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Brentford v Chelsea team news: Sangare benched, no Pedro

18 September 2026 613 comments
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Brentford take on Chelsea at the Gtech Community Stadium in the Gameweek 5 curtain-raiser.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Xabi Alonso makes five changes from the side that drew 2-2 against Hull City last weekend.

Maxence Lacroix, Jordan Henderson, Valentin Barco, Pep Chavarria and Danny Welbeck come in.

Reece James and Joao Pedro both miss out due to injury, while Malo Gusto, Romeo Lavia and Jorrel Hato have to make do with substitute duty.

Interest in Morgan Rogers is particularly high this week – he’s the most-bought player for the second Gameweek running.

The England international retains his place from Gameweek 4, along with Emiliano Martinez, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Pedro Neto and Cole Palmer.

Brentford boss Keith Andrews brings in Michael Kayode and Mikkel Damsgaard.

Aaron Hickey and Mamadou Sangare drop to the bench.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Schuster, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Anthony, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago

Subs: Balcombe, Hickey, Henry, Ouattara, Wilson, Carvalho, Sangare, Diouf, Fredrick

Chelsea XI: Martinez, Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill, Neto, Henderson, Barco, Chavarria, Palmer, Rogers, Welbeck

Subs: Penders, Acheampong, Gusto, Hato, Lavia, Nicoll-Jazuli, Gittens, Estevao, Quenda

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  1. Morrissey1986
    • 17 Years
    13 hours, 52 mins ago

    If someone told me Fulham vs Liverpool & this would game would have been 0-0 I would have laughed hard!

    I thought these games were good to attack!

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  2. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    13 hours, 51 mins ago

    Triple up on chelsea they said.

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    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      13 hours, 48 mins ago

      Fulham & Brighton really played into Chelsea's counter-attacking strengths. They're poor when the inititive is on them.

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    2. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      13 hours, 47 mins ago

      need Pedro and Caicedo back in a hurry

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  3. Amartey Partey
    • 7 Years
    13 hours, 50 mins ago

    Schade was wide open on goal there. Thiago skies it instead of passing.

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  4. JBG
    • 8 Years
    13 hours, 50 mins ago

    Thiago continues his great form from the world cup.

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  5. Morrissey1986
    • 17 Years
    13 hours, 49 mins ago

    Finally a goal!

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  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    13 hours, 49 mins ago

    its not quite grimaldo and frimpong xabi

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  7. el polako
    • 9 Years
    13 hours, 49 mins ago

    Igor Thiago this season looks like Nicholas Jackson.
    I guess once you take away his penalities his just a average forward.

    How come he’s price and 0.5m more than Joao Pedro?

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  8. Morrissey1986
    • 17 Years
    13 hours, 49 mins ago

    Anthony goal!

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  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    13 hours, 49 mins ago

    anthony g

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  10. Zoostation
    • 12 Years
    13 hours, 48 mins ago

    Ended up playing WC with BB for GW6 did I do ok or mess this up?

    Hornicak (Leno)

    Gvardiol Calafiori Munoz (Konsa De Cuyper)

    Saka Rogers MGW KDH (King)

    Halaand Wissa Barry

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  11. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    13 hours, 48 mins ago

    Schuster assist

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      13 hours, 48 mins ago

      Points for everyone!

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 9 Years
        13 hours, 42 mins ago

        lmfao

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  12. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    13 hours, 48 mins ago

    Open the gates!

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  13. Amartey Partey
    • 7 Years
    13 hours, 48 mins ago

    Schuster and Anthony owners go wild!!!

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      13 hours, 47 mins ago

      All 1 of them

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    2. el polako
      • 9 Years
      13 hours, 47 mins ago

      Yeah.
      Both of them.

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    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      13 hours, 46 mins ago

      Am a genius

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  14. el polako
    • 9 Years
    13 hours, 47 mins ago

    Seeing Emi Martinez concede, always puts a smile on my face.

