Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Carabao Cup fourth round clash between Brentford and Fulham. It is revenge time for Brentford against their bitter local rivals, as they look to atone for their play-off final defeat to Fulham that saw the Cottagers promoted to the Premier League. Both teams have changed a great deal since, but the rivalry persists!

League Cup / Matchday 1

Gtech Community Stadium / 01.10.2020

Brentford

Completed

Fulham

M. Forss(38')
S. Benrahma(63', 78')

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ByDan Quarrell

Updated 01/10/2020 at 18:23 GMT

34'

CLOSE! Raya again the mistake, as he gets his pass all wrong, the ball falls for Knockaert, who blazes high and wide.

32'

David Raya comes out and try and see the ball behind for a goal kick, but the ball doesn't have the pace on it, Kebano gets there, seems to be bundled to the ground, but referee Moss is having none of it.

30'

Defences very much on top in the first half hour here.

28'

Long ball into the middle sees the offside flag raised against Ghoddos.

26'

CLOSE! Tariqe Fosu does well to pick out Josh Dasilva, who cuts inside, before firing just wide.

24'

It appears Brentford are targeting Maxime Le Marchand at the back for Fulham.

22'

Still Fulham cannot influence this game. Brentford keeping possession well.

They are busy behind the scenes, too.

20'

Fulham finally get on the ball, but they are offering next to no threat.

18'

You'd think it was Brentford who were the Premier League side here. They are playing much the better football and doing all the attacking.

16'

A simple ball over the top picks out Saman Ghoddos, but the debutant drags his effort across the face of goal.

14'

Appeals for handball against Aina, but nothing given. No VAR in this.

12'

Early yellow card for Aboubakar Kamara as he pulls his man back.

Yellow card

A. Kamara

Fulham

10'

POST! What an effort from Kebano, who is something of a dead-ball specialist, as he clips a free-kick over the wall, it beats David Raya in the Brentford goal, but comes out off the outside of the post.

Jean Michael Seri, on a rare start, tries to thread it through for Neeskens Kebano but again there is too much on it.

Knockaert again on the ball, but he is forced out by Dominic Thompson.

Saïd Benrahma looks to thread the ball through but gets too much on it.

Anthony Knockaert tries to clip a cross into the middle but gets it all wrong.

1st Half

KICK OFF! We are off and running at the lovely new Brentford Community Stadium.

So here we go. Fulham have not been at it since returning to the Premier League, and their local rivals will be out to compound their woes tonight, with a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals up for grabs.

No sign of defensive acquisitions after this bizarre rant from the chairman. Must have really boosted the current Fulham defenders...

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