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2018–19 Brentford F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Brentford's 129th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Brentford
2018–19 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head CoachDean Smith
(until 10 October)
Thomas Frank
(from 16 October)
StadiumGriffin Park
Championship11th
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupThird round
Highest home attendance12,225 v Derby County
(6 April 2019, League, round 40)
Lowest home attendance4,384 v Cheltenham Town
(28 August 2018, EFL Cup, R2)
Average home league attendance10,257
Biggest win5–1 v Rotherham United
(4 August 2018, League, round 1)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Swansea City
(17 February 2019, FA Cup, R5)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 and was their penultimate at Griffin Park.

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 MF   Kolbeinn Finnsson   FC Groningen Free [2]
1 July 2018 GK   Patrik Gunnarsson   Breiðablik Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2018 DF   Ezri Konsa   Charlton Athletic £2,500,000 [4][5]
1 July 2018 MF   Jonny Mitchell   Falkirk Undisclosed [6]
5 July 2018 DF   Luka Racic   FC Copenhagen Undisclosed [7]
6 July 2018 MF   Saïd Benrahma   Nice £3,000,000 [5][8]
30 July 2018 DF   Julian Jeanvier   Reims Undisclosed [9]
7 August 2018 DF   Cole Dasilva   Chelsea Free [10]
7 August 2018 MF   Matěj Majka   Sparta Prague Undisclosed [11]
7 August 2018 DF   Moses Odubajo   Hull City Free [12]
9 August 2018 DF   Canice Carroll   Oxford United Undisclosed [13]
9 August 2018 MF   Jan Žambůrek   Slavia Prague Undisclosed [14]
21 August 2018 MF   Josh Dasilva   Arsenal Compensation [15]
31 August 2018 GK   Simon Andersson   Halmstads BK Compensation [16]
17 December 2018 MF   Jayden Onen   Brighton & Hove Albion Free [17]
26 January 2019 MF   Jaden Brissett   Norwich City Free [18]
29 January 2019 MF   Fredrik Hammar   Akropolis IF Undisclosed [19]
31 January 2019 FW   Gustav Mogensen   AGF Aarhus Undisclosed [20]
9 May 2019 DF   Nick Tsaroulla Unattached Free [21]

Loans in edit

Players loaned in
Start date Pos. Name Parent Club End date Ref.
16 July 2018 MF   Nikolaj Kirk   FC Midtjylland 31 March 2019 [22][23]
31 August 2018 DF   Charlie Oliver   Manchester City 4 January 2019 [24][25]

Transfers out edit

Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 MF   Konstantin Kerschbaumer   FC Ingolstadt 04 Undisclosed [26]
19 July 2018 DF   John Egan   Sheffield United Undisclosed [27]
20 July 2018 MF   Florian Jozefzoon   Derby County Undisclosed [28]
23 July 2018 DF   Ilias Chatzitheodoridis   Panathinaikos Undisclosed [29]
31 August 2018 DF   Lukas Talbro   FC Nordsjælland Undisclosed [30]
4 January 2019 MF   Ryan Woods   Stoke City Undisclosed [31]
14 January 2019 MF   Alan Judge   Ipswich Town Undisclosed [32]
22 January 2019 DF   Chris Mepham   Bournemouth £12,000,000 [5][33]
31 January 2019 MF   Nico Yennaris   Beijing Sinobo Guoan Undisclosed [34]

