• Bees hoping to build on win over Aston Villa in most recent clash at the Gtech Community Stadium

• Chelsea searching for third London derby win in fourth all-capital clash of the campaign

• Recommended bet: Chelsea to win to nil

Chelsea embark on their fourth consecutive London derby of the season and having beaten West ham and Fulham while drawing with FA Cup winners Crystal Palace, Enzo Maresca’s team will be confident they can claim three points at Brentford.

The Bees will take some confidence from drawing their last three home league games against the Stamford Bridge outfit and Keith Andrews’ side were also boosted by winning their last home game against Aston Villa.

Team news

New signing Reiss Nelson would love to gain his first start after joining Brentford from Arsenal, but he may lack match fitness and have to be content with a place on the bench.

Midfielder Vitaly Janelt missed international duty with a foot injury and is struggling, while Gustavo Nunes and Yunus Novak are out.

The big doubt for Chelsea is Cole Palmer, who was forced to miss England’s wins over Andorra and Serbia, while Liam Delap is out long-term with a hamstring injury.

Better news for the Blues is that Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile are both fighting their way back, while Alejandro Garnacho could gain a debut after joining Enzo Maresca’s side from Manchester United.

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The stats

No team in the Premier League have had fewer shots in their opening three matches of the season than Brentford’s tally of 24.

Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five Premier League matches.

Four of the Blues’ last six away games have featured fewer than three goals.

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last eight visits to Brentford.

The Bees have conceded eight goals in their last four league home games.

Both teams have scored in just four of Chelsea’s last 15 outings.

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Prediction

A screamer from West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta has been the only goal Chelsea have conceded in their first three matches of the new Premier League season and Maresca’s side are capable of keeping another clean sheet when they make the short trip to Brentford on Saturday night.

Brentford have had to cope with the departure of manager Thomas Frank as well as star forwards Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa, and many will be impressed that they have taken three points from a win over Aston Villa from their pre-international-break matches.

However, it has to be a concern that they have averaged just eight shots per game and one of their three goals came from the penalty spot.

They may not be able to pose much of a threat to the Chelsea defence, and it looks likely the recently crowned Club World Cup champions will head home having claimed another win without conceding.

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