Brentford boss Thomas Frank called on his side to be at their very best to get a result against Bournemouth, despite the visitors arriving in West London without a win from their opening three Premier League matches.

The Cherries have just one point from a possible nine, with an opening day draw with West Ham United followed up by defeats to Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

Brentford sit four points above their opponents on Saturday thanks to a draw either side of a 3-0 victory over Fulham but Frank insisted he has seen plenty from new Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola’s early days to know the Bees will have plenty of problems to deal with this weekend.

"It’s going to be a very difficult task,” said Frank. “We back ourselves that, at the Gtech with the fans raising to their top level of support and, with us giving energy back, we’ll come flying out.

“[Iraola] has started the changes with being more aggressive, they're pressing more forward - that was clear from the games they played against West Ham, Tottenham and Liverpool.

“Even at Anfield, they had spells where they tried to press aggressively. I like that, I think it looks promising and they could have got more out of those games, there’s been some solid performances against three very good teams. 

“I know it’s going to be a difficult task, like every other game, but we trust ourselves and back ourselves.”

The Bees’ forward line has impressed so far this term in the absence of Ivan Toney, with Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Kevin Schade all netting in the opening three games.

That has not stopped former forward Neal Maupay being linked to a return to West London to bolster the Bees’ attacking options but Frank admitted it is all about working within the constraints of a small budget.

"There’s still 10 hours, you never know if we are going to get one more player in,” he added.

“We are always out there looking to see if we can get the right player, for the right place, with the right character. If one of those three boxes isn’t ticked, then we have a good enough squad.

"When you don’t have the biggest budget you can’t compete on the biggest transfer or wages. It is impossible to compete with the top eight financially. The next eight, so down to 16, is probably also very difficult for us.

“We have a very good culture and good learning environment.”

One area there is unlikely to be any additions is left-back, with Rico Henry shining during the opening games of the season.

Henry’s form led to calls from many quarters for the 26-year-old to receive a maiden England call-up but the full-back was not included in Gareth Southgate’s squad on Thursday.

"I think Rico has started the first three games of this season very well,” said Frank. “From that perspective, he deserved it.

“If Gareth wanted to pick another left-back, it could only have been Rico. He is one of the three best left-backs in England"