Brentford team news ahead of Bournemouth Carabao Cup clash | OneFootball

Brentford head coach Keith Andrews provided an update on his squad ahead of Tuesday night's trip to Bournemouth, saying that the Bees are taking the Carabao Cup round two clash "very, very seriously."

The west Londoners have no fresh injury concerns going into the midweek trip to Vitality Stadium.

Andrews also confirmed that Yoane Wissa will not be involved in Dorset.

"The cup game will give an opportunity for other players but, equally, we want to take it very, very seriously," said the Bees' head coach.

"For me, it's good timing for some of those players that may have been a bit frustrated not to have played; some of those will get opportunities.

"We'll be strong. We're taking a squad down there which will be as strong and competitive as possible to try and win the game, and Dango [Ouattara] will be involved.

"We have to take care of a couple who came off [on Saturday] for more of a precautionary thing as they build fitness, a couple who had slightly disrupted pre-seasons.

"But overall, the squad is in a good place and looking really healthy.

"The focus is on the group so Yoane won't be involved. Again, that's a decision around what I feel is best for the group."

On taking on Andoni Iraola's Cherries, who defeated Wolves 1-0 on Saturday to claim their first win of the top-flight campaign, Andrews added: "It's a great game for us.

"It's a team I have a lot of admiration for and it'll be a real test for us, with the way they play the game. They're full of speed, energy, they're high octane, you could see that from the game against Liverpool.

"You could see the problems they caused for a team of the calibre of Liverpool so we've got to be prepared for that and the intensity with which they'll play the game.

"We'll match that and hopefully cause them some problems."