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Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Grimsby Town and Brentford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Grimsby Town will welcome Brentford to Blundell Park for an EFL Cup tie on Tuesday with a quarter-final place on the line.

The visitors got past AFC Bournemouth and Aston Villa to reach this stage, while the hosts saw off Manchester United before progressing to the final 16 by beating Sheffield Wednesday.

Match preview

Grimsby Town return to EFL Cup action at Blundell Park on Tuesday aiming to continue a memorable cup run and advance to the competition's last eight.

David Artell's side entered in the first round and got past Shrewsbury Town, before meeting Manchester United on home turf and advancing with a historic victory, having initially led 2-0 through Charles Vernam and Tyrell Warren before eventually prevailing in a 12-11 penalty shootout triumph at the end of a 2-2 draw.

Sheffield Wednesday then stood between them and the round of 16, and the Mariners continued their journey with a 1-0 victory at Hillsborough in mid-September thanks to Jaze Kabia's goal early in the second half.

Artell's men head into Tuesday's tie in a mixed run of...