Brentford host Championship rock-bottom dwellers Plymouth Argyle to play out the third-round tie of the F.A. Cup.

After failing to register a single win in each of their last five matches across all competitions, Brentford returned to winning ways with a victory over Premier League strugglers Southampton. A dominant 5-0 success saw The Bees regain some momentum in their race to finish in the top half of the pile.

Where can I watch the game?

You can watch Saturday afternoon’s Brentford vs PLymouth Argyle FA Cup match live on the BBC Red Button or through Bet365.

For online viewers not able to get to Brentford , the match will also be available to stream from Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website for UK viewers.

Thomas Frank’s men are six points away from a European place in the league standings and a favourable run of results from their upcoming games could possibly send them in firm contention to dislodge one of the favourites to qualify for Europe.

Bryan Mbeumo has been Brentford’s best attacker this season as his brace against The Saints increased his goal tally to tally. Currently, the number is tied with Alexander Isak’s goal count and bettered by Erling Haaland (16) and Mohamed Salah (18).

Meanwhile, Plymouth Argyle enter this contest sitting in the basement of the Championship table with just four wins out of 25 matches this season.

The Pilgrims are winless in their last 11 matches as they last registered a victory in November when they beat Portsmouth in a 1-0 affair. Plymouth has parted ways with Wayne Rooney and are still looking for a new manager to take the reins of the club.

Plymouth have little hopes of survival this season but they will be raring to go against Brentford this weekend to secure a place in the fourth round of the tournament.

Results from their last five matches across all competitions

Brentford:

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Plymouth Argyle:

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Brentford/Plymouth Team News

Thomas Frank has a long list of absentees to deal with as key players like Ethan Pinnock, Aaron Hickey, Kristoffer Ajer, Fabio Carvalho and Josh Dasilva remain out of action.

Rico Henry might get a start after recovering from injury.

As for Plymouth, Joe Edwards, Muhamed Tijani and Mustapha Bundu are injured.
Left-back Tymoteusz Puchacz has been registered in time and he is available for selection.

Brentford/Plymouth Predicted Teams

Brentford (4-3-3): Valdimarsson; Roerslev, Ji-soo, Van den Berg, Henry; Jensen, Janlt, Yarmolyuk; Schade, Wissa, Lewis-Potter.

Plymouth Argyle (3-4-2-1): Hazard; Szucs, Pleguezuelo, Galloway; Sorinola, Randell, Gyabi, Puchacz; Wright, Whittaker; Obafemi