Date: Tuesday 10 August, 2010
Competition: Carling Cup first round
Venue: Griffin Park
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Ticket information
Tickets are available (for cash only) on the gate at Griffin Park this evening. Prices: Adults £12.50, seniors £10 and juniors £5.
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Ground information
Travelling supporters are housed in the Brook Road end, a two-tiered stand located behind one of the goals at Griffin Park. It can accommodate 1,000 fans in the terrace with 600 seats available in the upper tier.
How to get to Griffin Park
Address: Griffin Park, Braemar Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 0NT (for Sat Nav purposes)
Approximate distance: 91 miles.
Directions: Take the A417 towards Cirencester, joining the M4 all the way towards London before merging into the A4 at junction 2. You will pick up signs for the ground from this point onwards.
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Team news
There were no serious injuries picked up in the opening match at Gillingham on Saturday. Wesley Thomas suffered a slight knock but was able to train yesterday. Loan signings Shaun Jeffers (Coventry City) and Robin Shroot (Birmingham City) have both been given permission by their clubs to play for Cheltenham Town in the Carling Cup.
Match officials: Brentford v Cheltenham Town
Pat Miller - Referee
Richard Kendall - Assistant Referee
Gavin Muge - Assistant Referee
Gary Jerden - Fourth Official
Robins boss Mark Yates speaks to the media ahead of tonight's Carling Cup first round tie at Griffin Park
"Brentford are a very good side and it's always a good ground to play at because there is always a good atmosphere."
Yates: We want to progress
Previous meetings at Griffin Park
Cheltenham have a decent record at Brentford's Griffin Park ground in West London having won one and drawn one in two previous visits. Steven Gillespie and JJ Melligan notched last time around, in 2007, to condemn the Bees to relegation to League Two while Grant McCann - from the penalty spot - and Martin Devaney struck to earn their side a hard-fought 2-2 draw in an ill-tempered contest back in 2003.
This will be the second occasion the pair have met in the Carling Cup at this stage of the competition. Cheltenham won the previous encounter by some margin that night, defeating Martin Allen's side 5-0 at the Abbey Business Stadium courtesy of goals by Melligan, Gavin Caines, Jamie Victory and a brace by McCann.
Boss Andy Scott's Brentford were defeated 2-0 at Carlisle United at the weekend.
April 7, 2007 (FL1)
Brentford 0, Cheltenham 2 (Gillespie 8, Melligan 47)
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August 23, 2005 (CC1)
Cheltenham 5 (Melligan 5, Caines 55, Victory 69; McCann 78, 81), Brentford 0
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April 5, 2003 (FL1)
Brentford 2 (Dobson 63, O'Connor 78), Cheltenham (McCann 23 pen, Devaney 29)
Read the match report
Match betting
This season The Football League's official betting partner has changed. Coral is now the online betting site that provides a return for Cheltenham Town on all stakes placed. Open an account today and every bet placed will directly benefit the club. As before, use the link from the official website or this link to access the site. Odds are offered on all the football and other major sporting events.
Go to 'Football', 'Carling Cup' and the '+52' button next to the 'Brentford v Cheltenham' market to view a range of bets on toniught's game. For example, you can back JJ Melligan to claim his third goal against the Bees in a Cheltenham shirt, in a 2-0 away win at odds of 250/1. Surely worth a fiver?
Betting: Brentford v Cheltenham Town
Can't make the game?
Remember you can keep up to date with all the latest news when you are not by your PC by visiting our Cheltenham Town mobile site. The address for your mobile phone browser is http://cheltenham.wap.com. Remember to place the http:// in front when typing in the address. As normal there will be full match commentary on Robins World and a match report plus reaction on www.ctfc.com just after the final whistle in the Capital tonight.
