Played
January 27, 2013 8:00 PM MYT
Griffin Park — Brentford, Middlesex
Referee: J. Moss
Attendance: 12146
January 27, 2013 8:00 PM MYT
Griffin Park — Brentford, Middlesex
Referee: J. Moss
Attendance: 12146
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| Brentford | 10.00 | 13.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 26.00 | 11.00 | 10.00 | 20.00 | 12.20 | 12.01 |
| Draw | 5.50 | 1.29 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 1.06 | 5.00 | 5.75 | 1.03 | 1.35 | 6.21 |
| Chelsea | 1.28 | 4.80 | 1.29 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 13.00 | 3.80 | 1.22 |
Brentford - Chelsea Preview: West London rivals lock horns for the first time since 1950
Rafael Benitez will expect a response from his side following their Capital One Cup exit but the Blues face a tough test in the form of their neighbours from League One
By Rhys Turrell
Glyn Kirk
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BRENTFORD
 Moore Hodson, Craig, Dean, Barron Forshaw, Douglas, Diagouraga Forrester, Donaldson, Trotta |
CHELSEA
 Cech Azpilicueta, Cahill, Terry, Bertrand Lampard, Ramires Marin, Mata, Oscar Torres |
Brentford manager Uwe Rosler will be without on-loan Everton defender Jack Bidwell for the visit of European champions Chelsea after the youngster was sent off in Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Leyton Orient.
Veteran midfielder Kevin O'Connor (ankle) will also be out, as is Farid El Alagui (knee).
Harry Forrester was rested against Orient in the week and he should return along with Fulham loan star Marcello Trotta and defender Shaleum Logan.
Chelsea will be without Belgium attacker Eden Hazard as he starts a three-game ban following his controversial red card for kicking a ballboy at Swansea City on Wednesday.
Captain John Terry may make a first start following his steady recovery from a knee problem but Rafa Benitez will be without Yossi Benayoun and Oriol Romeu (both knee).
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Brentford currently lie third in League One, six points behind joint leaders Tranmere and Doncaster Rovers.
- The Bees have only reached the fifth round of the FA Cup on six occasions since the Second World War.
- Striker Clayton Donaldson is second in the League One scoring charts this season - he has 15 strikes. He is also joint-second in the scoring charts for the FA Cup, with four goals to his name.
- Chelsea will have played their west London neighbours Fulham, QPR and Brentford in the same season for the first time ever following this cup tie.
- The Blues are the current holders of the FA Cup, having defeated Liverpool 2-1 in last year's final. They have won the competition on seven occasions.
- Of all the Premier League players to score more than five goals this season, Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard (pictured right), has the best conversion rate of shots to goals (42 per cent).
Lampard is 5/1 with Bet365 to score first in a Chelsea win in this game.
- Brentford and Chelsea are separated by just six miles but have not played each other competitively since meeting in this competition 63 years ago.
- Brentford's Griffin Park stadium famously has a pub on each of the four corners of the ground. Supporters may be pushed for time to frequent all of them before Sunday's game, however, with kick-off set for 12.00.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Brentford 0-3 Chelsea FC
- 13.87 %
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Brentford 0-4 Chelsea FC
- 11.06 %
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Brentford 1-3 Chelsea FC
- 9.56 %
| England - FA Cup (FA) | Feb 17, 2013 | Chelsea FC 4 - Brentford 0 |
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| England - FA Cup (FA) | Jan 27, 2013 | Brentford 2 - Chelsea FC 2 |
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Brentford
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| Apr 27, 2013 | Brentford 0 - Doncaster Rovers 1 | EFL1 |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Hartlepool United 1 - Brentford 1 | EFL1 |
| Apr 17, 2013 | Sheffield United 2 - Brentford 2 | EFL1 |
| Apr 13, 2013 | Brentford 3 - Portsmouth 2 | EFL1 |
| Apr 11, 2013 | Crewe Alexandra 0 - Brentford 2 | EFL1 |
Chelsea FC
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| May 26, 2013 | Manchester City 5 - Chelsea FC 3 | FR |
| May 24, 2013 | Chelsea FC 3 - Manchester City 4 | FR |
| May 19, 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Everton 1 | EPL |
| May 16, 2013 | Benfica 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EL |
| May 11, 2013 | Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EPL |
| Returns: | Brentford $100.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw $55.00 |
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| Returns: | Chelsea $12.80 |
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| 31 | Simon Moore | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Lee Hodson | Defender |
| - | Shaleum Logan | Defender |
| - | Tony Craig | Defender |
| - | Adam John Forshaw | Midfielder |
| - | Harlee Dean | Midfielder |
| - | Jonathan Douglas | Midfielder |
| 21 | Toumani Diagouraga | Midfielder |
| - | Clayton Donaldson | Striker |
| - | Harry Forrester | Striker |
| 42 | Marcello Trotta | Striker |
| 16 | Richard Lee | Goalkeeper |
| 16 | Scott Barron | Defender |
| - | Jake Reeves | Midfielder |
| - | Stuart Dallas | Midfielder |
| 7 | Sam Saunders | Midfielder |
| 17 | Tom Adeyemi | Midfielder |
| 26 | Paul Hayes | Striker |
| 22 | Ross Turnbull | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | Defender |
| 2 | Branislav Ivanovic | Defender |
| 24 | Gary Cahill | Defender |
| 26 | John Terry | Defender |
| 34 | Ryan Bertrand | Defender |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | Midfielder |
| 21 | Marko Marin | Midfielder |
| 11 | Oscar | Midfielder |
| 7 | Ramires | Midfielder |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | Striker |
| 40 | Henrique Hilário | Goalkeeper |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta | Defender |
| - | Nathan Ake | Defender |
| 19 | Paulo Ferreira | Defender |
| 10 | Yossi Benayoun | Midfielder |
| 29 | Demba Ba | Striker |
| 10 | Juan Mata | Striker |
Results
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Danny Hylton Striker Aldershot |
8 | 0 |
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Carlos Tévez Striker Man City |
5 | 0 |
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Scott Rendell Striker Luton Town |
4 | 1 |
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Marvin Sordell Striker Bolton |
4 | 1 |
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Demba Ba Striker Chelsea |
4 | 0 |