Can The Lads step up away performances at Brentford today?

Mathias Jensen remains unavailable for Brentford, but Keith Andrews otherwise has a settled group to choose from against Sunderland.

Brentford and Chelsea have impressed with their business but could Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United regret not doing more in the window?

Brentford have no fresh concerns from the draw at Leeds, although Josh Dasilva has suffered a setback while continuing his return to full fitness.

Brentford are aiming to maintain their unbeaten start against a Sunderland side with one win and one defeat so far. BBC Sport takes a look at the key themes ahead of their clash at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday (15:00 BST). It's been a promising start to the season for the Bees, who have a win and a draw from their first two matches and were a bit unlucky to be pegged back by Leeds last weekend.

With two matches now played, we have a clearer picture of each manager’s preferred XI and tactical setup. These predictions consider recent selections, manager preferences, player fitness, injuries and transfer activity, and should continue becoming more accurate as the season progresses. For the first time this season, teams also have a midweek fixture to prepare […]