02-05-2019, 15:05
Team News: Brentford
Manager Alex Neil will have midfielder Ben Pearson available, after the No.4 missed last weekend’s thriller against Sheffield Wednesday due to a family bereavement, however, he may choose not to risk him for the trip due to him sitting on 14 cautions.
Alan Browne returned and scored in the entertaining six-goal clash with the Owls, after an ankle injury had ruled him out for the previous couple of matches.
Season-ending injuries have already ruled out skipper Tom Clarke, Josh Harrop, Andrew Hughes, Brandon Barker, Tom Barkhuizen and Brad Potts, whilst Ryan Ledson will miss the second of four games for the sending-off he received at Wigan Athletic on Easter Monday.
Connor Ripley was given his debut against Steve Bruce’s side last Saturday and the manager will need to decide whether he wants to see more of his January transfer window recruit at Griffin Park.
Another January signing, Josh Ginnelly, will also push for his first start, having come off the bench in the last four games.
The Bees have not played since Easter Monday, due to the controversial postponement of their game at Bolton Wanderers last weekend.
Thomas Frank is without forward Said Benrahma (ankle) and goalkeeper Daniel Bentley (shoulder) who are both set to miss the rest of the campaign.
Defender Yoann Barbet (ankle) and midfielder Lewis Macleod (hamstring) continue their rehabilitation, but look unlikely to be involved against the Lilywhites.
Ref Watch: Brentford
The 2018/19 away campaign is bookended perfectly as for the second time this season we are officiated by James Linington, who refereed our first away game of the year!
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The Isle of Wight match official took charge of our August trip to Swansea City, and was also the man in charge of the game the previous time we visited South Wales; our December 2017 victory against Cardiff City, when Tom Clarke scored a late winner.
James took charge of three PNE games last season in all, the trio all away from home, with the games being the 2-1 win at Hull City back in September, the aforementioned game at the Cardiff City Stadium and the 1-0 win at Sheffield United in our final away game of last season.
This will be his fourth Bees game of the season and his third at Griffin Park, the most recent being just over a week ago, for their Easter Monday victory over Leeds United in the capital.
Two seasons ago, the referee made his first visit ever to Deepdale for the clash with Wolves back in November and was then the referee in the away game at Derby County back in March.
The season before he was referee of the PNE game at Ashton Gate, when Greg Cunningham scored the winner against his former club and that was his third game in charge of PNE.
The other time he refereed North End was another game in the south of England, when the Lilywhites won 1-0 at Gillingham in the League One promotion season, courtesy of Paul Huntington’s goal in his first start of the season.
This will be James’ 34th game of the season, where he has so far issued 117 yellow cards and three reds cards – two of which came in the same game between Swansea City and Stoke City earlier this month.
He will be assisted by Dean Treleaven and Robert Merchant, with Chris Sarginson acting as the fourth official.
Manager Alex Neil will have midfielder Ben Pearson available, after the No.4 missed last weekend’s thriller against Sheffield Wednesday due to a family bereavement, however, he may choose not to risk him for the trip due to him sitting on 14 cautions.
Alan Browne returned and scored in the entertaining six-goal clash with the Owls, after an ankle injury had ruled him out for the previous couple of matches.
Season-ending injuries have already ruled out skipper Tom Clarke, Josh Harrop, Andrew Hughes, Brandon Barker, Tom Barkhuizen and Brad Potts, whilst Ryan Ledson will miss the second of four games for the sending-off he received at Wigan Athletic on Easter Monday.
Connor Ripley was given his debut against Steve Bruce’s side last Saturday and the manager will need to decide whether he wants to see more of his January transfer window recruit at Griffin Park.
Another January signing, Josh Ginnelly, will also push for his first start, having come off the bench in the last four games.
The Bees have not played since Easter Monday, due to the controversial postponement of their game at Bolton Wanderers last weekend.
Thomas Frank is without forward Said Benrahma (ankle) and goalkeeper Daniel Bentley (shoulder) who are both set to miss the rest of the campaign.
Defender Yoann Barbet (ankle) and midfielder Lewis Macleod (hamstring) continue their rehabilitation, but look unlikely to be involved against the Lilywhites.
Ref Watch: Brentford
The 2018/19 away campaign is bookended perfectly as for the second time this season we are officiated by James Linington, who refereed our first away game of the year!
tford
The Isle of Wight match official took charge of our August trip to Swansea City, and was also the man in charge of the game the previous time we visited South Wales; our December 2017 victory against Cardiff City, when Tom Clarke scored a late winner.
James took charge of three PNE games last season in all, the trio all away from home, with the games being the 2-1 win at Hull City back in September, the aforementioned game at the Cardiff City Stadium and the 1-0 win at Sheffield United in our final away game of last season.
This will be his fourth Bees game of the season and his third at Griffin Park, the most recent being just over a week ago, for their Easter Monday victory over Leeds United in the capital.
Two seasons ago, the referee made his first visit ever to Deepdale for the clash with Wolves back in November and was then the referee in the away game at Derby County back in March.
The season before he was referee of the PNE game at Ashton Gate, when Greg Cunningham scored the winner against his former club and that was his third game in charge of PNE.
The other time he refereed North End was another game in the south of England, when the Lilywhites won 1-0 at Gillingham in the League One promotion season, courtesy of Paul Huntington’s goal in his first start of the season.
This will be James’ 34th game of the season, where he has so far issued 117 yellow cards and three reds cards – two of which came in the same game between Swansea City and Stoke City earlier this month.
He will be assisted by Dean Treleaven and Robert Merchant, with Chris Sarginson acting as the fourth official.
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