Brentford boss Thomas Frank expects an exciting encounter tonight against Brighton.

Frank admits he has a lot of time for Brighton manager Robert de Zerbi.

He said, "Brighton are a very good team with very good players; it will be a tough challenge for us.

“When we played them last year, they played a good game and I don't think we played our best game.

“But they're doing well down there, [Roberto] De Zerbi is doing a good job, but we are up for it and we're looking forward to it."

Frank also stated: “It seems, like everything, we go under the radar, but we have had key players out for a long period of the season, players that would normally be starters.

“We're probably missing, if you take Ivan Toney into that, close to five starters, maybe more.

“But it's not only the starters, in a three-game week like this, you want to bring in different players; I'm a big believer of using all five substitutes as well, so it will also change games tactically.

“We've been extremely unlucky and big credit to the players who have been available."