Thomas Frank is looking forward to coming up against Sean Dyche again this weekend, when Brentford take on Everton in the Premier League.

Dyche took charge of the Toffees at the start of February, returning to the top flight after leaving Burnley in April 2022.

And Frank was full of praise for Dyche after his decade at the Clarets, where he guided them from the Championship to Europa League qualification during his tenure.

“I like Sean a lot," said Frank, "I've been privileged to meet him a few times when we’ve been together for, I don’t want to call them leadership groups, but when we’ve been together outside [of football]. I enjoyed it, it was good.

“I also texted him when he got the job at Everton to welcome him back to the Premier League.

"It’s where he should be and he’s a coach that’s done so much for the league.”

After winning his first game in charge of the Merseysiders - a 1-0 win over Arsenal at Goodison Park - they have been dragged back into the relegation zone after a three-game winless run.

Despite this, Frank still expects a tough game and discussed what he expects from Dyche's team, as well as how he plans on getting a result against the Premier League's 18th-placed side on Saturday.

“I think Sean has definitely put his mark and his coaching style on them already," the Bees boss added.

“They are running much harder - you can see that visually, but also on the numbers. They are very organised and, defensively, very difficult to break down.

“I want to praise Arsenal for winning 4-0 [against Everton] but, until the first goal, and we know that happens in football matches, they didn't have a sniff in 40 minutes or so before [Bukayo] Saka’s goal.

“They're a very strong unit, they are very good on offensive set-pieces. I think they're very good at creating crosses, with players arriving in the box, so it's going to be another tough, tough test.”

Frank added: “I expect them to be very intense in their pressing. I expect them to be very intense and physical in the second balls and the duels.

“I think they’ll be very good at defending, so it’ll be difficult to find a way in to try and score. And I think they’ll also be very good at creating crosses on the side, like I said.

“So, that’s a challenge we’ll have to deal with and hopefully find a way to, not necessarily get around it, but through it.”