Town make six changes for this afternoon’s game against Brentford at Gtech Community Stadium with skipper Sam Morsy and Jack Taylor, who have knocks, and Omari Hutchinson, who is ill, new absentees from the 20-man squad.

We understand Morsy has a hamstring issue which isn't expected to keep him out beyond today.

Harry Clarke comes in at right-back for his full Premier League debut with Dara O’Shea moving into the centre alongside Cameron Burgess with Luke Woolfenden on the bench.

In midfield, Jens Cajuste, who nearly joined Brentford in the summer prior to his loan move to the Blues from Napoli, and Kalvin Phillips start with Conor Chaplin skippering as the number 10, while ex-Bee Chiedozie Ogbene is on the right and Sammie Szmodics on the left and Wes Burns and Jack Clarke on the bench.

George Hirst makes his full Premier League debut as the central striker with Liam Delap among the subs along with Christian Walton and Cieran Slicker, Town naming two keepers illustrating the lack of fit outfield players. Striker Ali Al-Hamadi, who is continuing to have groin problems, is also on the bench.

Brentford make two changes from the team which lost 2-1 at Manchester United last week with Yoane Wissa returning to the XI following an ankle injury with Kevin Schade dropping to the bench, while Mads Roerslev comes in for Kristoffer Ajer, who is missing from the squad.

Brentford: Flekken, Roerslev, Collins, Pinnock, Van den Berg, Norgaard, Janelt, Damsgaard, Mbuemo, Wissa, Lewis-Potter. Subs: Valdimarsson, Meghoma, Mee, Konak, Trevitt, Yamoliuk, Jensen, Sscade, Carvalho.

Town: Muric, H Clarke, O’Shea, Burgess, Davis, Cajuste, Phillips, Ogbene, Chaplin (c), Szmodics, Hirst. Subs: Walton, Slicker, Woolfenden, Townsend, Burns, Broadhead, J Clarke, Al-Hamadi, Delap. Referee: Lewis Smith (Wigan). VAR official: Peter Bankes.

Photo: Matchday Images

ITFC_LOU added 14:20 - Oct 26 long day ahead
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Gforce added 14:26 - Oct 26 Just can't see where the goals are going to come from. Badly need another quality striker in January.
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Scuzzer added 14:29 - Oct 26 Two goalkeepers on the bench. Oh dear. Can we just fast forward to 5pm please.
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carlo88 added 14:29 - Oct 26 I think our midfield is going to be a problem all season.
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Reality_2021 added 14:30 - Oct 26 How have we got so many players out?
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TimmyH added 14:35 - Oct 26 Amazing amount of 'knocks' that now seem to be appearing...need a bit of luck to get anything from this. I know I'm going to get down marked for this but not sure Chaplin (largely a home performance player) and Hirst will have the quality to make a difference. Best of luck boys...
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ImAbeliever added 14:40 - Oct 26 I believe we will win 1-2 today
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ImAbeliever added 14:42 - Oct 26 ….Slicker to score the 2nd.
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WaltonBlueNaze added 14:42 - Oct 26 Our injuries so far this season have been shocking - what is going on at the training ground?
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ITFC_LOU added 14:45 - Oct 26 There has to be an illness in the camp for that many to be out
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BromleyBloo added 14:45 - Oct 26 “Sammy picked up a hamstring injury last match, managed to battle through. Jack Taylor would normally come in, but got an injury very late in the training week. Omari was due to start, but was sick at the hotel this morning……………”
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dirtydingusmagee added 14:48 - Oct 26 Another afternoon with our backs against the wall I think It was always going to be hard this season but with no win confidence in players and fans is going to go down hill and that will not help at all,we need a stroke of luck or genius to lift us Coyb
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terryf added 14:53 - Oct 26 Maybe McKenna has got a cunning plan to play both keepers for damage limitation.
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Radlett_blue added 14:54 - Oct 26 Al-Hamadi STILL has a groin problem! Didn't we learn anything after signing already injured Camara?
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Stato added 14:57 - Oct 26 Hmmmmm call me Mr Cynical I bet we see another load of changes for the Leicester.
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ImAbeliever added 15:49 - Oct 26 Better make that 2-4
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Nomore4 added 16:06 - Oct 26 Load of bed wetters above. And not Town fans
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