Brentford don turn one kind bogey team for Chelsea inside recent seasons, especially when dem play away from home. The Blues never beat the Bees for Gtech Community Stadium in almost five years.
A goal was enough for Chelsea the last time dem beat Brentford away from home on October 16, 2021, when dem collect all three points against their west London rivals. E still stand say Brentford never beat Chelsea on home soil in that time. In fact, the Bees never win over the Blues in a home league match since 1938. Either way, Brentford don prove say dem be tricky customers for Chelsea in recent times.
Chelsea don forced to settle for one point in each of their last four trips to Gtech. That one include last season where Chelsea thought say dem don win am through 85th-minute strike, only for Fabio Carvalho to level proceedings deep into stoppage time. That goal come from one long throw-in from Kevin Schade on left-hand side. The arrow into box cause Chelsea all sorts of problems and e end up falling nicely to Carvalho at far post for late, late tap-in.
Brentford, wey their former set-piece coach Keith Andrews dey manage, na very physical and direct side wey love flood box with their players, while dem still get some technicians for attack. Their long throws especially dey worry opposition defences, with people like Schade, Mathias Jensen and Michael Kayode, wey all capable of launching balls into box.
Former Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca dey on receiving end of one of Brentford most dangerous weapons last season and e don already send warning to new Chelsea manager this time around. Enzo Maresca talk say: ‘The problem is that they have Kayode, they have Jensen, they have Ethan Pinnock, and then Schade at the end. These three players, they were already out. The only one on the pitch was Schade. And unfortunately, we just conceded in the last two minutes. But during the game, I think we tried to deal with that, knowing that they are so dangerous, because they can arrive in the six-yard box very easily.’
Chelsea pay undisclosed fee in summer to bring Aston Villa set-piece coach Austin MacPhee to Stamford Bridge. The Scottish coach go be highly influential figure on training ground this week, more than most, as the Blues prepare for Bees long throws.
Equally, though, Brentford go get to try and find way to stop Chelsea feared front three. No club for Premier League so far this season don able keep out the attacking trio of Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro – at least one of the three don score in every top-flight fixture thus far this term.
