Macclesfield vs Brentford Predictions

• Macclesfield have scored 14 goals in five games since their 2-1 win over Palace last month
• Brentford are set to rotate for the cup once again
• Keane Lewis-Potter has scored three goals in two games as a striker, while he has struck against Championship Sheffield Wednesday and League Two Grimsby this term

Macclesfield can test another top-flight side

Macclesfield’s reward for causing the biggest FA Cup upset of all time is a home tie against Brentford under the lights on Monday night. The sixth-tier side beat Palace 2-1 last month when the Eagles were 13th in the top-flight, but Monday’s opponents are in a European spot.

Thursday’s draw with Arsenal left Brentford seventh in the table, but the Bees’ focus on the league has seen them rotate heavily in the cups this term. They were criticised for leaving out key names in a 2-0 Carabao Cup exit at Man City in December.

Brentford rested their big names in last month’s win at Sheffield Wednesday, in which Keane Lewis-Potter opened the scoring. He scored the equaliser against Arsenal on Thursday, while he struck at League Two Grimsby in the Carabao Cup earlier this term. He’s expected to lead the line at Macclesfield, having scored three goals in two starts as a makeshift striker this term. At just shy of 2/1, he’s great value to continue that record at sixth-tier opposition.

However, Brentford’s changes offer Macclesfield some hope going forward. They scored in each half against Palace last month, and since then they’ve scored 14 times in five league games.

This won’t be an easy trip for Brentford’s top-flight stars, and the home atmosphere can help Macclesfield continue their scoring run against a rotated Bees side.