BRENTFORD are without Reading loanee Alex McCarthy for tomorrow's Carling Cup clash with Hull.
The Royals don't want the England U21 international cup-tied, so Richard Lee could make his Bees debut between the sticks.
Andy Scott is also sweating on the fitness of Sam Wood, who missed Saturday's draw at Swindon with a back injury.
But Carl Cort is definitely out as he continues his recovery from an Achilles problem.
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The Tigers will take a 20-man squad down to Brentford for Tuesday night's Carling Cup second round tie with assistant manager Craig Shakespeare saying the strongest available team will be fielded.
City's medical staff are keeping their eye on a couple of knocks picked up during Saturday's draw against Watford, including one to defender Kamil Zayatte who didn't train on Monday morning, and manager Nigel Pearson will name the side to face the Bees tomorrow.
"There are a couple of knocks which will be assessed on Tuesday morning," said Shakespeare.
"But we're looking to take a 20-man squad with us and that includes everybody that was involved on Saturday. We'll have a light training session in the morning, hopefully without any reactions, and we can pick what we feel is our strongest available team."
The trip to Griffin Park represents a first League Cup match in charge for City's new team of coaching staff and Shakespeare insists they are taking the competition seriously.
"We always view it as another football match and whatever game you go into, you have to go into it wanting to win.
"It's a game that we're approaching in the same way (as any other) and we'll give Brentford respect. We've had them watched, we've got the reports and we'll be going into this game to win."
Craig Fagan and Caleb Folan are both unlikely to be involved as they continue their quest for fitness.
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BRENTFORD new-boy Nicky Adams insists he's no crock.
The 23-year-old wide man's move to Griffin Park stalled earlier this summer as the Bees waited for him to recover from surgery on a knee injury he picked up last campaign, coupled with the change of manager at the Walkers stadium.
But he finally completed his switch from Leicester City on Thursday, making his debut as a second-half sub at Swindon 48 hours later.
And Adams reckons he'll be firing on all cylinders after a full week's training with his new team-mates at Jersey Road.
He said: "I got tackled at the end of last season and a bit of my knee broke off which needed cleaning out.
"I wanted to be here sooner, but with my knee and stuff I had to do a pre-season and play some games.
"I had to wait until I had done some rehab to start training again. I think I'll be up to speed in the next week or so."
Adams was part of the Leicester side which won promotion to the Championship two seasons ago, but after a good start with the Foxes he soon found himself surplus to requirements and was shipped out on loan to Rochdale and Leyton Orient.
But he reckons he could be facing his old employers next season with Brentford.
"There's a good set of players here," he added. "We want to be pushing for the play-offs and hopefully promotion.
"It wasn't a tough decision to leave Leicester - I wanted to play first-team football. When we were in League One and got promoted I played a lot more, but a new manager came in and had different plans so it was time for me to move on."
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Brentford registered their first league point of the season, following a 1-1 draw with Swindon Town at the County Ground on Saturday, writes Simon Webster.
After losing their opening two games, it gives the Bees something to build on as manager Andy Scott looks to knit his new side together and push on up the league table.
Scott said afterwards: "It is good to get off the mark. It's a tough place to come and we've created a lot of chances. I was really pleased with the performance and the work rate was fantastic. They showed that they want to improve and they are taking things on board and it is a real good platform to build on."
Scott made two changes to the side which lost to Walsall, with Karleigh Osborne replacing Pim Balkestein at the heart of the defence and Myles Weston regaining his spot on the left in place of Sam Wood.
The opening exchanges saw Brentford very much on the back foot, as early pressure from Swindon saw them earn three corners, but the Bees' defence stood firm.
Yet after eight minutes Charlie MacDonald gave the Bees the lead against the run of play when full back Michael Rose's header failed to reach David Lucas in Swindon's goal. MacDonald quickly latched onto the loose ball and beat Lucas with a first time shot from a tight angle on the right.
Myles Weston quickly came close to doubling the lead when be broke free down the left only to see his shot deflected behind for a corner.
More Brentford pressure saw Swindon fail to clear their lines and a Marcus Bean cross from the right was headed just wide by Robbie Simpson.
At the other end Alan O'Brien broke down the left and crossed to Thomas Dossevi, whose shot took a deflection as it went behind for a corner.
Shortly after O'Brien again broke free down the left, and after evading Kevin O'Connor's tackle, crossed for Dossevi whose shot was blocked. Ex-Celtic player Jean-Paul McGovern then curled a low shot just wide of the right hand post from 25 yards out.
Swindon drew level five minutes before the break when Brentford's defence momentarily switched off and allowed an O'Brien throw from the left to be flicked on by Sean Morrison and headed into an empty net by David Prutton at the back post.
In added on time Weston had a contender for 'miss of the season' when smart work by MacDonald on the right saw him cross to the back post and, faced with an empty goal, Weston somehow put his shot over the bar from three yards out.
Jonathan Douglas had the first chance of the second half following a good build up by Swindon, which resulted in his low shot from the edge of the box being held by Alex McCarthy.
Austin nearly capitalised on a slip by Leon Legge when he raced clear down the left, but the Bees' defender did just enough to recover and put him off, with his low cross evading everyone inside the box.
An O'Brien corner from the left was headed just wide of the post by substitute David Ball at the near post.
For Brentford an O'Connor corner from the left was headed goal wards by Swindon defender Morrison, only for Lucas to make a diving save to push the ball behind.
Swindon almost took the lead after a free kick was awarded against substitute Nicky Adams for handball just on the edge of the box. After taking the free kick quickly, Town had a couple of chances to score but some last ditch defending from Brentford kept them out.