Loans out edit

Players loaned out
Start date Pos. Name Subsequent club End date Ref.
2 July 2018 MF   Theo Archibald   Forest Green Rovers 7 January 2019 [25][35]
27 July 2018 MF   Reece Cole   Yeovil Town 24 August 2018 [36]
6 August 2018 GK   Ellery Balcombe   Boreham Wood 24 October 2018 [37]
6 August 2018 FW   Justin Shaibu   Boreham Wood End of season [37]
25 August 2018 MF   Ryan Woods   Stoke City 4 January 2019 [31][38]
27 August 2018 GK   Jack Bonham   Bristol Rovers End of season [39]
31 August 2018 DF   Tom Field   Cheltenham Town 1 January 2019 [40]
31 August 2018 MF   Chiedozie Ogbene   Exeter City 1 January 2019 [41]
23 November 2018 MF   Reece Cole   Maidenhead United 4 January 2019 [25][42]
3 December 2018 DF   Jarvis Edobor   Maidstone United End of season [25][43][44]
4 January 2019 DF   Canice Carroll   Swindon Town End of season [45]
11 January 2019 DF   Josh Clarke   Burton Albion End of season [46]
18 January 2019 MF   Reece Cole   Macclesfield Town End of season [47]
3 May 2019 MF   Kolbeinn Finnsson   Fylkir 27 July 2019 [48]

Released edit

Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
7 June 2019 MF   Henrik Johansson   Trelleborgs FF 11 July 2019 [49][50]
30 June 2019 DF   Yoann Barbet   Queens Park Rangers 1 July 2019 [51]
30 June 2019 GK   Jack Bonham   Gillingham 1 July 2019 [52]
30 June 2019 DF   Jarvis Edobor   Chelmsford City 8 August 2019 [49]
30 June 2019 MF   Lewis Macleod   Wigan Athletic 12 July 2019 [51]
30 June 2019 MF   Josh McEachran   Birmingham City 27 September 2019 [51]
30 June 2019 DF   Moses Odubajo   Sheffield Wednesday 11 July 2019 [51]

Results edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

6 July 2018 Boreham Wood 1–2 Brentford Borehamwood
19:30 BST Ferrier   28' (pen.) Report Watkins   44'
Macleod   62'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
14 July 2018 Karlsruher SC 2–1 Brentford Grassau, Germany
13:00 CEST Muslija   57'
Pisot   71'
Batmaz   73'
Gordon   81'		 Report Sørensen   42'
McEachran   43'
Watkins   85'		 Stadium: ASV Sportpark
17 July 2018 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Brentford High Wycombe
19:45 BST Report Forss   76' (pen.) Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,315
19 July 2018 Arsenal 1–2 Brentford London Colney
Aubameyang   Report Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Attendance: 0
21 July 2018 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Brentford Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Okenabirhie  
Amadi-Holloway  		 Report Forss  
Nsiala   o.g.'
Marcondes  		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 2,454
21 July 2018 Tottenham Hotspur XI 2–1 Brentford Enfield
Llorente   38'
N'Koudou   89'		 Report Maupay   59' Stadium: Hotspur Way
Attendance: 0
28 July 2018 Brentford 1–2 Watford Brentford
15:00 BST Watkins   5' Report Dalsgaard   25' (o.g.)
Gray   36'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
15 November 2018 Brentford 1–2 West Ham United Brentford
Marcondes   Report Snodgrass  
Hernandez  		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0
20 March 2019 Brentford XI 3–0 Swindon Town Brentford
Marcondes  
Dasilva  
Coote  		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0

Championship edit

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Bristol City 46 19 13 14 59 53 +6 70
9 Nottingham Forest 46 17 15 14 61 54 +7 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 11 17 65 62 +3 65
11 Brentford 46 17 13 16 73 59 +14 64[a]
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 16 14 60 62 −2 64
13 Hull City 46 17 11 18 66 68 −2 62
14 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 67 67 0 61
Source: Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[54]
Notes:
  1. ^ Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.[53]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 13 16 73 59  +14 64 14 4 5 50 23  +27 3 9 11 23 36  −13

