The 2013 FA Cup meeting of Brentford and Chelsea bestowed attention on the League One club. “We are beyond the stage now where people look at us through weird goggles,” says Mark Devlin, Brentford’s chief executive. We have had little bits of both.”Devlin was in position the last time Brentford met Chelsea, drawing 2-2 at Griffin Park before losing the replay 4-0. “We have a programme that has seen our B team play Chelsea and Spurs. We want to be in the Premier League; that would underpin the financial challenges we face.

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2017 18:56 UTC