Brentford vs Tottenham: Keith Andrews delivers double injury update ahead of Premier League opener

By Ben Sully | 21 Aug 2026 16:53, Last updated: 21 Aug 2026 17:01

Brentford brag Keith Andrews has revealed Sepp van den Berg volition miss the opening stages of the Premier League play with a groin injury.

The Bees volition footwear disconnected the 2026-27 Premier League play with a clash against Tottenham Hotspur astatine the Gtech Community Stadium. 

Andrews has the bulk of his squad disposable for the Premier League opener, though helium volition beryllium incapable to telephone upon Van den Berg and Antoni Milambo.

Van den Berg is acceptable to miss the "first fewer weeks" of the caller run aft struggling with wounded successful pre-season. 

Van den Berg to miss commencement of Premier League season

“Sepp has a groin issue,” Andrews told reporters connected Friday. “We’ve had to negociate that successful a definite way. He needs a small spot much rest, unluckily for Sepp.

“He’s had a disjointed pre-season - it hasn’t flowed arsenic good arsenic we’d person liked - truthful we’re going to person to look aft him successful the abbreviated term. He’ll miss the archetypal fewer weeks of the season.”

The Brentford caput manager besides delivered an update connected Milambo, who has been retired of enactment since past October with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

“Antoni is simply a fewer weeks down with the injury," Andrews said. “It’s not an nonstop science, naturally, but he’s had a truly affirmative mates of weeks.

“He’s been grooming with the radical for a fig of weeks - sometimes modified, sometimes afloat training. He’s making truly bully strides.”

Andrews acceptable to manus caller signings Brentford debuts

Brentford person bolstered their squad with the additions of Jannik Schuster, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Wilson and Jaidon Anthony up of the caller season.

Andrews made it wide helium is acceptable to propulsion his caller signings consecutive into the fold erstwhile helium asked whether the quartet could marque their debuts connected Saturday. 

“Yes, I’d expect so," Andrews said. "We’ve brought 4 players successful from different clubs, and we’re truly blessed with the concern we’ve done and the interaction they’ve made, some connected and disconnected the pitch.

“I person nary uncertainty you’ll spot immoderate of them tomorrow.”

Brentford volition beryllium aiming to go the archetypal squad to bushed Tottenham connected the opening time of the Premier League play since Everton successful 2020-21.