Result by matchday edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHAAHHAAHAH
ResultWDWDLWWDLDDDLLLWLLLDLLWDDDWWWLWWLWWLLDLDWLDWWW
Position16448622765612151613151517171820181818181717171815161615121414131314131415151211
Source: Soccerbase
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Brentford 5–1 Rotherham United Brentford
15:00 BST Maupay   4', 60'
Canós   44'
Watkins   48'
Macleod   89'		 Report Vaulks   90+2' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,297
Referee: Oliver Langford
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Stoke City 1–1 Brentford Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Afobe   29' Report Watkins   66' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 24,806
Referee: Andy Davies
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) 3 Brentford 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford
15:00 BST Maupay   20'
Dalsgaard   55'
Watkins   61'		 Report Baker   62' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,134
Referee: David Webb
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 4 Aston Villa 2–2 Brentford Aston
19:45 BST Kodjia   39', 90+5' Report Maupay   23', 82' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,011
Referee: Jonathan Moss
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Brentford Blackburn
15:00 BST Palmer   54' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,094
Referee: Tony Harrington
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Brentford 2–1 Nottingham Forest Brentford
15:00 BST Macleod   45+3'
Watkins   84'		 Report Cash   62' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,186
Referee: Peter Bankes
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7 Brentford 2–0 Wigan Athletic Brentford
15:00 BST Maupay   24', 63' Report Morsy   58' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,951
Referee: Darren England
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 8 Ipswich Town 1–1 Brentford Ipswich
19:45 BST Jackson   73' Report Maupay   31' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,897
Referee: Darren Bond
22 September 2018 9 Derby County 3–1 Brentford Derby
15:00 BST Wilson   14'
Nugent   21'
Mount   28'		 Report Dalsgaard   1' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,110
Referee: Andrew Madley
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Brentford 2–2 Reading Brentford
15:00 BST Maupay   11'
Benrahma   86'
Barbet   90+2'		 Report Böðvarsson   25'
Swift   64'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,045
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Brentford 1–1 Birmingham City Brentford
19:45 BST McEachran   42' Report Morrison   26'
Kieftenbeld   66'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,715
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Leeds United 1–1 Brentford Leeds
12:30 BST Jansson   88'
Ayling   90+4'		 Report Maupay   62' (pen.) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,880
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Brentford 0–1 Bristol City Brentford
15:00 BST Mepham   50',   58'  
Yennaris   82'
Sawyers   84'
Maupay   90'		 Report Weimann   45'
Pack   50'
Kelly   65'
Eliasson   89'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,182
Referee: Robert Jones
24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) 14 Preston North End 4–3 Brentford Preston
19:45 BST Browne   5'
Robinson   12', 69'
Barkhuizen   23'		 Report Canós   29'
Watkins   56'
Maupay   85'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,882
Referee: Scott Duncan
27 October 2018 15 Norwich City 1–0 Brentford Norwich
15:00 BST Buendiá   34' Report Dalsgaard   5' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,443
Referee: Oliver Langford
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Brentford 2–0 Millwall Brentford
15:00 GMT Sawyers   25'
Canós   48'
Watkins   85'		 Report Leonard   32' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,476
Referee: Simon Hooper
10 November 2018 17 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Brentford Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Luongo   50'
Lynch   58'
Wells   60'		 Report Maupay   22'
Dalsgaard   81'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,609
Referee: James Linington
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Brentford 1–2 Middlesbrough Brentford
17:30 GMT Judge   75' Report Hugill   56'
Tavernier   61'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,430
Referee: John Brooks
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19 Brentford 2–3 Sheffield United Brentford
19:45 GMT Maupay   6'
Fleck   65' (o.g.)		 Report Konsa   10' (o.g.)
Norwood   15'
Clarke   72'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 8,903
Referee: Stephen Martin
3 December 2018 (2018-12-03) 20 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Brentford West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Barnes   77' Report Macleod   90+1' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,949
Referee: Darren Bond
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Brentford 2–3 Swansea City Brentford
15:00 GMT Watkins   45'
Benrahma   69'		 Report Routledge   1'
Mepham   22' (o.g.)
Fer   27'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,442
Referee: Andy Woolmer
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Hull City 2–0 Brentford Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Campbell   12', 21' Report Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 10,530
Referee: Andy Davies
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Brentford 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Brentford
15:00 GMT Mepham   40'
Maupay   62'		 Report Lowe   14'
Wheater   72'
O'Neil   90+5'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,512
Referee: James Linington
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Bristol City 1–1 Brentford Bristol
15:00 GMT Pisano   20' Report Maupay   26'   53' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 21,207
Referee: David Webb
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Birmingham City 0–0 Brentford Birmingham
15:00 GMT Report Sawyers   26'
Jeanvier   52'
Maupay   64'
Barbet   75'
Yennaris   90+3'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 25,909
Referee: Peter Bankes
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Brentford 1–1 Norwich City Brentford
15:00 GMT Jeanvier   22'
Sawyers   24'
Henry   66'
Dalsgaard   87'
Watkins   90'		 Report Zimmermann   20'
Aarons   45'
Klose   45+3'   83'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,524
Referee: Gavin Ward
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Brentford 3–1 Stoke City Brentford
15:00 GMT Shawcross   7' (o.g.)
Benrahma   17'
Henry   54'		 Report Edwards   11'
Afobe   23'
Allen   82'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,439
Referee: Tim Robinson
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Rotherham United 2–4 Brentford Rotherham
15:00 GMT Taylor   20'
Konsa   73' (o.g.)
Yates   80'		 Report Mokotjo   2', 75'
Benrahma   53'
Maupay   85'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,319
Referee: Tony Harrington
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 29 Brentford 5–2 Blackburn Rovers Brentford
15:00 GMT Benrahma   13'
Barbet   45+3'
Watkins   58', 73'
Maupay   79'
Canós   90+2'		 Report Dack   2'
Graham   7'
Lenihan   71'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,972
Referee: Andy Davies
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Grabban   16'   66'
Yates   62'
Wagué   79'
Milošević   90+1'		 Report Odubajo   59'
Canós   89'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,829
Referee: Robert Jones
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 31 Brentford 1–0 Aston Villa Brentford
19:45 GMT Maupay   90+1' Report Hutton   40' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,636
Referee: Gavin Ward
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 32 Brentford 5–1 Hull City Brentford
15:00 GMT Maupay   22'   52'
Mokotjo   28'
Benrahma   33', 43', 81'		 Report Campbell   24'
Kane   58'
Henriksen   78'
Evandro   90+2'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,675
Referee: Tim Robinson
26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 33 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Brentford Owlerton
19:45 GMT Hutchinson   15'
Fletcher   41', 48'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,094
Referee: Scott Duncan
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34 Brentford 3–0 Queens Park Rangers Brentford
15:00 GMT Maupay   50' (pen.)
Dalsgaard   67'
Benrahma   71'
Sawyers   77'
Canós   90+5'		 Report Hall   49'
Osayi-Samuel   64'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,771
Referee: Keith Stroud
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35 Middlesbrough 1–2 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Fletcher   6'
Assombalonga   31'
Mikel   38'
Ayala   71'
Hugill   88'
Howson   90+5'		 Report Konsa   67'
Shotton   70' (o.g.)
Benrahma   73'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,069
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36 Sheffield United 2–0 Brentford Sheffield
19:45 GMT Basham   20'
Norwood   26' (pen.)
Madine   35'
McGoldrick   84'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,463
Referee: Tony Harrington
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 37 Brentford 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Brentford
15:00 GMT Odubajo   58'
Jeanvier   65'		 Report Gayle   33'
Edwards   51'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,488
Referee: Andrew Madley
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 38 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Brentford Wigan
15:00 GMT Robinson   51' Report Barbet   45'
Sørensen   90+5'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,953
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 39 Swansea City 3–0 Brentford Swansea
19:45 BST Dyer   1', 34'
James   78'		 Report Daniels   1'
Maupay   43'
Jeanvier   45+3'
Dalsgaard   77'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Brentford 3–3 Derby County Brentford
15:00 BST Dalsgaard   15'
Jeanvier   23'
Maupay   31'
Henry   50'
Benrahma   83'
Canós   90+2'		 Report Wilson   13', 78'
Bogle   19'   26'
Johnson   22'
Cole   49'
Lawrence   69'
Tomori   90+2'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,225
Referee: John Brooks
10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) 41 Brentford 2–0 Ipswich Town Brentford
19:45 BST Maupay   20'
Watkins   28'
Sørensen   74'		 Report Nsiala   54' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,039
Referee: Andy Davies
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Reading 2–1 Brentford Reading
15:00 BST Méïté   8', 15'
Ejaria   37'
Rinomhota   44'
Gunter   56'
Harriott   87'		 Report Maupay   45'
Sørensen   51'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,892
Referee: Stephen Martin
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Millwall 1–1 Brentford Bermondsey
13:00 BST Gregory   15'
Elliott   67'		 Report Dasilva   20'
Canós   27'
Dalsgaard   35'
Marcondes   67'
Sawyers   82'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,530
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Brentford 2–0 Leeds United Brentford
17:15 BST Maupay   45'   73'
Canós   62'
Konsa   76'
Watkins   79'		 Report Klich   77' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,580
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Brentford Bolton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: This fixture was initially postponed and subsequently cancelled, with Brentford awarded a 1–0 victory and three points.[55]
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46 Brentford 3–0 Preston North End Brentford
12:30 BST Konsa   45+4'
Maupay   54'
Forss   83'		 Report Johnson   28'
Fisher   65'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,289
Referee: James Linington

