Brentford head coach Dean Smith has made three changes to face Burton Albion from the side that limply lost to Wolves on Tuesday night.

Yoann Barbet has come in for recent Ireland call up John Egan in defence, while Romaine Sawyers replaces Nico Yennaris in the midfield.

Smith has also made a change at left back as Tom Field comes in for Rico Henry, with the former Walsall man dropping to the bench.

Alan McCormack has returned to the subtitutes bench after his time on the sidelines with injury after he came through a game for the B team.

Michael Kightly has come in for Lloyd Dyer in Burton boss Nigel Clough's only change with the home side playing in a 4-5-1 formation.

Burton: McLaughlin, Flanagan, Brayford, McFadzdean, Turner, Sordell, Woodrow, Christensen, Kightly, Murphy, Irvine.

Substitutes: Bywater, Mousinho, Akins, Dyer, Naylor, Palmer, Varney.

Brentford: Bentley, Colin, Dean, Barbet, Field, Woods, Kerschbaumer, Sawyers, Jota, Vibe, Canos.

Substitutes: Bonham, Jozefzoon, Yennaris, McCormack, Egan, Clarke, Shaibu.