Brentford welcoming the struggling Plymouth in the FA Cup and you can find our preview, prediction, team news and predicted lineups below.
Brentford vs Plymouth Preview
The Bees began the season with the best home record in Europe, remaining undefeated from their opening 10 matches in all competitions at the Gtech Community Stadium.
However, a 2-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest ended this run and since the Bees have also lost to Arsenal at home, while dropping points away at Brighton.
Thomas Frank’s side are coming off an emphatic 5-0 win over Southampton and will be full of confidence as they welcome a Plymouth side that sit bottom of the Championship.
Plymouth have failed to win a singular match from their last 11 and currently have no manager following the departure of Wayne Rooney.
The FA Cup has been a difficult competition for both sides to crack, with Brentford failing to make it past the quarter finals throughout their history and Plymouth only reaching the semi-finals once in 1983/84.
Brentford vs Plymouth Team News
Brentford could be boosted by the return of Rico Henry, as the Englishman is now available for selection after missing over a year through injury.
Henry’s last appearance came in September 2023, as the defender suffered a major knee injury against Newcastle.
The Bees will be without Aaron Hickey, Josh Dasilva, Gustavo Nunes, Kristoffer Ajer, Igor Thiago, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee and Fabio Carvalho.
As for Plymouth, Mustapha Bundu, Joe Edwards and Muhamed Tijani will all miss out through injury but Callum Wright is available after serving his three-match ban.
Brentford vs Plymouth Predicted Lineups
Brentford: Valdimarsson; Roerslev, Van den Berg, Collins, Henry; Jesen, Yarmolyuk, Janelt; Schade, Wissa, Lewis-Potter
Plymouth: Hazard; Szucs, Pleguezuelo, Galloway; Sorinola, Randell, Gyabi, Mumba; Al Hajj, Obafemi, Whittaker
Brentford vs Plymouth Prediction
As expected, Brentford are heavy favourites on UK betting sites and Thomas Frank will be hoping for a strong cup run this year.
We believe the visitors will have too much for their Championship opponents and should make easy work of a struggling Plymouth side.
Prediction: Brentford 4-0 Plymouth
