With neither club in midweek League Cup action two strong second strings gave a high-tempo opening totesport.com Combination match. Shots played a 4321 formation using Hylton and Connolly in the wide positions supporting John Grant. Bobby Hopkinson was part of the second, more central, midfield bank.
Shots took a third minute lead after strong running by Reece Connolly stretched the Bees defence. Connolly cut his pass back across the area to Carlton Cox [pictured], Cox's initial shot was blocked but he buried the rebound past Nikki Bull.
Marcus Bean's header was narrowly over for Brentford, and a fierce Danny Hylton shot was pushed wide by Bull in a lively opening. On the quarter-hour intelligent passing between Connolly and Hylton set Chalmers in space, his crisp rising drive was pushed wide by Bull.
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