock to his foot, while the latter is being eased back in after AFCON duty. Thiago and Kevin Schade have been sensational in attack and Brentford will get them the ball early and often to cause havoc.

Despite the defeat and having been two goals down on two occasions, Chelsea can take some positives from the fact it is just a one-goal deficit to overturn, with substitute Alejandro Garnacho scoring two crucial goals.

Mikel Arteta’s side began on the front foot and took the lead after seven minutes, Ben White heading home — virtually unchallenged — from a Declan Rice corner. The remainder of the first half failed to serve up any chances as good as that one, with an Estevao shot, well saved by Kepa, the closest Chelsea came to levelling it up.

Chelsea have reportedly made inquiries regarding a potential transfer move for Feyenoord star Anis Hadj Moussa. The 23-year-old made a big impression during Algeria's run to the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations,