Brentford head coach Keith Andrews says that Igor Thiago, who has scored 11 goals in the Premier League this season, is “in a good place” ahead of Saturday’s game against Tottenham Hotspur (3pm kick-off GMT).

Thiago joined Nathan Collins, Mikkel Damsgaard and Jordan Henderson on the bench for Wednesday night’s visit to Arsenal, while Aaron Hickey was not included in the squad for the 2-0 defeat at Emirates Stadium.

Asked if Thiago will start against Tottenham, Andrews said: “I’m not going to tell you the team, but he’s clearly in a good place.

“He’s playing very, very well. He’s going from strength to strength and we seem to be speaking about him a lot. And rightly so because he’s been magnificent.

“His mental strength is pretty evident, considering the type of season he had last year, where he’s come from in his career, playing in different countries and now ending up here, having an impact in the most demanding league in the world.”

Asked about his decision to rotate his squad for Brentford’s game against Arsenal, the Bees boss said: “I have zero concern about making changes, it’s needed at times because it’s a long season.

“You don’t achieve anything with 11 players. The feel of the group needs to be fresh. Every player needs to feel involved in the process on a day-to-day basis.

“To see the way we approached the game the other night, which was fearless, was very pleasing but not surprising.”

Josh Dasilva (knee ligament) remains sidelined, while Fábio Carvalho and Antoni Milambo will both miss the rest of the season due to ACL injuries.