Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has confirmed that both Vitaly Janelt and Kristoffer Ajer will miss the Bees' game against Leicester City on Saturday.

Janelt was taken off just before half-time during the 2-0 win over Southampton on Wednesday, and Frank revealed that the German midfielder will need to be assessed further to understand the extent of the injury.

“We still need assessment for Vitaly Janelt, who we had to sub off. The thing we can say is that he won’t be available for Saturday, but we need more to see what the injury is," said the Brentford boss.  

“Kris Ajer, the calf injury will also make him unavailable for the squad on Saturday.  

“Mads Roerslev will still be assessed because he is touch-and-go for the weekend. The rest are all available.” 

Frank will be disappointed to be without two important players when Leicester City come to the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday - a side that he described as a 'very, very strong offensive team'.

When asked about the Foxes' precarious position in the bottom half of the table, Frank responded: “First of all, Leicester is a club that has done fantastic and is a fantastic example of what is possible in football, with them winning the Premier League and also the FA Cup.

“Maybe even more impressive is after that when the classic top-six clubs stepped up with finances and really competed and, in that spell, twice, Leicester were so close to forcing their way into the Champions League.

“It’s a reminder, for me, that even with good players and a fantastic coach, it sometimes just doesn’t work completely for whatever reason, and I don’t know how you avoid it!

“But I admire Leicester as club, Brendan Rodgers as a coach – I think he’s done a fantastic job – and I think they have some fantastic players.

“I know [Youri] Tielemans is out but they have [James] Maddison, [Harvey] Barnes, [Kelechi] Iheanacho, Tete has come in, [Nampalys] Mendy and [Kiernan] Dewsbury-Hall in midfield - I think it’s a strong team. A very, very strong offensive team."