Brentford travel to the Vitality Stadium on Saturday looking to extend their unbeaten start to the season.
Keith Andrews’s side have taken five points from three Premier League games, and a repeat of last season’s head-to-head dominance over Bournemouth would move them closer to a fourth-successive winning start under the Irishman.
Andrews expects a tough afternoon regardless of the form table. “I just know it’s going to be a difficult game,” he said. “They’re a team that have really good attributes in how they play the game, attributes that I quite admire.”
Brentford team news
Captain Nathan Collins will miss the trip to the south coast with a calf injury sustained against Sunderland. “He won’t be involved this side of the international break,” Andrews confirmed, adding that Collins tried to play through the issue before being withdrawn. Mathias Jensen also remains unavailable, with Andrews saying the midfielder is “doing well” in his recovery but is unlikely to feature “next weekend” either. Sepp van den Berg, Antoni Milambo and Josh Dasilva are further absentees.
Jannik Schuster made an impressive full Premier League debut in Collins’s absence against Sunderland and is set to continue at centre-back alongside Kristoffer Ajer, with the rest of Andrews’s starting XI expected to remain unchanged. Kevin Schade has scored in his last two league away games and should keep his place in attack alongside Dango Ouattara and Igor Thiago, the latter without a goal in six straight top-flight appearances.
Brentford predicted lineup
Brentford possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Schuster, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Sangare; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago
When will the match kick off?
The Premier League match kicks off at 15:00 on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
How to watch Bournemouth vs Brentford?
The match is not being broadcast live on television in the UK, with the fixture falling inside the traditional Saturday 3pm blackout.
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