Chelsea visit Brentford aiming to extend their unbeaten start

Chelsea travel to Brentford on Saturday for an 8pm BST kick off at the Gtech Community Stadium, seeking to extend an unbeaten start to their Premier League campaign while their west London neighbours aim to arrest a wobble early in the season. The fourth-round fixture pits Enzo Maresca's in-form side, second in the table with seven points from three games, against a Brentford team under new permanent manager Keith Andrews that has struggled for consistency after several summer departures.

Chelsea arrive having kept clean sheets and scored seven goals in three league matches, with Joao Pedro a key source of goals and assists. Maresca could hand a debut to summer recruit Alejandro Garnacho after the winger's move from Manchester United, but the Blues have doubts over Cole Palmer, who missed recent matches and remained absent during the international break. Benoit Badiashile and Romeo Lavia are also approaching returns but are not guaranteed starters.

Brentford have made a mixed start, winning at home against Aston Villa and beating Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup, but defeats to Nottingham Forest and a stoppage-time loss to Sunderland left them 15th in the table going into the...