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Brentford 1–0 Oxford United Brentford
15:00 GMT Maupay   80' (pen.) Report Mousinho   45+1'
Nelson   61'
Browne   90+5'
Henry   90+7'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,106
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
28 January 2019 (2019-01-28) Fourth round Barnet 3–3 Brentford Canons Park
19:45 GMT Coulthirst   50', 54'
Sparkes   75'		 Report Odubajo   38'
Watkins   40'
Maupay   60' (pen.)
Canós   72'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 6,215
Referee: Andrew Madley
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Fourth round replay Brentford 3–1 Barnet Brentford
19:45 GMT Canós   7'   50'
Jeanvier   32'
Konsa   63'
Maupay   71'
Sørensen   85'		 Report Elito   49'
Sweeney   50'
Tutonda   74'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,954
Referee: Roger East
17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) Fifth round Swansea City 4–1 Brentford Swansea
16:00 GMT Daniels   49' (o.g.)
James   53'
van der Hoorn   56'
Celina   66'   67'
Byers   90'		 Report Barbet   5'
Watkins   28'
Konsa   48'   61'
Sawyers   88'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 11,261
Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup
14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Southend United 2–4 Brentford Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Robinson   62'
McCoulsky   72'		 Report Forss   42'
Jeanvier   64'
Benrahma   67'
Mokotjo   85'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,055
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Brentford 1–0 Cheltenham Town Brentford
19:45 BST Jeanvier   40' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,384
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Third round Arsenal 3–1 Brentford Holloway
19:45 BST Welbeck   5', 37'
Lacazette   90+3'		 Report Judge   58' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Mike Dean

