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Hakon Valdimarsson saved Jack Payne's second-half penalty at the Colchester Community Stadium A controversial Keane Lewis-Potter goal and a second-half penalty save by Hakon Valdimarsson earned Brentford a narrow victory over League Two Colchester in the Carabao Cup second round. Lewis-Potter slotted in Kevin Schade's cutback on the stroke of half-time, after Colchester defender Aaron Donnelly had gone to ground under the German winger's challenge in the build-up. Colchester were given a golden opportunity to equalise when Frank Onyeka brought down Mandela Egbo inside the penalty area with 10 minutes remaining, but Valdimarsson guessed the right way to foil Jack Payne from the spot. Brentford almost doubled their advantage in stoppage time, Myles Peart-Harris firing at Macey before Nathan Collins sent a header wide from Mathias Jensen's free-kick. Bees boss Thomas Frank made nine changes from Sunday's Premier League defeat at Liverpool, and his team survived an early scare when Tom Hopper shot straight at Valdimarsson after the visitors had failed to clear a long throw into the box. In a disjointed first period at the Colchester Community Stadium, Fabio Carvalho - making his first Bees start - had a close-range effort blocked by Ben Goodliffe before seeing a low drive gathered by Macey. The home side, who were beaten 1-0 by Harrogate Town on Saturday, made three changes at the break but rarely looked capable of clawing their way back into the contest until they were awarded a late spot-kick - but Payne failed to beat Valdimarsson from 12 yards. Bees striker Ivan Toney, who is yet to feature for the club this season, was again left out of the matchday squad. The 28-year-old has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, while Chelsea are also reported to be interested in signing Toney before the transfer window closes on Friday. Brentford will host Leyton Orient in the third round. Reaction to all Wednesday's EFL Cup games After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Manager: Danny Cowley Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 Manager: Thomas Frank Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 League Cup All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Colchester United 0, Brentford 1. Second Half ends, Colchester United 0, Brentford 1. Offside, Brentford. Myles Peart-Harris is caught offside. Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a set piece situation. Samson Tovide (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Yunus Konak (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Jack Payne (Colchester United). Attempt saved. Myles Peart-Harris (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk. Offside, Colchester United. Samson Tovide is caught offside. Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Yunus Konak. Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time. Substitution, Brentford. Yunus Konak replaces Frank Onyeka. Ryan Trevitt (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Jack Payne (Colchester United). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Frank Onyeka (Brentford). Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jack Payne (Colchester United). Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Owura Edwards (Colchester United). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.