Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford confirmed team news: Andrews selects strong side for FA Cup tie at Hillsborough | OneFootball

Brentford head coach Keith Andrews has opted for a strong starting XI for this afternoon’s FA Cup third round tie against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough (3pm kick-off GMT).

The Bees are looking to arrest a run of three successive seasons where they have been knocked out at this stage, while the game provides a break from the second-tier relegation battle for the Owls, who are currently on -7 points following two separate deductions.

Hákon Valdimarsson starts behind a back four of Aaron Hickey, Sepp van den Berg, Ethan Pinnock and Rico Henry.

Jordan Henderson, Mathias Jensen and Mikkel Damsgaard form a highly experienced midfield three, while Keane Lewis-Potter, Reiss Nelson and Romelle Donovan are the three players up top.

Donovan makes his first start for Brentford at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday (5-3-2): Charles; Fusire, Emery, Otegbayo, McGhee, Alao; Thornton, Ingelsson, Shipston; McNeill, Cadamarteri

Subs not used: Stretch, Palmer, Lowe, Redmond, Johnson, Grainger, Moses, Onukwuli, Kay

Brentford (4-3-3): Valdimarsson; Hickey, van den Berg, Pinnock, Henry; Henderson, Jensen, Damsgaard; Lewis-Potter, Nelson, Donovan

Subs: Eyestone, Yarmoliuk, Ajer, Collins, Konak, Janelt, Kayode, Nunes, Arthur