Brentford v Huddersfield Town
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Brentford manager Thomas Frank looks set to name an unchanged starting line-up to face Huddersfield Town.
The Bees beat QPR 3-1 at Loftus Road on Monday to move into the top half thanks to an Ollie Watkins brace.
Huddersfield boss Danny Cowley could also opt for the same team which started their 2-1 win against Barnsley last weekend.
Defender Herbert Bockhorn remains sidelined, as do Terence Kongolo and forward Collin Quaner.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank told BBC Radio London:
"If you look at the form table for the past six games, I think you'll find Huddersfield are the second best.
"It's a changed team - one that's much more confident and with more belief and they've only conceded four goals in their past six games.
"So it's going to be a big challenge and I know everyone expects us to win on our current form, but in the Championship nothing is easy."
Huddersfield Town manager Danny Cowley told BBC Radio Leeds:
"We're pleased to be unbeaten in six, but we won't be getting ahead of ourselves. We know there are bigger challenges to come.
"Brentford are a slick, well-drilled team that move the ball well between the thirds and who carry threats throughout their side.
"They're in a good place and we expect to see the best of them on Saturday. We're really looking forward to that challenge as a group."
Match facts
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This is the first league meeting between Brentford and Huddersfield since March 2017, when the Terriers won 1-0 at Griffin Park.
The past nine league meetings between Brentford and Huddersfield have produced 41 goals at an average of 4.6 per game.
Brentford are looking to win four consecutive Championship matches for the first time since October 2015.
Huddersfield Town have won 12 points from their past six league matches (W3 D3 L0) - one more than they'd won in their previous 35 league games (W2 D5 L28).
Brentford's Ollie Watkins has scored 10 league goals this season - the same number he scored in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns for the Bees.
Since his debut in February, Karlan Grant has been involved in 14 league goals for Huddersfield (12 goals, 2 assists) - nine more than any other Terriers player.
Source: bbc.com
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