The Bees recorded their heaviest ever Premier League defeat last Saturday (October 8), being thumped 5-1 by Newcastle United at St James Park.
This thrashing has left Frank’s side with a worrying record of one win in their last seven games, four points above the drop zone in 11th place.
Frank said of the defeat: “It was a tough 24 hours. It’s always tough to lose and even more tough to lose 5-1. We made some big mistakes in that game, I've watched it back and it’s never as bad as it looks.
“I’ll be very disappointed if we don’t come flying out under the floodlights at home tomorrow (October 14). We have to be really brave and aggressive going forward.”
Frank is expected to make changes to his Brentford team this evening, in order to get them back to winning ways and claim their first ever Premier League victory over Brighton.
He will be without the trio of Pontus Jansson (hamstring), Christian Norgaard (Achilles) and Keane Lewis-Potter (ankle/foot).
Here’s how Brentford could line-up in a 3-5-2 formation.
9. Rico Henry
The left-back has played more than 160 games for the Bees since 2016 and will be one of the first names on Frank's team sheet on Friday night. Photo: Stu Forster
10. Bryan Mbeumo
The young striker is in search of his 35th goal for the Bees and will continue his partnership with Ivan Toney up front. Photo: Stu Forster
11. Ivan Toney
Brentford's main man has scored 38% of their goals this season and will be looking for another match-winning performance to cerement himself a place in Gareth Southgate's World Cup squad. Photo: Ian MacNicol