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      13 hours, 47 mins ago

      Yea, same.

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 9 Years
        13 hours, 44 mins ago

        He's poor at corners, always has been.

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  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    13 hours, 47 mins ago

    It's funny how the Chelsea weakness at the back is endemic

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  16. Supersonic_
    • 5 Years
    13 hours, 46 mins ago

    Yeah defo wildcarding in IB

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      13 hours, 46 mins ago

      No JP no CHE goals

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  17. Pompel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    13 hours, 46 mins ago

    Ajer, plz hold!

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  18. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    13 hours, 44 mins ago

    Chelsea are dreadful. Top 10.

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      13 hours, 39 mins ago

      Which teams will finish above them do you think?

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  19. JBG
    • 8 Years
    13 hours, 43 mins ago

    Rogers apparently sold JP from his team, maybe more to that injury.

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  20. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    13 hours, 43 mins ago

    Nab a goal schade please

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 9 Years
      13 hours, 42 mins ago

      Schade is like Rogers or Eze. He only scores when no one expects it.

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  21. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    13 hours, 43 mins ago

    Should have captained Olise this week.

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      13 hours, 41 mins ago

      Miss Olise so much

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      1. Three Pints of Schlager
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        13 hours, 40 mins ago

        Me too.

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      2. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        13 hours, 39 mins ago

        You can become a Bayern fan

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        1. Hughes Your Daddy
          • 14 Years
          13 hours, 36 mins ago

          🙂 he will probably be going to Madrid at this rate, tidy sell on clause for us at least.

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        2. Three Pints of Schlager
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          13 hours, 34 mins ago

          Boring.

          No competition.

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      3. Three Pints of Schlager
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        13 hours, 35 mins ago

        3 goals.and 1 assist, plus the penalty "assist", the CS extra point, three BAPs ... 27 points?

        Maybe should have TC him

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  22. Da Kril
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 hours, 42 mins ago

    *looks at watch* -- Isn't it about time for Thiago's yellow card?
    The YC pairs well with blanks (like an olive in a martini, or peanut butter with jam).

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  23. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    13 hours, 42 mins ago

    Rogers assist stopped by Schuster.

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    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      13 hours, 39 mins ago

      Looks like he's been playing in the Premier League for years

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  24. Morrissey1986
    • 17 Years
    13 hours, 41 mins ago

    I can see why Thiago only got a couple of assists last year the boy is so greedy.

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  25. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    13 hours, 41 mins ago

    Palmer is such a twink

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    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      13 hours, 40 mins ago

      Maybe slightly injured again.

      His girl friend sold him in her FPL team.

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    2. Dank Squid
      • 8 Years
      13 hours, 30 mins ago

      "If Arsenal don't win the league this season, I'll label myself a twink." - risky word to use, but you apparently like the risk

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  26. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    13 hours, 41 mins ago

    Sangare on for his 1 pointer

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 hours, 39 mins ago

      He might get 12 Defcons still !

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  27. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 hours, 40 mins ago

    Great
    That waste of space Sangare is on.

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  28. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    13 hours, 40 mins ago

    Why didn't the CC's recommend Schuster ?

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    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      13 hours, 38 mins ago

      AI missed him.

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    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      13 hours, 37 mins ago

      van den Berg and Collins back shortly after the break surely.

      Brentford have four quality CBs, I have no idea who wins that battle when they're all fit...

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    3. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      13 hours, 33 mins ago

      His is Austrian not Australian.

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  29. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 hours, 40 mins ago

    This is why the treble attack seems a step too far

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    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      13 hours, 39 mins ago

      Do you have more than 2 Chelsea attackers playing in this game?

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 hours, 36 mins ago

        No because of the Pedro injury. I only own Rogers anyway as I used WC this week and dropped Pedro. I’m just saying in general

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  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    13 hours, 39 mins ago

    palmer and rogers to Bruno and Doku?

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