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Played
February 17, 2013 5:30 PM IST
Stamford Bridge — London
Referee: N. Swarbrick
Attendance: 40961
February 17, 2013 5:30 PM IST
Stamford Bridge — London
Referee: N. Swarbrick
Attendance: 40961
Chelsea - Brentford Preview: Blues look to secure cup progress after rescuing replay in fourth round
The Bees were denied a place in the fifth round by Fernando Torres' late goal at Griffin Park leaving the League One side with a tough task at Stamford Bridge in the replay
By Husmukh Kerai
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CHELSEA  Cech Azpilicueta, Cahill, Terry, Cole Lampard, Ramires Marin, Mata, Oscar Ba |
BRENTFORD
 Moore Hodson, Craig, Dean, Barron Forshaw, Douglas, Diagouraga Forrester, Donaldson, Trotta |
John Terry (knee) could return for Sunday's FA Cup replay against Brentford despite suffering a setback with his injury.
The Chelsea skipper travelled to Prague in the Europa League with the rest of the squad after missing the win over Wigan with inflammation on his knee, and was expected to figure against Sparta, only to be kept on the bench.Ashley Cole also missed the midweek tie with a cold and is expected to replace Ryan Bertrand at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, while Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel could feature after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Nigeria. Apart from that, Rafa Benitez has no fresh injury concerns.
Brentford boss Uwe Rosler is without Farid El Alagui (knee) and Kevin O'Connor (ankle) who remain on the sidelines with long-term injuries.
Excluding those two absentees, the Bees' manager has a full-strength side to select from.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Frank Lampard has been involved in 23 goals (scoring 14 and assisting nine) in his last 24 appearances in the FA Cup.
- Chelsea will have played their west London neighbours Fulham, QPR and Brentford in the same season for the first time ever following the tie at Griffin Park.
- The Blues are unbeaten in four matches in all competitions against Brentford, winning three and drawing once.
- In just nine FA Cup games for Chelsea, Juan Mata (pictured) has played a part in 10 goals, scoring four and assisting six.
- Brentford have only reached the fifth round of the FA Cup on six occasions since the Second World War.
- Before last month’s clash, their only previous FA Cup meeting came in 1950. Chelsea won 1-0.
- The Bees have won just one of their last six games. They are 9/1 to knock Chelsea out and qualify for the next round with bet365.
- Brentford and Chelsea are separated by just six miles but have not played each other competitively since meeting in this competition 63 years ago.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Chelsea FC 4-0 Brentford
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Chelsea FC 3-0 Brentford
- 14.09 %
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Chelsea FC 3-1 Brentford
- 10.65 %
| FA Cup (FA) | 17-Feb-2013 | Chelsea FC 4 - Brentford 0 |
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| FA Cup (FA) | 27-Jan-2013 | Brentford 2 - Chelsea FC 2 |
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Chelsea FC
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| 26-May-2013 | Manchester City 5 - Chelsea FC 3 | FR |
| 24-May-2013 | Chelsea FC 3 - Manchester City 4 | FR |
| 19-May-2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Everton 1 | EPL |
| 16-May-2013 | Benfica 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EL |
| 11-May-2013 | Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EPL |
Brentford
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| 27-Apr-2013 | Brentford 0 - Doncaster Rovers 1 | EFL1 |
| 20-Apr-2013 | Hartlepool United 1 - Brentford 1 | EFL1 |
| 17-Apr-2013 | Sheffield Utd 2 - Brentford 2 | EFL1 |
| 13-Apr-2013 | Brentford 3 - Portsmouth 2 | EFL1 |
| 11-Apr-2013 | Crewe Alexandra 0 - Brentford 2 | EFL1 |
| 1 | Petr Cech | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | Defender |
| 2 | Branislav Ivanovic | Defender |
| 4 | David Luiz | Defender |
| 24 | Gary Cahill | Defender |
| 26 | John Terry | Defender |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | Midfielder |
| 11 | Oscar | Midfielder |
| 13 | Victor Moses | Midfielder |
| 29 | Demba Ba | Striker |
| 10 | Juan Mata | Striker |
| 22 | Ross Turnbull | Goalkeeper |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta | Defender |
| 34 | Ryan Bertrand | Defender |
| 17 | Eden Hazard | Midfielder |
| 7 | Ramires | Midfielder |
| 10 | Yossi Benayoun | Midfielder |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | Striker |
| 31 | Simon Moore | Goalkeeper |
| 36 | Jake Bidwell | Defender |
| - | Shaleum Logan | Defender |
| - | Tony Craig | Defender |
| - | Adam John Forshaw | Midfielder |
| - | Harlee Dean | Midfielder |
| - | Jonathan Douglas | Midfielder |
| 17 | Tom Adeyemi | Midfielder |
| 21 | Toumani Diagouraga | Midfielder |
| - | Clayton Donaldson | Striker |
| 42 | Marcello Trotta | Striker |
| 16 | Richard Lee | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Lee Hodson | Defender |
| 16 | Scott Barron | Defender |
| - | Jake Reeves | Midfielder |
| 7 | Sam Saunders | Midfielder |
| - | Harry Forrester | Striker |
| 26 | Paul Hayes | Striker |
Results
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Top Scorers
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Danny Hylton Striker Aldershot |
8 | 0 |
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Carlos Tévez Striker Manchester City |
5 | 0 |
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Scott Rendell Striker Luton Town |
4 | 1 |
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Marvin Sordell Striker Bolton Wanderers |
4 | 1 |
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Demba Ba Striker Chelsea |
4 | 0 |