Antonio Conte: This is why the FA Cup is so important to Chelsea this season

Chelsea take on Brentford today (3pm) in the FA Cup fourth round after beating Peterborough 4-1 in third round.

Antonio Conte is expected to make numerous changes to give Chelsea's young players a chance to prove themselves.

Chelsea are nine points clear at the top of the Premier League but Conte has his eyes set firmly on winning a double in his first season in England football.

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Antonio Conte will take the FA Cup seriously

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Chelsea beat Peterborough 4-1 in the last round

"For us every competition must be a priority," said Conte. "The FA Cup is a good opportunity to win this competition.

"Many players at this moment are not playing and to have another competition with the league is very important for us, especially this season when we didn't play in the Champions League or Europa League.

"For this reason the FA Cup is very important. It is the oldest competition in the world and for me is an important trophy to try to win.

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"We want to win tomorrow, to go into the next round. But you know better than me that in the FA Cup anything can happen.

"If you don't play with the right concentration and right focus. Tomorrow this game is a tricky game.

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