• Keane Lewis-Potter led the line for Brentford in the last round

• He opened the scoring in a 2-0 win for the Bees at Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday

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Macclesfield are aiming for another huge FA Cup shock when they meet Premier League side Brentford on Monday night.

The sixth-tier side recorded the biggest upset in cup history against Crystal Palace last month and will be hoping an intense atmosphere under the lights can help them to take out another top-flight side.

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Team news

Macclesfield remain without top-scorer Danny Elliot, who missed the Palace clash after picking up an injury on Boxing Day.

The hosts will be hoping for another resolute defensive performance, and they are expected to name the same back four for Monday’s match.

Brentford have tended to rotate their side for cup competitions this season, and that should be the case once again.

Igor Thiago did not feature in their visit to Sheffield Wednesday in the last round, and Keith Andrews should make more changes against a sixth-tier side. 

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The stats

Brentford won 5-0 in a Carabao Cup visit to Grimsby earlier this season.

Keane Lewis-Potter started as an attacking midfielder in that clash and scored Brentford’s second goal.

Only Igor Thiago and Kevin Schade have scored more goals for Brentford this season than Lewis-Potter.

Macclesfield have conceded 11 goals in their last six games.

Brentford finished their win at Sheffield Wednesday with 11 shots on target, and 4.55 Expected Goals.

Lewis-Potter had a game-high six shots, with four of those hitting the target.

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Prediction

With Thiago out, Andrews could turn to Keane Lewis-Potter to lead the line, as he did in the third round. The Englishman scored their opener in a 2-0 victory at Hillsborough, but that scoreline did not do the Bees’ dominance justice.

Brentford finished that game with an Expected Goals tally of 4.55, while they had a total of 20 shots. Lewis-Potter recorded six of those, hitting the target with four.

The 24-year-old heads into this clash after netting the equaliser against Arsenal last Thursday, which took his tally to the season to five. Only Thiago and Kevin Schade have scored more goals for the Bees this season.

Lewis-Potter found the net in Brentford’s second Carabao Cup game of the season, which was a 5-0 victory at League Two Grimsby.

Monday pits the Bees against a side from the sixth tier who have shipped 11 goals across their last six matches.

A rotated Brentford side should have little trouble causing problems going forward, and they will pose a much bigger threat to the hosts than the fatigued Palace side they beat last month.

Lewis-Potter could start as a makeshift striker for the third time this season on Monday night, having done so against Sheffield Wednesday as well as on the visit to Wolves in December, scoring twice in that victory.

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