Brentford vs Chelsea predicted line-ups
Premier League · Fri 18 Sept
Brentford4-2-3-1 · Home
Chelsea3-4-2-1 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Brentford
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: Keith Andrews

Chelsea
3-4-2-1Formation· Coach: Xabi Alonso
- 1E. Martínez
- 34Joshua Kofi Acheampong
- 6L. Colwill
- 21J. Hato
- 29Pep Chavarría
- 27M. Gusto
- 4V. Barco
- 10C. Palmer
- 17M. Rogers
- 31R. Watson
- 41Estêvão
- 19J. Anthony
- 27V. Janelt
- 18M. Sangaré
- 7K. Schade
- 14Fábio Carvalho
- 24M. Damsgaard
- 20K. Ajer
- 25E. Diouf
- 3R. Henry
- 2A. Hickey
- 1C. Kelleher
Bench
- 12H. Valdimarsson
- 33M. Kayode
- 23K. Lewis-Potter
- 44Jannik Schuster
- 6Y. Yarmolyuk
- 11D. Ouattara
- 9Thiago
Out
- N. Collins · Injury
- M. Jensen · Muscle Injury
- J. Dasilva · Injury
- A. Milambo · Knee Injury
- S. van den Berg · Injury
- B. Fredrick · Knee Injury
Bench
- 39M. Penders
- 24R. James
- 5M. Lacroix
- 23Geovany Tcherno Quenda
- 11J. Bynoe-Gittens
- 9João Pedro
- 7Pedro Neto
Out
- E. Martinez · Finger Injury
- E. Fernandez · Coach's decision
- M. Palestra · Injury
- M. Sarr · Transfer negotiations
- E. Emegha · Injury
- M. Caicedo · Injury
- A. Anselmino · Inactive
- J. Henderson · Wrist Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Brentford vs Chelsea line-ups published?
Clubs in the Premier League release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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