Brentford Round-Up, Friday 30th October: Keith Andrews Confirms Fábio Carvalho Out Until After International Break Ahead of Nottingham Forest Clash
The big team news on Friday centred on Fábio Carvalho, with head coach Keith Andrews confirming that the midfielder will be sidelined until after the November international break. Brentford's official site reported the news as part of the club's team news preview for Saturday's Premier League meeting with Nottingham Forest, noting Carvalho has missed the Bees' last two matchday squads (BrentfordFC.com) (West London Sport). West London Sport added that Andrews himself confirmed the timeline for Carvalho's return, with the 24-year-old having contributed goals for the club earlier in the campaign (West London Sport). Sports Mole also rounded up the wider injury and suspension picture from both camps as they build towards kick-off, looking at who might be available for Andrews and his Nottingham Forest counterpart (Sports Mole).
Ahead of the Forest game, Andrews faced the media for his regular pre-match press conference, with Brentford's official channel carrying his thoughts on the upcoming opponents (BrentfordFC.com). The Mirror's Keith Andrews tag also picked up on the build-up chatter surrounding the head coach this week (Mirror).
Away from team news, there was a nostalgic look back from Brentford's official site with an interview with former striker Marco Djuricin, who discussed the significance of scoring the goal that ended the Bees' 50-year wait to beat QPR - a welcome reminder of a famous day against the Hoops for those who remember the occasion (BrentfordFC.com).
Elsewhere, Brentford's official site also had archive-style match pages up relating to previous Premier League fixtures against Everton and West Ham United, though no fresh detail was offered beyond the pages themselves (BrentfordFC.com) (BrentfordFC.com). The Mirror's various Brentford-tagged pages continued to aggregate general club coverage without any standout lines beyond what's already been covered (Mirror) (Football.London) (Mirror) (Mirror) (Mirror) (Mirror).
All eyes now turn to Saturday's visit of Nottingham Forest to west London, with Andrews having to do without Carvalho as he fine-tunes his matchday plans (Sports Mole) (BrentfordFC.com) (West London Sport) (BrentfordFC.com).
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