Inside the last ten minutes Brentford had a great chance when a Weston cross from the left was headed inches wide by Gary Alexander at the back post.
Brentford: McCarthy; O'Connor, Legge, Osborne, Woodman; Simpson (sub Adams 68), Bean, Diagouraga, Weston; MacDonald (sub Forster 85), Alexander Subs: Lee, McCracken, Balkestein, Hunt, Spillane Attendance: 8132
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BRENTFORD boss
Andy Scott insists he won't be bringing any more players in - for now.
The Bees have made 13 signings so far this summer, but Scott still has more cash to splash if he wishes.
However, the Griffin Park chief doesn't plan on making any more additions before the transfer window slams shut.
He said: "We've got deals for players that are real bargains in my view. We've still got money left, and if a player becomes available that can enhance the squad we'll bring him in.
"But at the moment everyone's doing exactly what I'm asking for as we're trying to build for the future."
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BRENTFORD boss
Andy Scott hopes Saturday's draw at Swindon can kick-start their season.
Charlie MacDonald's goal earned the Bees their first point of the campaign, with David Prutton's equaliser denying them victory at the County ground.
And Scott hopes it can give his new-look side a platform to build on in their bid to mount a promotion push.
He said: "It's good to get off the mark. We created a lot of chances and if we scored them the game's dead and buried.
"We've got some real firepower now, and the squad's looking really strong. This is the first brick in the wall as we look to get in the play-offs.
"I'm disgusted with the goal we conceded. We made two or three basic errors and one of them cost us.
"But it's a tough place to come - they didn't get into the play-offs for nothing - and we gave them a real run for their money."
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THE timing was impeccable. No sooner had Sean Morrison been announced as the sponsors' man of the match than the youngster missed an attempted header which almost let Brentford striker
Charlie MacDonald through on goal.
But in truth that wasn't even a blot on the defender's immaculate copy book - more a point which allowed the tense County Ground crowd a momentary laugh - because prior to that the 19-year-old had been faultless.
Danny Wilson has voiced his desire to find an experienced rock for the heart of his defence, but Morrison's mature display on Saturday defied his tender years and may encourage the boss to look closer to home.
Yes, he may not have hundreds of games under his belt, but we all know he has the ability. That has already been displayed countless times during his fledgling career to date.
What has worried managers though is a lack of concentration in the big defender, meaning long spells on the substitutes' bench, but that was never an issue as Morrison dominated the back line, was immense in the air, and tried to get Town playing with the ball at his feet.
"It was hard. In the last 20 minutes I was running on empty, but I'm ecstatic to get back in and really enjoyed it," he said.
"It was great being back out there playing at the County Ground and getting a full 90 minutes under my belt.
"When you play the games and you get your opportunity you want to prove that you should be playing. That was what I had to do today - prove to the manager that I should be playing at centre-half.
"I've got my chance and hopefully taken it."
Were it not for Michael Rose's rush of blood to the head in the eighth minute, then we could have been talking about a first clean sheet of the season.
For once, Town got out of the traps quickly and had their opponents on the back foot from the off. That was until an innocuous ball got sent down the right channel though, which should have been simple for Rose to deal with.
Instead the full-back attempted a diving header back to keeper David Lucas, failed to get a true connection on the ball and Brentford striker Charlie MacDonald couldn't believe his luck as he nipped in to slot between Lucas' legs from a tight angle.
Any momentum Swindon had gathered during those opening exchanges suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye, and a sense of nervousness appeared to spread throughout the team.
The Bees were on top and could have extended their advantage but wingers Myles Weston and Robbie Simpson both sent efforts agonisingly close.
Slowly but surely though Town started to grab hold of the game and Thomas Dossevi and Jon-Paul McGovern threatened before David Prutton finally pulled them level on 41 minutes.
Rose launched a long throw into the area where Morrison rose highest to flick on, and Prutton had timed his run to perfection, nodding in at the far post.
It was the perfect time to level things up and the hosts looked a much more confident outfit after the break.
A neat flowing move involving Dossevi, McGovern and Alan O'Brien ended with the latter teeing up Jonathan Douglas to strike from 20 yards, but the captain's effort was easily saved by Brentford keeper Alex McCarthy.
Substitute David Ball tried his luck with a near post header from a short corner routine, while Charlie Austin's perseverance inside the box almost paid dividends until his close range finish lacked any real substance.
With Swindon piling the pressure on in search of the winner it was inevitable that gaps would appear at the back and former County Ground man Gary Alexander headed into the side netting.
Then deep into stoppage time Vincent Pericard, on for O'Brien, chased a long ball over the top, forced a mistake out of Karleigh Osborne and bore down on goal.
He cut inside and had the chance to break his duck and become a Town hero by sealing all three points, only to fire narrowly off target with Prutton screaming for a squared pass. A point though, an improvement, a performance with plenty of promise, and possibly the missing link at the heart of Swindon's defence finally found.
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ANDY Scott has told his Brentford players they won't be picked on reputation.
The Bees boss dropped summer signing Pim Balkestein from the starting XI at Swindon on Saturday after a disappointing display against Walsall the week before.
Karleigh Osborne replaced the Dutch defender and put in a man-of-the-match display at the County ground, with Scott warning only those doing the business will keep their shirt.
He said: "Karleigh's attitude in training has been outstanding, and he's really become a man now. It's taken him a while to get there but he's forced his way in.
"Pim knows he's got to be playing at 100 per cent to stay in the side.
"There's competition for places everywhere, and at a side where you expect to do well you need that.
"We've got a group of players who understand that and are willing to fight for their place. Once they do the job they keep their place until it starts going wrong for them."
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