Overview
- The tie is set for Tuesday, 26 August at 7:45 p.m. BST at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth.
- Bournemouth are without Enes Unal and Lewis Cook due to knee injuries, with Evanilson expected to start up front and Justin Kluivert pushing to feature.
- Brentford report issues for Ethan Pinnock, Vitaly Janelt and Gustavo Nunes, while Aaron Hickey is in contention to return at right-back.
- Keith Andrews leads Brentford after replacing Thomas Frank, and record signing Dango Ouattara heads into a reunion after scoring the winner against Aston Villa.
- Betting markets marginally lean toward a home win, with tips also pointing to under 2.5 goals and Evanilson as a potential anytime scorer.