Chelsea vs Brentford live stream and match preview, Wednesday 26 April, 7.45pm BST
Chelsea vs Brentford live stream and match preview
Looking for a Chelsea vs Brentford live stream? We've got you covered. Chelsea vs Brentford is being shown in the UK by BT Sport. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch the Premier League with your subscription from anywhere.
Chelsea will be looking for their first win since Frank Lampard's return to Stamford Bridge when they host Brentford on Wednesday.
The Bees are on track to finish above their west London neighbours, which would be a remarkable achievement given the financial discrepancies between the pair.
Thomas Frank's side are certainly more likely to qualify for Europe than Chelsea as we head into the final few weeks of the campaign.
Kick-off is at 7.45pm BST. Make sure you know how to watch the Premier League wherever you are.
Line-ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
Arrizabalaga; Fofana, Thiago Silva, Chalobah; Azpilacueta, Fernandez, Kovacic, Chilwell; Kante, Gallagher; Sterling
Brentford (5-3-2)
Raya; Roerslev, M Jorgensen, Pinnock, Mee, Henry; Jensen, Onyeka, Janelt; Toney, Wissa
Form
Chelsea have lost all four of their matches since Lampard replaced Graham Potter in the dugout, scoring just one goal.
Brentford drew 1-1 with Aston Villa at the weekend to end a three-match losing streak.
Referee
Andy Madley will be the referee for Chelsea vs Brentford.
Stadium
Chelsea vs Brentford will be played at the 40,341-capacity Stamford Bridge in London.
Kick-off and channel
Chelsea vs Brentford kick-off is at 7.45pm BST on Wednesday 26 April in the UK. The game is being shown on BT Sport.
In the US, kick-off time is 2.45pm ET / 11.45am PT. The match will be shown on NBC in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Premier League football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a Premier League fixture, then you won't be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual. The broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!) and blocks you from watching it. You can use a VPN to get around that, though, without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there. For the Premier League, FourFourTwo currently recommends:
International Premier League TV rights
• UK: Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2022/23.
• USA: NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
• Canada: The way to watch Premier League football in 2022/23 is fuboTV, which has exclusive rights to all the action.
• Australia: Optus Sport will screen every game of the Premier League season. Non-subscribers can access the action via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
• New Zealand: Sky Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League.
