{"id":775078,"date":"2026-09-18T20:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775078\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T20:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:54:13","slug":"brentford-v-chelsea-team-news-sangare-benched-no-pedro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775078\/","title":{"rendered":"Brentford v Chelsea team news: Sangare benched, no Pedro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brentford take on Chelsea at the Gtech Community Stadium in the Gameweek 5 curtain-raiser.<\/p>\n

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.<\/p>\n

TEAM NEWS<\/p>\n

Xabi Alonso makes five changes from the side that drew 2-2 against Hull City last weekend.<\/p>\n

Maxence Lacroix, Jordan Henderson, Valentin Barco, Pep Chavarria and Danny Welbeck come in.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Interest in Morgan Rogers is particularly high this week \u2013 he\u2019s the most-bought player for the second Gameweek running.<\/p>\n

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

Brentford boss Keith Andrews brings in Michael Kayode and Mikkel Damsgaard.<\/p>\n

Aaron Hickey and Mamadou Sangare drop to the bench.<\/p>\n

LINE-UPS<\/p>\n

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Schuster, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Anthony, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago<\/p>\n

Subs: Balcombe, Hickey, Henry, Ouattara, Wilson, Carvalho, Sangare, Diouf, Fredrick<\/p>\n

Chelsea XI: Martinez, Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill, Neto, Henderson, Barco, Chavarria, Palmer, Rogers, Welbeck<\/p>\n

Subs: Penders, Acheampong, Gusto, Hato, Lavia, Nicoll-Jazuli, Gittens, Estevao, Quenda<\/p>\n

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