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Premier League | Gameweek 20
Jan 4, 2025 at 3pm UK
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Brentford lineup vs. Southampton: Predicted XI as Bees chase first Premier League away win

:Headline: Brentford lineup vs. Southampton: Predicted XI as Bees chase first Premier League away win:
Sports Mole looks at how Brentford could line up for their Premier League encounter with Southampton away at St Mary's on Saturday.
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Brentford manager Thomas Frank remains without three of his first-choice central defenders ahead of their trip to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

Ethan Pinnock, Kristoffer Ajer and Ben Mee are all currently sidelined with injury for the Bees, so Frank will have been glad that he was able to welcome Sepp van den Berg back from a minor setback in the clash with Arsenal on New Year's Day.

Those absentees mean Frank cannot switch to a usually favourable back three though, with inexperienced Kim Ji-soo the only other available centre-back along with starter Nathan Collins.

Pinnock, Ajer and Mee are all expected to miss most of January, so Van den Berg being forced into the centre also means that Keane Lewis-Potter may be needed to drop in at left-back more often than not.

That is because Rico Henry and Aaron Hickey both remain out with long-term injuries that Frank has not put a timeline on for either player.

One positive was the fact that goalkeeper Mark Flekken was quickly able to recover from the muscle jarring that forced him off in the draw with Brighton & Hove Albion at the end of the year, and the Dutchman started against Arsenal.

With Lewis-Potter at left-back, and Igor Thiago out with a joint infection, Mikkel Damsgaard is set to start alongside the undroppable pair of Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa in attack, even if the latter has failed to score in his last four league games.

Josh Dasilva's knee problem will keep him out for another month, but Mathias Jensen made a much-welcome return on New Year's Day, after spending over a month on the sidelines, playing the final 15 minutes in the Arsenal defeat.

Brentford possible starting lineup:
Flekken; Roerslev, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Norgaard, Jensen; Mbeumo, Wissa, Damsgaard

Click here to see how Southampton could line up for this fixture.

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1Liverpool18143145172845
2Arsenal20117239182140
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest1911442619737
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5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle20105534221235
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10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2061043029128
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14Manchester UnitedMan Utd196492126-522
15Crystal Palace204972128-721
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18Ipswich TownIpswich1936101833-1515
19Leicester CityLeicester2035122344-2114
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