Wednesday night sees Brentford visit a Newcastle United side for whom there have been other distractions these last few days. Whilst The Bees look to continue a fine run of away form (post match debrief and player ratings from the Bournemouth game are here) for the Magpies there have been other things going on.
Can The Bees deflate the joyous mood on Wednesday?
As always the day before a match, we look ahead to all the talking points. Who starts for Brentford? What about the hosts? Can there be any distraction for Newcastle from the thing that happened in the cup? As for the officials….
And as always, you can catch up on all the major talking points in the big-match preview which is now online, here.
PREVIEW: Brentford head north to face buoyant Newcastle
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