2019–20 Brentford F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Brentford's 130th year in existence and sixth 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
2019–20 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head coachThomas Frank
StadiumGriffin Park
Championship3rd
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ollie Watkins (25)

All:
Ollie Watkins (26)
Average home league attendance9,156

The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 4 August 2020.

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
21 June 2019 GK   Nathan Shepperd   Swansea City Free transfer [2]
1 July 2019 DM   Christian Nørgaard   Fiorentina Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2019 CB   Kane O'Connor   Hibernian Free transfer [4]
2 July 2019 DM   Julien Carré   Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [5]
2 July 2019 CB   Ethan Pinnock   Barnsley Undisclosed [6]
5 July 2019 GK   David Raya   Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [7]
8 July 2019 CB   Pontus Jansson   Leeds United Undisclosed [8]
10 July 2019 CM   Mathias Jensen   Celta Vigo Undisclosed [9]
12 July 2019 AM   Arthur Read   Luton Town Compensation [10]
19 July 2019 MF   Joe Adams   Bury Undisclosed [11]
31 July 2019 AM   Joel Valencia   Piast Gliwice Undisclosed [12]
5 August 2019 W   Bryan Mbeumo   Troyes AC Undisclosed [13]
5 August 2019 CM   Dru Yearwood   Southend United Undisclosed [14]
6 August 2019 RB   Mads Roerslev   Copenhagen Undisclosed [15]
8 August 2019 LB   Dominic Thompson   Arsenal Nominal fee [16]
22 August 2019 CF   Nikos Karelis   KRC Genk Free transfer [17]
2 September 2019 DF   Aubrel Koutsimouka   Quevilly-Rouen Free transfer [18]
1 January 2020 CF   Halil Dervişoğlu   Sparta Rotterdam Undisclosed [19]
16 January 2020 CM   Paris Maghoma   Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [20]
29 January 2020 CF   Aaron Pressley   Aston Villa Undisclosed [21]
31 January 2020 CM   Shandon Baptiste   Oxford United Undisclosed [22]
31 January 2020 LW   Tariqe Fosu   Oxford United Undisclosed [23]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2019 RM   Christian Tue Jensen   FC Midtjylland 30 June 2020 [24]
1 July 2019 CB   Japhet Sery Larsen   FC Midtjylland 30 June 2020 [25]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
29 July 2019 CF   Justin Shaibu   Boreham Wood 30 June 2020 [26]
1 August 2019 CM   Canice Carroll   Carlisle United 31 January 2020 [27][28]
2 September 2019 GK   Ellery Balcombe   Viborg 20 January 2020 [29]
2 September 2019 CM   Reece Cole   Partick Thistle 31 December 2019 [30]
2 September 2019 CF   Marcus Forss   AFC Wimbledon 30 June 2020 [31]
2 September 2019 LW   Emiliano Marcondes   FC Midtjylland 31 December 2019 [32]
25 October 2019 LW   Jaden Brissett   Maidenhead United 25 November 2019 [33]
23 November 2019 MF   Jayden Onen   Bromley 23 December 2019 [34]
9 January 2020 CB   Mads Bech Sørensen   AFC Wimbledon 30 June 2020 [35]
20 February 2020 GK   Patrik Gunnarsson   Southend United 15 March 2020 [36]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 GK   Dan Bentley   Bristol City Undisclosed [37]
1 July 2019 DF   Yoann Barbet   Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [38]
1 July 2019 GK   Jack Bonham   Gillingham Free transfer [39]
7 July 2019 MF   Josh McEachran   Birmingham City Free transfer [40][41]
7 July 2019 MF   Lewis Macleod   Wigan Athletic Free transfer [42]
7 July 2019 DF   Moses Odubajo   Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [43]
11 July 2019 SS   Henrik Johansson   Trelleborg Free transfer [44]
11 July 2019 CB   Ezri Konsa   Aston Villa £12,000,000 [45]
27 July 2019 AM   Romaine Sawyers   West Bromwich Albion £3,000,000 [46]
30 July 2019 LM   Theo Archibald   Macclesfield Town Free transfer [47]
5 August 2019 CF   Neal Maupay   Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [48]
20 August 2019 CM   Kolbeinn Finnsson   Borussia Dortmund II Undisclosed [49]
29 August 2019 LW   Chiedozie Ogbene   Rotherham United Undisclosed [50]
5 January 2020 FW   Joe Hardy   Liverpool Undisclosed [51]
24 January 2020 CM   Ali Coote   Waterford Undisclosed [52]
31 January 2020 CM   Canice Carroll   Stevenage Undisclosed [28]
31 January 2020 RB   Josh Clarke   Free agent Mutual consent [53]
31 January 2020 LB   Tom Field   Dundee Undisclosed [54]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

