Marco Silva started with an update on team news as he previewed Saturday afternoon’s derby with near-neighbours Brentford.
“João Palhinha is going to be involved. He is going to be in the squad list.
"Just Mitrović is going to be out of the game and all the other players are going to be ready.
“He is out of the game because as you know he had a problem in his ankle.
“He’s doing individual work, not working with his teammates because of the injury.”

Last season’s clash with the Bees produced a dramatic affair, which our head coach reflects on as being one of two halves.
“It was a good performance,” he said. “I think our first half was a very good level, second half not so good.
“They came back stronger in the second half but we were able to win the game in the last moments.
“It was the first derby against Brentford in the Premier League and was special to win in that way."

“Now will be another story, a different story, of course we want to win.
“If you can perform like we did that first half, I'm 100% sure that you are going to be closer to win the football match, but we know that they are tough, you know the great season they had as well.
“They can punish you in different ways, they are really strong on the counter-attack but at the same time they are really strong at set pieces as well, long throws - all those situations.
“But okay, we are playing at home, you want to be on the front foot, you want to be to have the special feeling again to win the derby.”

New signing, Adama Traoré, was another topic of discussion, and Silva exclaimed the importance of getting the powerful player on board.
“You know, we lost Kebano, Manor Solomon, Daniel James in the wide positions in our attack line so we needed players in that area.
“We clearly need players in that in that area of the pitch and not just one. Right now we have signed Adama. Of course we were looking for another one for that area of the pitch.
“He’s a player that knows the Premier League very well. He has enough experience at this level.
"A powerful guy, he is a player that will give us something different and he is another one that comes to help us to be to be stronger.”