Brentford head coach Keith Andrews has made two changes to the side that started the Bees’ last Premier League game against Bournemouth.

Michael Kayode replaces Aaron Hickey at right-back for tonight’s west London derby against Chelsea at Gtech Community Stadium (8pm kick-off BST, live on Sky Sports).

Mikkel Damsgaard comes into midfield in place of Mamadou Sangaré. Hickey and Sangaré are both named among the substitutes.

There are two further changes to the matchday squad. Ellery Balcombe replaces Hákon Valdimarsson as the substitute goalkeeper, while Benjamin Fredrick takes Gustavo Nunes’s place on the bench.

Brentford (4-3-3): Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Schuster, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard; Anthony, Thiago, Schade

Subs: Balcombe, Hickey, Henry, Ouattara, Wilson, Carvalho, Sangaré, Diouf, Fredrick