Brentford team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Brentford play at home to Chelsea on Fri 18 Sep, 21:00. 5 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Brentford a 36% chance of winning that match and a 18% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Brentford injury news and expected return dates
5 players are currently unavailable for Brentford. Mathias Jensen is expected back first, around Fri 18 Sep and Sepp van den Berg is the longest absentee, around Sat 10 Oct. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Mathias Jensen | MID | Fri 18 Sep |
| Antoni Milambo | MID | Sat 10 Oct |
| Joshua Dasilva | MID | Sat 10 Oct |
| Nathan Collins | DEF | Sat 10 Oct |
| Sepp van den Berg | DEF | Sat 10 Oct |
Brentford predicted line-up — home to Chelsea
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 8 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Yegor Yarmolyuk is the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caoimhin Kelleher | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Jannik Schuster | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Vitaly Janelt | MID | 99% | 85 |
| Thiago Rodrigues | FWD | 99% | 84 |
| Kevin Schade | MID | 99% | 84 |
| Mamadou Sangare | MID | 99% | 76 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | MID | 98% | 77 |
| Jaidon Anthony | MID | 76% | 56 |
| Michael Kayode | DEF | 71% | 53 |
| Yegor Yarmolyuk | MID | 60% | 51 |
Brentford fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Brentford win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Brentford to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks away to Hull City at 58% to win; the hardest looks at home to Liverpool at 33%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Fri 18 Sep, 21:00 | vs Chelsea | 36% | 40% | 1.64 | 18% |
| PL 6 | Sat 10 Oct, 16:00 | at Aston Villa | 35% | 39% | 1.40 | 23% |
| PL 7 | Sat 17 Oct, 16:00 | vs Liverpool | 33% | 41% | 1.44 | 20% |
| PL 8 | Sun 25 Oct, 15:00 | at Hull City | 58% | 18% | 1.90 | 38% |
| PL 9 | Sat 31 Oct, 16:00 | vs Nottingham Forest | 45% | 28% | 1.58 | 30% |
Best Brentford picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Thiago Rodrigues is Brentford's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 4.7 points, 0.7 clear of Kevin Schade. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiago Rodrigues | FWD | 7.9 | 4.7 |
| Kevin Schade | MID | 6.1 | 4.0 |
| Jannik Schuster | DEF | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Vitaly Janelt | MID | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| Mamadou Sangare | MID | 5.7 | 3.5 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | MID | 5.5 | 3.4 |
Brentford price changes tonight
Our projection for which Brentford players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Janelt (MID, 5.0) — 69% chance of a price rise tonight
- Ajer (DEF, 4.5) — 38% chance of a price rise tonight
- Lewis-Potter (MID, 5.5) — 36% chance of a price rise tonight
- Kelleher (GKP, 5.0) — 20% chance of a price rise tonight
- Furo (FWD, 4.5) — 5% chance of a price rise tonight
- Damsgaard (MID, 5.5) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Thiago (FWD, 7.9) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Wilson (FWD, 5.5) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- M.Sangaré (MID, 5.7) — 94% chance of a price fall tonight
- Ji-soo (DEF, 4.5) — 92% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Brentford?
Mathias Jensen, Antoni Milambo, Joshua Dasilva, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg are currently unavailable. Mathias Jensen is expected back around Fri 18 Sep.
What is Brentford's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Caoimhin Kelleher, Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer, Jannik Schuster, Vitaly Janelt, Thiago Rodrigues. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Brentford play next?
At home to Chelsea on Fri 18 Sep, 21:00. Our model gives them a 36% chance of winning and a 18% chance of keeping a clean sheet.