Brentford v Chelsea Betting Tips [23 December 2021]

Brentford welcome Chelsea in a crucial quarter-final tie of the EFL Cup at the Brentford Community Stadium. The hosts beat Forest Green Rovers, Oldham Athletic and Stoke City in the previous three rounds to set up the clash with Chelsea. The visitors edged past Aston Villa and Southampton on penalty shoot-outs after regulation time in the previous two rounds. Brentford have been a pleasant surprise in the Premier League after earning promotion to the top division by the end of the last season. Their last game was 2-1 win at home against Watford. Brentford have had just one clean sheet in their last twelve matches and also have had over 2.5 goals in four out of their last six matches.

Chelsea have been forced to deal with scores of injuries in the squad as Tomas Tuchel’s men have won just once in their last five matches despite a profound position in the Premier League table. The last game played by Chelsea ended in an away 0-0 draw with the Wolves. Chelsea also have had just one clean sheet in their last seven matches, which was the draw against Wolves themselves. They have had over 2.5 goals in five out of their last eight fixtures. It is also to be noted that three out of the last four meetings between Brentford and Chelsea also have had over 2.5 goals.

Both the sides have not been defensively resilient in their current run of results and like to play an attacking brand of football. We are going for over 2.5 goals in this fixture.