Chelsea predicted XI: One change from Arsenal team including surprise Nicolas Jackson call

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has a few big games including the decision to bring in a number nine or stick with the team that dominated Arsenal.

Chelsea will look to set the record straight when they take on Brentford this weekend having lost two of their last three meetings against the Bees.

The Blues are undefeated in their four games coming into this one, winning three and drawing one against Arsenal. However, They will have to defend better than they did against the Gunners in the final 20 minutes of that game.

Brentford are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League London derby matches (W6 D6), their longest run without defeat against fellow London sides in their league history.

Away from home, they’ve won their last three such games, never winning four in a row on the road before but Chelsea are scoring goals now and dominating games even if they have thrown them away in the last minutes against Arsenal.

The Blues also have won more points (7) and scored more goals (8) in their last three Premier League games than they did in their previous nine which shows they are heading in the right direction under Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino.

But if there are games that can easily slip- it is the ones against a team like Brentford so with that in mind, here is the team we expect the Chelsea manager to put out against their west London rivals.

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