Brentford vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
Follow live coverage as Brentford face Chelsea today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford vs Chelsea
Yellow Card Malo Arthur Gusto
6 April 2025 14:26
Brentford vs Chelsea
Schade tracks back admirably to dispossess Gusto on the right edge of the Bees' box. Lewis-Potter takes the ball before being hauled back by the Frenchman for a free-kick.
6 April 2025 14:26
Brentford vs Chelsea
Chelsea need to offer more here. The question comes to mind whether Maresca should've rotated against Spurs as the Blues look a little flat in parts.
6 April 2025 14:25
Brentford vs Chelsea
Schade is found high on the left by Lewis-Potter and cuts back across the edge of the Chelsea box to lay off for an arriving Wissa. He strikes first time, yet with a joint effort from Tosin and Chalobah, the deflected effort trundles through for Sanchez to claim easily.
6 April 2025 14:22
Brentford vs Chelsea
Nkunku is the target as Chelsea build-up culminates on the edge of the Brentford box. However, the flag goes up for offside. Admittedly, since that early flurry of action, the pace has certainly dropped here.
6 April 2025 14:21
Brentford vs Chelsea
Norgaard presses determinedly as the ball ricochets off him and behind the Chelsea defence on the right. James does well to recover before the ball can be hoofed clear of the final third.
6 April 2025 14:19
Brentford vs Chelsea
Brentford win a foul on the left after considered pressure. Mbuemo bends in the delivery before Caicedo forces it behind for a corner on the left. Collins and James tumble and scuffle in the box, delaying the kick, before Chelsea just about manage to head out when it does come in.
6 April 2025 14:17
Brentford vs Chelsea
Sancho hovers with the ball on Chelsea's left flank before cutting back in and firing. His effort deflects across the box tamely before the hosts can clear.
6 April 2025 14:14
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6 April 2025 14:13
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