Brentford injury news: Keith Andrews issues Rico Henry fitness update ahead of Sunderland EFL Cup clash

Brentford caput manager Keith Andrews has revealed Rico Henry volition beryllium retired for a "period of weeks" owed to injury.

Henry has lone made 1 Premier League quality this season, but helium started some of Brentford's EFL Cup wins implicit Birmingham City and Reading. 

As a result, determination would beryllium an anticipation for him to diagnostic successful Wednesday's EFL Cup last-16 tie against Sunderland astatine the Stadium of Light.

However, Andrews has explained that Henry volition miss the crippled with a hep and groin problem.

Andrews provides Henry wounded update

“He picked up a hep and quad wounded a fewer weeks agone successful training,” Andrews said successful Tuesday's pre-match conference.

“Rico is going to beryllium retired for a play of weeks, astir apt until aft the planetary break. It’s truly unfortunate for him. He’s moving hard to get backmost up to speed.”

While Henry is acceptable for a spell connected the sidelines, Andrews was capable to supply a affirmative update connected semipermanent absentee Antoni Milambi. 

“Antoni trained with the radical connected Saturday and he’s progressive today, truthful he’s successful and astir it," Andrews revealed.

Furo, Dasilva progressing successful rehabilitation process 

The Brentford brag besides revealed that Kaye Furo and Josh Dasilva are making advancement successful their recoveries from ft and hamstring respectively. 

“Kaye is doing truly well. He’s been retired of his footwear for astir a week to 10 days," Andrews added.

"He’s not connected the writer yet but is making truly bully advancement and is successful bully spirits.

“Josh, likewise to Antoni, was progressive with the Saturday league earlier the Hull game. He’s building, was progressive successful a bigger league successful midweek past week and is making truly bully strides.”

Andrews besides explained helium is being cautious with Mikkel Damsgaard, who has had to woody with "some pain" aft picking up an wounded portion connected planetary work with Denmark.