First team squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2018–19 season.
# Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Dan Bentley   GK (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 25) Southend United 2016
13 Patrik Gunnarsson   GK (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 17) Breiðablik 2018
16 Jack Bonham   GK (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 24) Watford 2013 Loaned to Bristol Rovers
25 Ellery Balcombe   GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2016 Loaned to Boreham Wood
28 Luke Daniels   GK (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 30) Scunthorpe United 2017
Defenders
2 Moses Odubajo   RB / RW (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 (aged 25) Hull City 2018
3 Rico Henry   LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 21) Walsall 2016
20 Josh Clarke   RB / RW (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 24) Academy 2013 Loaned to Burton Albion
22 Henrik Dalsgaard   RB (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 29) Zulte Waregem 2017
23 Julian Jeanvier   CB (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 26) Reims 2018
26 Ezri Konsa   CB (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 (aged 20) Charlton Athletic 2018
29 Yoann Barbet   CB / LB (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 25) Chamois Niortais 2015
30 Tom Field   LB (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 21) Academy 2015 Loaned to Cheltenham Town
32 Luka Racic   CB (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 19) FC Copenhagen 2018
34 Mads Bech Sørensen   LB / CB (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 19) AC Horsens 2017
35 Canice Carroll   CB (1999-01-26)26 January 1999 (aged 19) Oxford United 2018 Loaned to Swindon Town
Midfielders
4 Lewis Macleod   LM / AM (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 24) Rangers 2015
10 Josh McEachran   CM (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 25) Chelsea 2015
12 Kamohelo Mokotjo   DM (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 27) FC Twente 2017
14 Josh Dasilva   AM / W (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 19) Arsenal 2018
17 Emiliano Marcondes   AM / FW / LW (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 23) Nordsjælland 2017
19 Romaine Sawyers (c)   AM / CM (1991-11-02)2 November 1991 (aged 26) Walsall 2016
31 Reece Cole   CM (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 20) Academy 2016 Loaned to Yeovil Town,
Maidenhead United and Macclesfield Town
36 Jaakko Oksanen   CM (2000-11-07)7 November 2000 (aged 17) HJK Helsinki 2018
39 Jan Žambůrek   CM (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 17) Slavia Prague 2018
Attackers
7 Sergi Canós   W (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 21) Norwich City 2017
9 Neal Maupay   FW (1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 21) Saint-Étienne 2017
11 Ollie Watkins   FW / LW / AM (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 22) Exeter City 2017
21 Saïd Benrahma   RW (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 22) OGC Nice 2018
24 Chiedozie Ogbene   W (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 21) Limerick 2018 Loaned to Exeter City
33 Marcus Forss   FW (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 19) West Bromwich Albion 2018
38 Kolbeinn Finnsson   W (1999-08-25)25 August 1999 (aged 18) FC Groningen 2018 Loaned to Fylkir
40 Theo Archibald   W (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 20) Celtic 2017
Players who left the club mid-season
6 Chris Mepham   CB (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 20) Academy 2016 Transferred to Bournemouth
8 Nico Yennaris   CM / RB (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 (aged 25) Arsenal 2014 Transferred to Beijing Sinobo Guoan
15 Ryan Woods   CM (1993-12-13)13 December 1993 (aged 24) Shrewsbury Town 2015 Loaned to Stoke City, transferred to Stoke City
18 Alan Judge   AM / LM (1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 29) Blackburn Rovers 2014 Transferred to Ipswich Town
37 Nikolaj Kirk   RB / CM (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 20) FC Midtjylland 2018 Returned to FC Midtjylland after loan

