Half-time: Brentford 0 Cardiff 0

Brentford struggled to create chances in a goalless first half.

Ryan Woods went closest, firing over from a tight angle on the half-hour mark, while Lasse Vibe was inches away from a tap in from Josh Clarke’s cross.

Clarke, 20, made only has third start for the Bees as one of two changes to the side that drew with Bristol City, with Konstantin Kerschbaumer also coming in. 

Anthony Pilkington missed the visitors’ best chance – an unmarked header from eight yards out 11 minutes into the match.

Brentford (4-2-3-1): Button; Clarke, Dean, Barbet, Bidwell; McCormack, Yennaris; Woods, Saunders, Kerschbaumer; Vibe
Subs: Bonham, Djruricin, Hogan, O’Connell, Gogia, Cole, Canos.