Brentford: Bees handed triple injury boost as Keith Andrews gives three-man update ahead of West Ham clash | OneFootball

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The Brentford boss, who is searching for his first points away from home ahead of Monday’s trip to the London Stadium, offered his sympathies to Antoni Milambo, who suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury over the international break.

"He is obviously very down," Andrews continued. "It is devastating for him, first and foremost. He is at a new club, settling into a new country as a very young player that we have high, high hopes for.

"Suffering an injury of that level is obviously very disappointing, but the one thing he knows is that he will get a lot of support here and time to heal.”

It has been a chastening start to life in England for Milambo, who was hooked at half-time during his first and only Premier League appearance of the season as Brentford were beaten 3-1 by Nottingham Forest in Andrews’ first game in charge.

Sidelined: Antoni Milambo

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The midfielder started both of Brentford’s Carabao Cup victories against Aston Villa and Bournemouth, but has been an unused substitute or missed out on a place in the matchday squad in the Bees’ last six Premier League outings.

Milambo arrived in west London following a breakthrough campaign with Feyenoord in which he registered seven goals and nine assists across all competitions.

However, following that difficult Premier League debut against Forest, his minutes have been limited, with a total of just 172 of them in total.

"To go through that process is the worst part of being a footballer: not being able to do what you love,” Andrews added.

"Antoni's got a long road back to getting back on the pitch, but he will get so much support from everyone here at Brentford."