Chelsea predicted lineup vs Brentford: Preview, Prediction, Latest Team News, Livestream: EFL Cup 2021/22 Quarterfinals

by Varun Khanchandani · December 17, 2021

The solid Blues get back to EFL Cup action against high-flying Brentford, as Alley Sport brings Chelsea predicted lineup vs Brentford and insights to this game.

Chelsea have been in decent form, but seem to suffer from an early season fatigue, as the fixtures continue to run thick and fast for the Blues. They face Brentford in the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup, an opportunity for the Blues as they look for English glory, to overcome the grief of the FA Cup final loss last season. Brentford are a tough side, as Tuchel looks to make some tactical changes to the Blues approach.

Chelsea predicted lineup vs Brentford: Preview

Chelsea had a difficult path to the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup, as they beat Southampton 1-1 (4-3) on penalties. With the likes of Manchester United and Manchester City already knocked out of the competition, Chelsea look at this golden opportunity to bring more glory to this Thomas Tuchel era, as they face a solid Brentford side, who look to derail Chelsea’s strong run in the competition so far.

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Chelsea vs Brentford Prediction

Chelsea look like a formidable unit this season, but the recent drop in form show the vulnerable side of the Blues. Brentford have been the surprise package this season, as the newly promoted side have posed challenges to top sides in the league. Chelsea are the favourites to beat Brentford, as the Blues look to lift the Carabao Cup. In our prediction, the score line looks to be 2-0 victory for the Blues.

Chelsea predicted lineup vs Brentford: Latest Team News

Thomas Tuchel is expected to make major changes, as the Blues are embroiled in the title race and face a congested fixture list in this festive season. Chelsea already face quite a few COVID-19 related absentees, which include Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Romelu Lukaku, Callum Hudson-Odoi as well as Matteo Kovacic. The appearance of all these players are a huge doubt, alongside the injury to Ben Chilwell, who is ruled out for the season.

Chelsea predicted lineup vs Brentford

Here’s our Chelsea predicted lineup vs Brentford-

Formation: 3-4-2-1

GK: Eduoard Mendy

LCB: Malang Sarr

CB: Thiago Silva

RCB: Andreas Christensen

LM: Marcos Alonso

CM: Saul Niguez

CM: Ruben Loftus-Cheek

RM: Cesar Azpilicueta

LAM: Hakim Ziyech

RAM: Mason Mount

ST: Christian Pulisic

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Chelsea vs Brentford: Livestream

Chelsea vs Brentford kicks off at Brentford Community Stadium on Wednesday, 22nd December 2021 at 7:45 PM GMT. This means that the game will start at 2:45 PM EST and 11:45 AM PST on the same day- 22nd December. The fans in India will see the game begin at 1:15 AM IST on Thursday, 23rd December.

The match will be broadcast live on BT Sport channels in the United Kingdom, who are the official broadcasters and will be available for live stream on Amazon Prime.

The telecasting rights of the Premier League in the USA lies with Peacock and NBC and for fans in India, the PL is broadcasted on the Star Entertainment Network, including the Star Sports Select HD channels, and will be streaming live on Disney+ Hotstar App on iOS and Android.

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