Chelsea today revealed that as of the coming season, they have renewed relations with Brentford and will once again play their reserve fixtures at Griffin Park.
The reserves – or Under-21s, to give them their new official name – played at Brentford’s stadium from 2007-2010 before concerns regarding the quality of the playing surface saw them move the vast majority of matches to their Cobham training centre.
However, under the rules of the new Premier Development League, which replaces the existing reserve structure, stadium atmospheres are encouraged and in addition to returning to Griffin Park, two fixtures will be played a...