Frank explains Henry absence | OneFootball

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has explained why Rico Henry was absent from Sunday's 2-1 Premier League victory at Crystal Palace.

The full-back made his long-awaited return from injury in the FA Cup against Plymouth Argyle before featuring as a late substitute against Manchester City. Henry was also in the matchday squad when league leaders Liverpool visited Gtech Community Stadium.

Frank also provided an update on Christian Nørgaard and Kevin Schade, who were both substituted at Selhurst Park, the latter after heading home the west Londoners' match-deciding second goal.

“Rico got a minor setback with a hamstring injury unfortunately," confirmed Frank.

“I’m pretty sure that both [Nørgaard and Schade] will be fine but we will see.

"It was a precaution for both of them."

Schade's brave header came after Bryan Mbeumo opened the scoring from the penalty spot at the second attempt, his first spot-kick hitting the post before VAR intervened to order a retake as Marc Guehi had encroached into the penalty area.

Romain Esse pulled one back for the visitors late on but the Bees stood firm to secure their second successive away victory.

“I learned when I arrived in England that there’s something about winning on a rainy Tuesday night in Stoke,” said Frank.

“It was not Stoke on a Tuesday, but it was the kind of conditions I imagine they were talking about.

“It was a very even game that we, in the end, edged. It was a fair win. It was a good, solid away performance. We defended brilliantly throughout the game and played well. I’m very happy with three big points.”