AFC Bournemouth are looking to close the gap to the European places as they host seventh placed Brentford at the Vitality Stadium.
Andoni Iraola’s side go into Tuesday night’s fixture on an unbeaten run of eight games in the Premier League and can close the gap to the visitors to just one point with a win.
A victory would mark the end of a barren run against Brentford. The Cherries have not beaten the Bees in a league fixture since August 2014.
Iraola’s side come into this game after picking up a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Sunderland on Saturday.
Brentford head to Bournemouth off the back of a dramatic 4-3 victory over Burnley at the weekend.
Keith Andrews’ side have already beaten the Cherries twice this season. A 2-0 defeat at home in the Carabao Cup in August and a 4-1 defeat away in the Premier League in December.
Iraola said: “There is a reason, it’s not just a matter of luck that we never beat Brentford.
“They are very physical, very fast. If we open the game up a lot, they have no problem, so it’s a matter maybe of changing a little bit our style, doing things a little bit different [to beat them].”
The Spaniard confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Marcos Senesi will be available despite sustaining a knock in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland.
Evanilson, who scored the equaliser against Sunderland on Saturday, is being assessed after picking up a dead leg and being substituted off.
One player who is sure to be a talking point is ex-cherry Dango Ouattara, who joined Brentford for a club record fee back in August.
The Burkina Faso international has registered five goals and two assists for the West London side since departing Bournemouth.
Iraola is wary of the threat Ouattara could pose upon return to the Vitality Stadium.
“I think he’s an incredible player, there is a reason they [Brentford] paid a lot of money for him and he’s a very big threat. Unluckily for us he’s not in our team and we will have to try to stop him.”