Chelsea vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Brentford in the Premier League today.
Cesar Azpilicueta returned to Chelsea’s line-up for the game against Brentford for his first appearance since being knocked unconscious during the win over Leeds in March.
The captain came in in place of Reece James, who Frank Lampard confirmed on Monday will miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.
The team was otherwise unchanged from the defeat to Real Madrid with N’Golo Kante and Conor Gallagher starting alongside each other in an advanced midfield pair.
For Brentford, Christian Norgaard dropped out after going off injured against Aston Villa and was replaced in midfield by Frank Onyeka.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Chelsea vs Brentford
CHANCE! This time Silva has a great opportunity as he gets on the end of a cross from Mudryk, but his header goes past the right post and out for a goal kick!
Chelsea vs Brentford
CHANCE! Silva floats the ball into the box and Sterling nods it into the six-yard box for Aubamenyang. The striker beats Raya to the ball, but cannot hit the target with his header.
Chelsea vs Brentford
After a slip in the box from Aubameyang, he quickly gets back onto his feet and gets a shot away for the hosts. He pokes the ball through Zanka's legs, but Raya makes an easy save.
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Brentford are under a lot of pressure early in this half as Chelsea are moving the ball a lot quicker and getting more crosses into the box.
Chelsea vs Brentford
Chelsea have more control in this game now because of their substitutions. Aubameyang is also causing more problems for the Brentford defenders.
Chelsea vs Brentford
It looks like Chalobah is playing at right-back for Chelsea now and Sterling has moved to the right wing.
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