BRENTFORD are sweating on the fitness of Charlie MacDonald and Carl Cort ahead of Saturday's curtain-raiser at Carlisle.

The strike duo have been struggling with knocks which have sidelined them for a large part of pre-season.

And Bees boss Andy Scott is keeping his fingers crossed they'll recover in time for the trip to Brunton Park.

He said: "They're both struggling with knocks which is not ideal. Hopefully they can make it for Carlisle game."

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