Brentford midfielder Josh McEachran hopes to make it a west London thing on Saturday if he can make his Bees debut against Fulham.

The 22-year-old played his first 90 minutes of football in four months in Monday's development squad win at Millwall, having battled back from a broken foot suffered during pre-season training.

McEachran, signed in the summer from Chelsea, was an unused substitute for the weekend's 2-0 win over MK Dons after Alan McCormack pulled out of the squad in the warm-up.

He says he is fit for selection, wants to make his bow at Craven Cottage and impress new head coach Dean Smith this weekend.

"Four months is a long time out, but I feel fit and have got a good 90 minutes in," he said.

"I just want to be involved and get back in the first team.

"Fulham is always a big game and I'm from Chelsea, so there will be a whole west London thing too and it should be good."

He added: "Training has been good and the boss wants to play things through midfield, which is perfect for me.

"That is why I came to Brentford and I'm looking forward to working with him."

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Flashback: Jota, who is nearing a return to action for Brentford, celebrates his winner against Fulham at Griffin Park last November. The Spaniard also scored in the 4-1 win at Craven Cottage in April