Brentford manager Andy Scott admitted his team gave a tired performance in their 0-0 draw with Exeter City.

The Bees' boss - watching from the stands at Griffin Park due to a touchline ban he received for comments made to the referee in the defeat against Brighton and Hove Albion last month - said he didn't think the visitors troubled his team and it was a game of few chances.

He was happy his team managed to keep a clean sheet and earn a point despite their clear fatigue.

"It was a tired performance," said Scott. "We looked tired.

"It was our eighth game in 23 days so you can excuse an off day.

"I don't think they troubled us, it was a game of few chances.

"We were not playing great but we kept a clean sheet and prevented the other team creating decent chances.

"It proves we have built a squad with the right determination and work rate.

"They worked their socks off but were clearly tired from the exertions of recent weeks."

Scott said he thought his team should have had a penalty for a foul on Myles Weston but was philosophical about not getting it.

He confirmed Ryan Dickson was likely to miss the rest of the season with a recurrence of a hamstring problem but Kevin O'Connor would only miss two or three weeks, Nikki Bull would play for the reserves this week and the swelling on Mark Phillips' knee had reduced to enable the medical staff to have a look at it.

He said he didn't want his team to be "too open" due to his players' tiredness and had to switch to three in the centre of midfield to counter Exeter's 3-5-2 system.

"We got a bit more joy in the second half without creating too much," continued Scott. "There were errors due to mental tiredness and physical fatigue.

"I think everyone can excuse us for that."

See Andy Scott's full post-match press conference on Bees Player on Tuesday.

Stand-in captain David Hunt also spoke to Bees Player after the match - see an interview with the midfield man later on Tuesday.

By Chris Wickham