Chelsea will most likely look to wrap up third place as soon as possible in order to focus on shots at silverware in the FA Cup and Champions League, so expect a ruthless showing from Tuchel's in-form side here.
Eriksen's return and strong international period will at least give Brentford a bit more of a creative spark, but Chelsea should still have no problems recording another straightforward victory.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 79.58%. A draw had a probability of 13.6% and a win for Brentford had a probability of 6.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.54%) and 1-0 (10.2%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.48%), while for a Brentford win it was 0-1 (2.49%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.
