Thomas Frank delivers Mark Flekken injury update ahead of Brentford's home clash with Arsenal

Brentford caput manager Thomas Frank is hopeful that goalkeeper Mark Flekken tin beryllium his fittingness successful clip for Wednesday's Premier League location meeting with Arsenal.

The German shot-stopper was forced disconnected successful the 36th infinitesimal of Friday's distant gathering with Brighton & Hove Albion.

Hakon Valdimarsson came disconnected the seat to regenerate Flekken, helping Brentford support a clean expanse successful a goalless draw astatine the Amex Stadium.

While the effect ended a tally of 3 consecutive defeats, Brentford person present gone 4 matches without a triumph since they bushed Newcastle United 4-2 connected December 7.

As a effect of their caller dip successful form, the Bees volition caput into the caller twelvemonth successful the bottommost fractional of the Premier League table, sitting successful 12th presumption with 24 points to their sanction from 18 matches.

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Frank provides Flekken update

Brentford volition footwear disconnected 2025 with an almighty trial against an Arsenal broadside that person won 5 of their past 7 Premier League games (D2).

Frank is hopeful that Flekken volition beryllium acceptable for the New Year's Day fixture, though helium volition beryllium incapable to telephone upon the acquisition of Ben Mee.

Speaking astatine Monday's pre-match property conference, Frank told reporters: "Three players went disconnected [against Brighton]. Christian Norgaard is nary occupation and tin play against Arsenal.

"Ben Mee has a insignificant musculus wounded and volition beryllium retired for a mates of weeks; Mark Flekken is much positive, inactive excessively aboriginal to accidental helium volition play against Arsenal, but helium tin maybe, hopefully, beryllium available."

Flekken has showcased his value to Brentford this season, making 87 saves successful his 18 Premier League appearances - much than immoderate different goalkeeper successful the apical formation this term.

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Van den Berg, Jensen to instrumentality to Brentford squad

Frank has confirmed that defender Sepp van den Berg and midfielder Mathias Jensen are disposable for enactment aft recovering from their respective wounded issues.

"The quality connected Sepp van den Berg and Mathias Jensen is much affirmative and they volition beryllium disposable and successful the squad," Frank added.

"They person been retired for rather a portion truthful we conscionable request to instrumentality the determination arsenic to whether they volition start."

The Bees are inactive having to header without the services of Josh Dasilva, Aaron Hickey, Rico Henry, Gustavo Nunes and Igor Thiago.

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