Confirmed Chelsea line up vs Brentford

Thursday's trip to Kazakhstan saw the Blues embark on the longest European away trip in the club's history, with eight-hour flights to Almaty and back, plus the players facing Astana in subzero temperatures.

It meant we didn't arrive back until mid-morning on Friday so with just over two days to prepare for tonight's match with Brentford, Maresca decided to leave the majority of our senior players at home for the trip to Kazakhstan.

So it came as no surprise to learn Maresca has decided to make 10 changes for tonight's 7pm kick-off at Stamford Bridge, with Tosin Adarabioyo the only one to retain his place.

Pedro Neto's suspension meant there was always going to be one change compared to the team which beat Spurs 4-3 last weekend and Noni Madueke returns on the right wing.

It means Robert Sanchez is back in goal and will be protected by a back four which should see Malo Gusto on the right, Tosin and Levi Colwill in the middle, with Marc Cucurella on the left.

Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez are the two midfielders, with Cole Palmer ahead of them, and Jadon Sancho and Madueke on the flanks. Nicolas Jackson leads the line once more.

Chelsea's bench includes Christopher Nkunku, who didn't make the trip to Kazakhstan, while the rest were all part of the squad which won 3-1 on Thursday, including academy trio Josh Acheampong, Sam Rak-Sakyi and Tyrique George.

Today's London derby is not being televised in the UK but you can follow all the action in our Chelsea vs Brentford Match Centre on our official website and app.

Chelsea's starting XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez (c); Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Substitutes: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Disasi, Veiga, Rak-Sakyi, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Nkunku, Guiu