Andrews: West London derby means a lot to us | OneFootball

Brentford head coach Keith Andrews has discussed this weekend's west London derby, with his side heading across the capital to face Fulham on Saturday night (8pm kick-off BST), live on Sky Sports.

Andrews said he is happy with the state of his squad heading to Craven Cottage for his first game against Marco Silva's side, but acknowledges it will be a tough test against a team who have only lost once this season.

"They're a good side with a very experienced manager, who is very detail-oriented in how he prepares his team," said Andrews.

"[Silva] will make some tweaks based on the opposition, with the Chelsea game being a prime example of that: he switched to a back five with [Timothy] Castagne jumping from right-wing-back, inside or outside.

"It's going to be a good test for us, but I like where we're at as a group going into the game.

"This local derby means a lot to us, it means a lot to the fans; a local derby has never been lost on me, it's a really important part of the football calendar."

On Fulham's two wins over the Bees last term, Andrews added: "I was a part of it, so I felt and shared that disappointment and frustration with the late goals.

"But it doesn't change too much of our approach this season, it's just a case of planning for it, feeding the players with the right information, and detail how we're going to go about it.

"Ultimately, we'll try to come up with a collaborative plan to try and get the result that we want, which is a win for the players, fans and everybody involved.

"[8pm] is not a popular kick-off time for the fans when it comes to the logistics, but this one sits quite well geographically, so we're looking forward to it and the lights just add another element to it!"