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Chelsea fans are already dreading the Premier League's return this weekend after it was revealed Anthony Taylor will referee their clash with Brentford on Saturday night.
Thomas Tuchel's side travel across west London as Premier League leaders but will face a stern test against the in-form Bees, who have already taken points off Arsenal and Liverpool at home this season.
And, in the eyes of their fans, the task got much harder when it was announced their nemesis Taylor will be the man in the middle.
Chelsea fans are furious Anthony Taylor will referee their game at Brentford on Saturday night
The Blues were furious with Taylor's decision to send Reece James off for handball at Liverpool
It comes just six weeks after Chelsea fans started a petition to get Taylor banned from refereeing their matches after the official sent off Reece James and awarded Liverpool a penalty during their clash at Anfield.
The Blues were furious with Taylor's decision to award the Reds a penalty and give James a red card for denying a goal-scoring opportunity by blocking Sadio Mane's goal-bound effort with his arm.
Mo Salah scored the spot-kick to make it 1-1 before half-time after Kai Havertz had given Chelsea the lead but the Blues, despite being down to 10 men, managed to earn a point.
Following the game, fans launched a petition calling for Taylor to be stopped from refereeing future Chelsea matches. Fan page 'Chelseapulse' shared a picture of the petition, which was even
