Burnley manager Sean Dyche has been speaking to BBC Radio Lancashire about his leading scorer Andre Gray...

"He's been accepted with open arms. The fans and the people of Burnley have taken to him very quickly.

"He's embraced it, he's going along well and hopefully he believes he's in a real positive environment where he can better himself and the team."

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After those midweek games, Steve Cotterill was sacked two days after Bristol City lost 2-1 at home to Preston.

In slightly bizarre circumstances, the 51-year-old announced on Thursday afternoon that the Robins would not be signing Bolton forward Zach Clough after the deal collapsed, and a few hours later he was dismissed after no win in seven outings.

Cotterill, who spent three years in charge at Burnley, won the League One title and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy last season.

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There's been just three days since both Brentford and Burnley were in action.

While the Bees lost 1-0 to Championship leaders Middlesbrough, the Clarets were thumping MK Dons 5-0 in their own back yard.

Huddersfield also notched up five goals as they beaten struggling Charlton, while there were also wins for Preston, Ipswich, Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday and Wolves.

Brentford fans, what do you make of the James Tarkowski news? Will Andre Gray get a warm welcome?

Can Burnley make it three wins on the trot away from home in the Championship?

If you'd like to talk about those topics, or any football matters tonight, you can tweet us using #bbcfootball.

As we said earlier, Andre Gray is returning to Griffin Park for the first time since Burnley signed him for a club-record fee in August, thought to be around £9m.

The former Luton player scored in both games for the Bees at the start of the season, adding to his 18 goals last term as Brentford reached the Championship play-offs.

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Just the one change for Burnley from their 5-0 win at MK Dons in midweek with George Boyd coming in for Michael Kightly on the right of midfield.

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Substitutes: Nizic, Duff, Kightly, Taylor, Darikwa, Marney, Hennings.

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Brentford fans will have noticed there was no place for centre-back James Tarkowski in the line-up and that is because he is being disciplined by the club for refusing to play. 

The former Oldham defender is reportedly interesting a number of clubs, including tonight's opponents Burnley.

A statement on the Brentford website, external reads: "James Tarkowski will be the subject of internal disciplinary action after telling head coach Dean Smith that he did not wish to play against Burnley in tonight’s Championship match.

"Following discussions with Smith, Tarkowski declared himself unavailable for the fixture despite being selected in the starting line-up. As a result of these actions, he will be disciplined by the club.

"Tarkowski has been the subject of transfer bids during the current January transfer window but none have matched the club's valuation of the player. In fact, all recent bids have been substantially lower than one that was rejected last year."

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Brentford have made three changes with Sergi Canos, Marco Djuricin and Jack O'Connell all coming in.

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Substitutes: Bonham, Saunders, Mceachran, Hofamn, Vibe, Yennaris, Barbet.

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Welcome to the first Football League action this weekend, as the final straight is in sight where teams can kick on for the rest of the season.

Brentford, who have lost their last three games, will still harbour play-off hopes as they sit eight points off the top six, while Burnley are looking for an immediate return to the Premier League - a win tonight takes them to within two points of the automatic promotion places.

Throw in the return of Andre Gray to Griffin Park for the first time since his £9m move in August, and hopefully we've got a tasty evening of football for you to enjoy.