Brentford: 42 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Chelsea: 42 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Brentford -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 1, lost 0 of 2, scoring 4 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 8, drew 8, lost 3 of 19, scoring 33 and conceding 21 -- 1.68 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with AFC Bournemouth 2-2 away; drew with Sunderland 1-1 at home; drew with Leeds United 1-1 away; beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at home; drew with Liverpool 1-1 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Our feed records no manager against any of its banked matches, so the dugout cannot be read.
Chelsea -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 4 and conceding 4. Last season away: won 7, drew 5, lost 7 of 19, scoring 32 and conceding 27 -- 1.37 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Hull City 2-2 at home; lost to Arsenal 1-2 away; beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3 at home; beat Fulham 3-2 away; lost to Sunderland 1-2 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 4 different managers took its 40 matches with one recorded (17, 13, 6, 4 apiece), most recently Xabier Alonso Olano with 4. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 07:01 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.