5 July 2019 (2019-07-05) Friendly AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Brentford Norbiton
19:45 BST Report Nightingale   56' (o.g.)
Nørgaard   82'
Watkins   84'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 Brentford Jenbach, Austria
12:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadion Jenbach
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Brentford High Wycombe
15:00 BST Trialist   7'
Akinfenwa   28'
Report Hammar   36'
Marcondes   56'
Stadium: Adams Park
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) Friendly Norwich City 1–3 Brentford Norwich
12:00 BST Buendía   9' Report Marcondes   11'
Watkins   69'
Pinnock   78'
Stadium: Colney Training Ground
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Brentford 1–3 Bournemouth Brentford
15:00 BST Forss   87' Report Solanke   31'
Ibe   70'
Surridge   77'
Stadium: Griffin Park
4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) Friendly Swindon Town 0–1 Brentford Swindon
Report Tue Jensen   84' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) Friendly Southampton XI 4–0 Brentford Marchwood
Ings  
Adams  
Vestergaard  
Long  
Report Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 0
10 June 2020 (2020-06-10) Friendly Arsenal 2–3 Brentford Holloway, London
15:00 BST Willock   40'
Lacazette   77'
Report Fosu   73'
Dervişoğlu   80'
Baptiste   88'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
13 June 2020 (2020-06-13) Friendly Watford 2–0 Brentford Watford
12:30 BST Capoue   33'
Sarr   90'
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
21 June 2020 (2020-06-21) Friendly Brentford 1–1 Portsmouth Brentford
Dervişoğlu   pen' (50) Report Harness   15' Stadium: Griffin Park

Competitions edit

Championship edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United (C, P) 46 28 9 9 77 35 +42 93 Promotion to the Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 22 17 7 77 45 +32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 +42 81 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
4 Fulham (O, P) 46 23 12 11 64 48 +16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 +10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 +9 70
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[55]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

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 24 9 13 80 38  +42 81 14 5 4 44 18  +26 10 4 9 36 20  +16

Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: Sports Mole

Result by matchday edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLWDLLWLDWDLWWWLWWLWLWWDWLWWDLWWDDDLDWWWWWWWWLL
Position2114121619141817141517131212139887974634334555444554433333333
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: Soccerbase
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Brentford 0–1 Birmingham City Brentford
15:00 BST Jensen   86' Report Pedersen   18'
Gardner   29'
Crowley   56'
Harding   90+2'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,332
Referee: Gavin Ward
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Middlesbrough 0–1 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Watkins   54'
Dalsgaard   82'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,911
Referee: Stephen Martin
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Brentford 1–1 Hull City Brentford
15:00 BST Watkins   72'
Jeanvier   83'
Report Bowen   53'
Burke   64'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Darren England
21 August 2019 (2019-08-21) 4 Leeds United 1–0 Brentford Leeds
19:45 BST Alioski   35'
Dallas   63'
Nketiah   81'
Report Nørgaard   39' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,004
Referee: Andy Davies
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Brentford Charlton
15:00 BST Gallagher   41'
Phillips   88'
Report Henry   45+3'
Dalsgaard   76'
Canós   90+5'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 16,771
Referee: Tim Robinson
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Brentford 3–0 Derby County Derby County
15:00 BST Mbeumo   17'
Watkins   18', 45'
Report Waghorn   45+2'
Lawrence   84'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,055
Referee: David Webb
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7 Preston North End 2–0 Brentford Preston
15:00 BST Maguire   4'
Fisher   60'
Barkhuizen   70'
Johnson   78'
Report Nørgaard   78' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,873
Referee: David Coote
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8 Brentford 0–0 Stoke City Brentford
15:00 BST Benrahma   79' Report Gregory   22'
McClean   82'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,870
Referee: Andy Woolmer
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 9 Barnsley 1–3 Brentford Barnsley
13:30 BST Woodrow   1' Report Watkins   35', 46', 68' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,188
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports
2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) 10 Brentford 1–1 Bristol City Brentford
19:45 BST Dasilva   64'
Canós   81'
Report Hunt   81'
Weimann   87'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,433
Referee: Oliver Langford
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 BST Watson   56' Report Canós   35' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,598
Referee: Dean Whitestone
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 12 Brentford 3–2 Millwall Brentford
15:00 BST Watkins   24'   54'   90+4'
Mbeumo   63'   88'
Da Silva   84'
Jeanvier   90+3'
Report Hutchinson   23'
M. Wallace   33'
Bradshaw   45+4'
J. Wallace   55' (pen.)   90+1'
Molumby   64'
Thompson   90+3'
Romeo   90+7'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,886
Referee: Stuart Attwell
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 13 Swansea City 0–3 Brentford Swansea
19:45 BST Roberts   71'
van der Hoorn   83'
Report Benrahma   30'
Bidwell   36' (o.g.)
Mbeumo   56'
Jansson   85'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 15,875
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 October 2019 (2019-10-28) 14 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Brentford Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT Hall   48' Report Watkins   23', 90+4'
Nørgaard   46'
Henry   57'
Benrahma   60' (pen.)
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,562
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15 Brentford 0–1 Huddersfield Town Brentford
15:00 GMT Nørgaard   59' Report Kachunga   55'
Ahearne-Grant   62'
Hogg  64'
Simpson  87'
Diakhaby  89'
Elphick  90+2'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,727
Referee: Robert Jones
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 16 Wigan Athletic 0–3 Brentford Wigan
15:00 GMT Kipré   56'   73'
Williams   90+7'
Report Mbeumo   5'
Nørgaard   58'
Mokotjo   70'
Dasilva   83'
Jeanvier   90+7'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,260
Referee: Andy Davies
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17 Brentford 1–0 Reading Brentford
15:00 GMT Jansson   9'
Watkins   62'
Dasilva   78'
Jensen   82'
Report Yiadom   4'
Swift   29'
Méïté   79'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,892
Referee: David Coote
27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) 18 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Brentford Blackburn
19:45 GMT Dack   11'   44'
Evans   79'
Report Roerslev   90+1' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,401
Referee: Matthew Donohue
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 19 Brentford 7–0 Luton Town Brentford
15:00 GMT Mbeumo   6'
Watkins   29'
Jensen   33'
Dasilva   40', 45+3', 87' (pen.)
Benrahma   71' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,287
Referee: Tony Harrington
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Brentford Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Fletcher   69' (pen.), 73'   73' Report Mbeumo   29'
Henry   68'
Pinnock   82'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,475
Referee: Dean Whitestone
11 December 2019 (2019-12-11) 21 Brentford 2–1 Cardiff City Brentford
19:45 GMT Mbeumo   25'
Watkins   46'
Jansson   76'
Henry   80'
Report Pack   64'
Murphy   70'
Bennett   83'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,417
Referee: John Brooks
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 22 Brentford 1–0 Fulham Brentford
