Brentford head coach Keith Andrews has heaped praise on centre-forward Igor Thiago ahead of the Bees' trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday (3pm kick-off GMT).

Thiago has scored six goals in 10 Premier League games this season, with only Manchester City striker Erling Haaland netting more this term. The 24-year-old has also been nominated for the division's Player of the Month for October.

When asked if the west Londoners have a 20-goal striker on their hands, Andrews revealed: "I think he wants more, that's what I'm hearing!

"He's clearly in a very good place, great rhythm in his game, playing with confidence, enjoying life. He's been a critical part of what we've done.

"It's nice to hear that he's been nominated [for Premier League Player of the Month], because he deserves it."

The Brentford head coach added: "He's already shown he can be a top performer in the Premier League. He gives the opposition a headache, the way he plays the game.

"I'm not sure many players will relish playing against him.

"He's very demanding of himself. Some players you have to push and some players you have to rein in - he's definitely the latter.

"He's in a great place and we want to keep him there.

"He's very, very determined to achieve things; as a team, first and foremost, but, by doing that, he will also achieve things as an individual.

"It's the selfless way he approaches games, you see how hard he works for the team, and then, from that, his goals, different types of goals.

"He's really settled into a groove and his team-mates are loving playing with him.

"It's just been about getting him into that rhythm and building those relationships, which I constantly speak about. We've been seeing that a lot more often in recent weeks."