Brentford have appointed Keith Andrews as the club's new head coach on a three-year deal following Thomas Frank's departure to Tottenham.

(Reuters) -Brentford have named former Ireland international Keith Andrews as manager on a three-year contract to replace Thomas Frank, Sky Sports reported on Friday, continuing the West London club's trend of promoting from within.

Keith Andrews applied for the manager's job at League Two MK Dons only for former Derby County boss Paul Warne to get the role instead.In an unexpected turn of events, the former Republic of Ireland midfielder now finds himself a Premier League manager after Brentford promoted their set-piece coach to head coach following Thomas Frank's departure to Tottenham.