Brentford vs Chelsea Prediction: Blues can edge to derby win

Chelsea have made a solid start to the new campaign and they can begin a run of four successive away matches with an edgy victory at west London rivals Brentford on Saturday.

The Blues have taken seven points from their opening three fixtures with a 5-1 win at West Ham the bright spot and, although things will be much tougher at the Gtech, Enzo Maresa's men can head home with another three points. Read on for our Brentford vs Chelsea predictions.

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Vitaly Janelt missed Bosnia duty with a foot injury last week, but he has returned to training for Brentford and is further along in his recovery compared to the likes of Gustavo Nunes and Yunus Konak.

Cole Palmer has returned to training after missing Chelsea's last two league games, but he remains doubtful ahead of this short trip across London.

Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile are also closing in on returns, but Liam Delap is a long-term absentee.

Alejandro Garnacho will be pushing to make his debut after joining from Manchester United last month.

Brentford vs Chelsea Odds

Brentford haven't beaten their west London rivals for almost two years and they are 18/5 to end that run on Saturday evening.

However, the last three meetings have ended in draws and that outcome is a 3/1 shot.

Chelsea are warm 8/11 favourites for victory, and it is the same price for both teams to score and the match to feature over 2.5 goals.

Chelsea win to nil @ 2/1

It was 0–0 when these two last met in May and that was the third straight London derby in which these two had failed to beat each other.

However, there is a resolute look to Chelsea this term and they are fancied to edge to a victory this weekend while keeping a clean sheet.

The Blues have managed not to concede in two of their three Premier League fixtures this term and they take on a Brentford side who have managed to score in all four outings this season.

However, the Bees have recorded a league-low of 24 shots in the top-flight this term and they may struggle to lay a glove on their resolute visitors who have kept four clean sheets in their last five Premier League matches.

Bet Builder - Chelsea to win, Joao Pedro to score, Jordan Henderson to be booked @ 12/1

Chelsea are fancied to claim all three points and, if they are to get on the scoresheet, in-form forward Joao Pedro looks a solid option to include in a three-way bet builder.

The Brazilian scored for the Blues in their win over Fulham last time out and he has hit the ground running with two goals in three matches for his new team this term.

A final leg of the bet builder should include Jordan Henderson to pick up a booking for the hosts.

The combative midfielder could be given the runaround by the more agile Blues engine room and his frustrations may boil over and lead to him falling foul of the referee.

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