Brentford head coach Thomas Frank provided an update on Christian Nørgaard and Kristoffer Ajer ahead of the Bees’ Premier League game against Newcastle United on Saturday.
Nørgaard missed the midweek trip to Aston Villa, while Ajer has been absent since October due to a foot injury.
“I’m still very hopeful that Nørgaard will be available,” Frank began.
“He trained today on the pitch, so that’s positive. Kristoffer Ajer [trained] as well.
“I’m more positive that Nørgaard will be involved than Ajer.”
The west Londoners fell to a 3-1 defeat at Villa Park on Wednesday.
Asked how much of a loss Nørgaard was, Frank responded: “You always want your best players on the pitch, and he is one of our best players.
“He has been one of the most consistent performers over the last five years.
“Of course, we’d have loved him to be on the pitch, but I trust the players who played last night and we’ve won games without Christian before.
“But I’m very happy it’s likely he’ll be ready for Saturday.”
Mathias Jensen (hamstring), Gustavo Nunes (back), Rico Henry (knee), Aaron Hickey (hamstring) and Josh Dasilva (knee) remain sidelined.