Southend could be without Luke Hyam and Sam Barratt for the visit of Brentford in the Carabao Cup.

Hyam missed Saturday's 1-1 draw at Plymouth with a slight hamstring problem while Barratt was unavailable due to a knee injury. Boss Chris Powell is unlikely to risk either player unless they are fully fit.

Teenage midfielder Michael Klass came off the bench for his Football League debut against Argyle and should be involved again.

Ryan Woods could return to the Brentford line-up. The midfielder was left out of Brentford's first two squads this season amid transfer speculation linking him with Swansea.

The trip to Roots Hall could also offer a chance for Moses Odubajo to get some minutes under his belt after rejoining the Bees on a free transfer. French defender Julian Jeanvier could make his debut following his summer switch from Reims.

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Southend have won just two of their last 12 meetings with Brentford in all competitions (D3 L7), winning at Roots Hall in January 2006 and December 2012.

Brentford's last victory away to Southend in any competition came back in March 2001 in the Football League Trophy (D2 L2 since).

Southend have lost each of their last three League Cup games against second tier teams without scoring a single goal.

Brentford have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 26 League Cup games. Only two teams in the history of the competition have embarked upon longer such runs (Colchester United, 36 & Doncaster Rovers, 27).

Brentford's Romaine Sawyers has been directly involved in four goals in his last five League Cup appearances (2 goals, 2 assists).

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