Chelsea's push for a top-four Premier League finish has been undermined by inconsistency but the Blues will be looking to string a run of wins together heading down the home straight.
After losing 1-0 to Arsenal just before the international break, the Blues bounced back by beating Spurs 1/0 on Thursday night, with all three bets landing for me.
Now they have a third successive London derby against Brentford as Enzo Maresca's men look to justify their status as one of the favourites for a top-four finish.
Having the likes of Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson back from injury is a big boost but Chelsea won't have it easy against the Bees.
Thomas Frank's side lost 2-1 at Newcastle on Wednesday, on another good night for me at St James' Park, and that was a big blow to their hopes of claiming a European place.
But Brentford have lost just two of their last six games and will be looking to get back on track in front of a home crowd against the Blues.
How the bookies view it: Chelsea have the edge
Brentford's home form has been terrible in recent months, going eight games without a win, so that's why BoyleSports make them 2/1 outsiders. Chelsea are 11/10 favourites and the draw pays 13/5.
Recent head to head: Bees have been buzzing
Chelsea won 2-1 when these sides faced off at Stamford Bridge earlier this season but Brentford were a bogey team before that, going five games without defeat. The last two meetings at the Gtech Stadium have ended in draws.
Players to watch: Mbeumo's spot on
Brentford front two Bryan Mbeumo and Yoanne Wissa will fancy their chances against a defence that continues to look a bit dicey. Both of them are 2/1 at BoyleSports for anytime scorer and Mbeumo may offer more value as he's on the penalties.
Having Jackson back will give Chelsea a cutting edge up front as he was pivotal to their fine form earlier in the season. The striker is 15/8 for anytime scorer, which looks decent value if he gets the nod to start again.
Probable line-ups
Mikel Damsgaard started on the bench for Brentford at St James' Park but could return to the starting line-up here to offer a bit more creativity. Josh Dasilva, Igor Thiago, Gustavo Nunes, Aaron Hickey, Mathias Jensen, Fabio Carvalho and Rico Henry are set to miss out again.
Chelsea's injury list is clearing up and they only have Romeo Lavia, Omar Kellyman and Marc Guiu sidelined. It will be interesting to see if Maresca starts Palmer, Jackson and Madeuke after making their returns from injury on Thursday.
Brentford: Flekken, Van den Berg, Pinnock, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Damsgaard, Yarmoliuk, Mbeumo, Janelt, Wissa.
Chelsea: Sanchez, James, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Palmer, Neto, Sancho, Jackson.
Anything else catch the eye?
Brentford have been decent value in the BTTS market, with that bet coming up in three of their last four. Chelsea haven't been firing of late but should offer more of a threat with their star forwards back so this could be a decent watch. BTTS pays just 2/5 with BoyleSports but combining that with no draw boosts the odds to 21/20.
The first meeting this term got spicy in the second half and Chelsea had full-back Marc Cucurella sent off. The Spaniard is 5/2 at BoyleSports to go in the book again and that looks decent value for such a renowned wind-up merchant.
We saw 13 corners in that match, with five of them going to the Bees. So I like the look of over 4.5 Brentford corners at 6/5 with Bet365 given they have home advantage this time.
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