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Substitute appearances in brackets.
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Dan Bentley 33 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
2 DF   Moses Odubajo 22 (8) 0 4 0 1 0 27 (8) 0
3 DF   Rico Henry 13 (1) 1 2 0 0 0 15 (1) 1
4 MF   Lewis Macleod 12 (5) 3 0 0 1 0 13 (5) 3
6 DF   Chris Mepham 22 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 23 (1) 0
7 MF   Sergi Canós 26 (18) 7 4 2 1 (1) 0 31 (19) 9
8 MF   Nico Yennaris 9 (8) 0 0 0 3 0 12 (8) 0
9 FW   Neal Maupay 43 25 3 (1) 3 0 (2) 0 46 (3) 28
10 MF   Josh McEachran 19 (5) 1 3 (1) 0 1 0 23 (6) 1
11 MF   Ollie Watkins 36 (5) 10 3 2 1 0 40 (5) 12
12 MF   Kamohelo Mokotjo 24 (10) 3 1 0 2 1 27 (10) 4
13 GK   Patrik Gunnarsson 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
14 MF   Josh Dasilva 5 (12) 1 2 (2) 0 0 0 7 (14) 1
15 MF   Ryan Woods 0 0 — 1 0 1 0
17 MF   Emiliano Marcondes 3 (10) 0 0 0 0 0 3 (10) 0
18 MF   Alan Judge 4 (16) 1 0 (1) 0 3 1 7 (17) 2
19 MF   Romaine Sawyers 41 (1) 0 2 (1) 0 1 0 44 (2) 0
20 DF   Josh Clarke 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 2 (1) 0
21 MF   Saïd Benrahma 29 (9) 10 3 (1) 0 2 (1) 1 34 (11) 11
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 40 2 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 41 (2) 2
23 DF   Julian Jeanvier 23 (1) 2 4 1 3 2 30 (1) 5
24 MF   Chiedozie Ogbene 0 (4) 0 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (7) 0
26 DF   Ezri Konsa 42 1 4 0 1 0 47 1
28 GK   Luke Daniels 12 0 4 0 3 0 19 0
29 DF   Yoann Barbet 30 (2) 1 3 0 1 (1) 0 34 (3) 1
30 DF   Tom Field 0 (1) 0 — 2 0 2 (1) 0
32 DF   Luka Racic 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
33 FW   Marcus Forss 1 (5) 1 0 (1) 0 2 1 3 (6) 2
34 DF   Mads Bech Sørensen 7 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 9 (1) 0
36 MF   Jaakko Oksanen 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
39 MF   Jan Žambůrek 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
Players loaned in during the season
37 DF   Nikolaj Kirk 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
  • Maximum 45 league appearances in season
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers edit

