Brentford’s Championship clash against Blackburn Rovers tomorrow has been dedicated to the local community and young people will play a special role. The Club’s first ever Community Takeover Match will take place on Saturday, 2 February, and children from Brentford FC Community Sports Trust’s community projects will have the exciting opportunity to take part in important matchday roles. From the press box to the football pitch, ten children – from eight of the Trust’s community projects – will go behind the scenes and join a number of matchday staff to learn the ropes. And a couple will be starting today.

The matchday roles include:

All will be getting their chance to get involved on Saturday but for Eira and Leah, their work starts today. When Thomas Frank meets the media at his pre-match press conference this afternoon, he will be joined by Eira. And Leah will be getting ready for her role by throwing questions at both of them. See the press conference on brentfordfc.com and the Club’s social media channels later.

There will be full coverage of the Community Takeover Day on Saturday and in to next week. Tickets are still available for the game and £1 from every one sold will go to the Trust. More information can be seen here.