The Blues have been in strong scoring form and should be able to dispatch their vulnerable west London rivals this weekend
Chelsea face Brentford at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday with Thomas Tuchel's men aiming to continue their recent good run of form.
It may be a turbulent time for the west London club off the pitch but the players have responded well to the uncertainty by recording six consecutive wins in all competitions and they are clear favourites to claim three more points this weekend.
Chelsea vs Brentford latest odds
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The European champions were made to work hard in their first top-flight meeting against their less illustrious neighbours in October, with Chelsea grinding out a 1-0 victory.
The two sides then met in the Carabao Cup two months later with the Blues winning 2-0 and another success for Tuchel's men is priced at 1/3 (1.33) with bet365.
The Bees, meanwhile, have won just once in their last 11 away league games, losing six of their last seven, and can be backed at 9/1 (10.00) with the draw at 15/4 (4.75).
Chelsea vs Brentford first goalscorer
Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring in Chelsea's last game, a 2-0 FA Cup win at Middlesbrough, and the Belgium international is the shortest priced player to net first this weekend at 3/1 (4.00).
Kai Havertz and Mason Mount are both offered at 4/1 (5.00) with Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech at 5/1 (6.00).
The visitors' top scorer this season, Ivan Toney, can be backed at 17/2 (9.50).
Chelsea vs Brentford preview
Brentford have not kept a clean sheet away from home in the Premier League since September 18 and, in 10 of their last 11 matches on the road, they have conceded at least twice.
Thomas Frank's team are likely to be in for another difficult afternoon on Saturday against a resilient Chelsea side that have been in strong scoring form, racking up 15 goals in their last six matches in all competitions.
Backing the hosts to get among the goals once more against a defensively vulnerable team makes plenty of sense and there should be plenty of interest in investing in Chelsea to score more than once.
Chelsea vs Brentford tips & predictions
The hosts can be backed at 8/15 (1.53) to score over 1.5 goals but perhaps a better angle is to back them to score in both halves which is offered at the healthy looking price of 6/5 (2.20).