Delap And Cole Palmer Haven't Been Able To Strengthen Chelsea, Garnacho Has Opportunity To Debut

JAKARTA - Liam Delap and Cole Palmer still can't strengthen Chelsea when they return to play derby against Brentford in the English Premier League competition. However, new winger Alejandro Garnacho has the opportunity to make his debut in the match at the Gtech Community Stadium, Sunday, September 14, 2025 in the morning WIB.

Chelsea still haven't been able to field their best squad against Brentford, London's next team. Chelseas started the competition season by facing teams from London.

In the inaugural match, Chelsea met Crystal Palace which ended in a 0-0 draw. Palace was indeed quite surprising. They beat Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final and then won Community Shield against Liverpool.

When the domestic competition started, Palace continued the surprise step by detaining Chelsea. For the Blues, the results were clearly unsatisfactory because they failed to reap three points while playing at home at Stamford Bridge. Moreover, Chelsea has just won the 2025 Club World Cup.

The West London club finally returned to track after winning in the next two derbys beating West Ham United 5-1 and Fulham 2-0.

After the competition break due to the national team's matches at various events, Chelsea met again with the London team. If able to maintain a positive trend, Chelsea is predicted to reap three points again when they visit Brentford's headquarters in the fourth edition of the London Derby.

Hanya, manajer Enzo Maresca masih kehilangan pemain pilar. Delap mengalami cedera hamstring di laga melawan Fulham.

Maresca estimates Delap will be out for six to eight weeks. But he is still waiting for the scan results. If the injury is serious enough, then Delap will return to play even longer.

Apart from Delap, Chelsea may not be able to be strengthened by Cole, who suffered a groin injury while warming up ahead of the match against West Ham.

The injury also saw Cole miss England in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia. Although it is predicted that he will recover soon, his chances of appearing against Brentford are still doubtful.

Meanwhile, Garnacho is ready to make his debut in the match. The winger who was brought in from Manchester United was introduced before the match against Fulham.

When played against The Bees, Garnacho may start or start by sitting on the bench. He did not get a call from the Argentine national team so he could enter the squad because he was in good shape.