No Pos Nat Player Lg. FAC FLC Total
9 FW   Neal Maupay 25 3 0 28
11 MF   Ollie Watkins 10 2 0 12
21 MF   Saïd Benrahma 10 0 1 11
7 MF   Sergi Canós 7 2 0 9
23 DF   Julian Jeanvier 2 1 2 5
12 MF   Kamohelo Mokotjo 3 0 1 4
4 MF   Lewis Macleod 3 0 0 3
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 2 0 0 2
33 FW   Marcus Forss 1 0 1 2
18 MF   Alan Judge 1 0 1 2
29 DF   Yoann Barbet 1 0 0 1
14 MF   Josh Dasilva 1 0 0 1
3 DF   Rico Henry 1 0 0 1
26 DF   Ezri Konsa 1 0 0 1
10 MF   Josh McEachran 1 0 0 1
Opponents 3 0 0 3
Awarded 1 — — 1
Total 72 8 6 86
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline edit

No Pos Nat Player FLCh. FAC FLCu. Total Pts
               
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 14
19 MF   Romaine Sawyers 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 10
9 FW   Neal Maupay 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
26 DF   Ezri Konsa 4 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 9
6 DF   Chris Mepham 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 7
29 DF   Yoann Barbet 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 6
11 MF   Ollie Watkins 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
21 MF   Saïd Benrahma 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
23 DF   Julian Jeanvier 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
2 DF   Moses Odubajo 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
34 DF   Mads Bech Sørensen 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
7 MF   Sergi Canós 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3
3 DF   Rico Henry 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
18 MF   Alan Judge 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
4 MF   Lewis Macleod 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
10 MF   Josh McEachran 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
8 MF   Nico Yennaris 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
28 GK   Luke Daniels 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
17 MF   Emiliano Marcondes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 73 3 6 1 1 0 80 4 92
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN

International caps edit

No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
6 DF   Chris Mepham 2 0 [56]
12 MF   Kamohelo Mokotjo 10 0 [57]
18 MF   Alan Judge 1 0 [58]
19 MF   Romaine Sawyers 4 0 [59]
21 MF   Saïd Benrahma 1 0 [60]
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 6 1 [61]
23 DF   Julian Jeanvier 3 0 [62]
38 MF   Kolbeinn Finnsson 2 0 [63]
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.

Coaching staff edit

Dean Smith (4 August – 10 October 2018) edit

Name Role
  Dean Smith Head coach
  Thomas Frank Assistant head coach
  Richard O'Kelly Assistant head coach
  Iñaki Caña Pavón Goalkeeper Coach
  Nicolas Jover Set-Piece Coach
  Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
  Luke Stopforth Head of Analysis
  Lars Friis Individual Development Coach

Thomas Frank (16 October 2018 – 5 May 2019) edit

Name Role
  Thomas Frank Head coach
  Kevin O'Connor Assistant head coach
  Brian Riemer Assistant head coach
  Iñaki Caña Pavón Goalkeeper Coach
  Nicolas Jover Set-Piece Coach
  Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
  Luke Stopforth Head of Analysis

Sources: brentfordfc.com, brentfordfc.com

Kit edit

Supplier: adidas
Sponsor(s): LeoVegas

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Source: Brentford F.C.


Awards edit

References edit

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