Brentford could be without as many as five first-team players for their Premier League trip to West Ham United on Friday night.
The Bees currently sit tenth in the league standings after holding London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw at the Gtech Community Stadium on Boxing Day, despite being 2-0 up with less than 30 minutes remaining in the tie.
For that match, Brentford missed five players, with midfielder Frank Onyeka (thigh), centre-back Kritsoffer Ajer (knee), full-back Aaron Hickey (ankle), midfielder Shandon Baptiste (groin) and goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha (ankle) all missing through injury.
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It comes as a potential blow for the Bees, with Onyeka and Baptiste featuring in 12 of the Bees’ 16 league matches so far this season.
Scottish full-back Hickey, signed from Bologna in the summer, has made eight league starts this term. He is one of the closest to being back available and is said to be back in training, so has a chance of facing the Hammers.
Goalkeeper Strakosha’s ankle issue is also believed to be a short-term one, with the Albanian yet to make his league debut since his arrival from Lazio.
Meanwhile, West Ham currently have four injury concerns of their own, with Gianluca Scamacca (ankle), Nayef Aguerd (virus and groin), Maxwel Cornet (calf) and Kurt Zouma (knee) all missing the Boxing Day defeat to Arsenal.
Scamacca is currently the most likely to be available of the quartet, with Moyes hoping to have the Italian back after the loss to Arsenal.
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