Confirmed Brentford team news: Damsgaard returns for Fulham trip | Brentford FC

Mikkel Damsgaard has returned to Brentford’s starting XI for the west London derby against Fulham at Craven Cottage, live on Sky Sports.

The Danish midfielder replaces compatriot Mathias Jensen in the only change from last Saturday’s 2-2 home draw against Chelsea in the Premier League.

Damsgaard missed that entertaining clash against the Blues through illness but featured as a substitute in midweek, scoring the winning spot-kick to help the Bees defeat Aston Villa in a penalty shoot-out and progress to round four of the Carabao Cup.

Jensen is named on the bench, while Reiss Nelson is not included in the matchday squad.

Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon; Berge, Lukić; Wilson, King, Iwobi; Muniz

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Cuenca, Cairney, Smith Rowe, Adama, Chukwueze, Kevin, Raúl

Brentford (5-3-2): Kelleher; Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Henderson, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard; Schade, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarsson, Ajer, Henry, Hickey, Janelt, Jensen, Onyeka, Carvalho, Ouattara

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