15:00 GMT Mbeumo   22'
Dalsgaard   65'
Report Bryan   12' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,305
Referee: Oliver Langford
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 23 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Brentford West Bromwich
15.00 BST Furlong   45+1'
Livermore   56'
Ferguson   76'
Report Mbeumo   37'
Dalsgaard   43'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,961
Referee: Darren Bond
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 24 Brentford 3–1 Swansea City Brentford
15:00 GMT Mbeumo   20'
Watkins   25', 88'
Report Ayew   65'
Wilmot   71'
Grimes   74'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,848
Referee: Andy Woolmer
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 25 Millwall 1–0 Brentford Bermondsey
15:00 GMT O'Brien   8'
J. Wallace   23'
M. Wallace   51'
Williams   70'
Report Benrahma   45+2' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,464
Referee: Robert Jones
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 26 Bristol City 0–4 Brentford Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Williams   11'   13'
Dasilva   54'
Weimann   58'
Report Mbeumo   6'
Watkins   11'   82', 90'
Benrahma   26'
Henry   61'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 20,858
Referee: Matt Donohue
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 27 Brentford 3–1 Queens Park Rangers Brentford
12:30 GMT Benrahma   19'
Mbeumo   23'
Watkins   33'
Report Hall   46'
Kane   56'
Wells   62'
Cameron   71'
Osayi-Samuel   90'
Manning   90+2'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,324
Referee: John Brooks
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 28 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Brentford Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Schindler   87' Report Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 20,874
Referee: Oliver Langford
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 29 Brentford 0–1 Nottingham Forest Brentford
19:45 GMT Benrahma   39' Report Lolley   14'
Samba   23'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,274
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 30 Hull City 1–5 Brentford Kingston upon Hull
12:30 GMT Tafazolli   29' Report Benrahma   12', 63', 85'   13'
Burke   20' (o.g.)
Watkins   58'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 10,034
Referee: Darren Bond
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31 Brentford 3–2 Middlesbrough Brentford
15:00 GMT Jeanvier   24'
Mbeumo   60'
Watkins   87'
Report Wing   58'
Fletcher   63'
Tavernier   68'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,285
Referee: Peter Bankes
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 32 Brentford 1–1 Leeds United Brentford
19:45 GMT Benrahma   25' Report Cooper   38' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,294
Referee: Robert Jones
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33 Birmingham City 1–1 Brentford Bordesley
15:00 GMT Jutkiewicz   13'
Colin   58'
Clarke-Salter   60'
Report Pinnock   17'
Yearwood   34'
Dalsgaard   41'
Nørgaard   85'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,379
Referee: Stephen Martin
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 34 Brentford 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Brentford
12:30 GMT Watkins   62'
Benrahma   71' (pen.)
Mbeumo   81'
Report Armstrong   11', 54' (pen.) Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,082
Referee: Tim Robinson
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 35 Luton Town 2–1 Brentford Luton
19:45 GMT Baptiste   9' (o.g.)
Rea   27'
Cranie   45+2'
Potts   90+5'
Report Nørgaard   25'
Watkins   83'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,008
Referee: Darren England
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 36 Cardiff City 2–2 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Adomah   23'
Hoilett   34'   75'
Ralls   45+1'
Bacuna   52'
Vaulks   81'
Report Racic   5'
Mbeumo   21'
Baptiste   85'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,393
Referee: Simon Hooper
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37 Brentford 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford
15:00 GMT Dasilva   10', 73'
Marcondes   18'
Mbeumo   40'
Fosu   82'
Report Bannan   35'
Fletcher   50'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,273
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 38 Fulham 0–2 Brentford Fulham
12:30 BST Arter   90' Report Dasilva   37'
Benrahma   88'
Marcondes   90',   90+1'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[56] The match was rescheduled to 20 June.[57]
26 June 2020 (2020-06-26) 39 Brentford 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Brentford
19:45 BST Watkins   16'
Nørgaard   45+2'
Marcondes   55'
Report Sawyers   55' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[56] The match was rescheduled to 26 June.[57]
30 June 2020 (2020-06-30) 40 Reading 0–3 Brentford Reading
18:00 BST Report Mbeumo   23'
Dasilva   64'
Jansson   67'
Valencia   90'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[56] The match was rescheduled to 30 June.[57]
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 41 Brentford 3–0 Wigan Athletic Brentford
15:00 BST Benrahma   19', 57', 66' Report Robinson   59'
Garner   81'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] The match was rescheduled to 4 July.[57]
7 July 2020 (2020-07-07) 42 Brentford 2–1 Charlton Athletic Brentford
18:00 BST Benrahma   75' (pen.)
Pinnock   85'
Dervişoğlu   87'
Report Bonne   8'
Cullen   90'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] The match was rescheduled to 7 July.[57]
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 43 Derby County 1–3 Brentford Derby
15:00 BST Knight   29',   62' Report Watkins   3'
Benrahma   49', 64'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] The match was rescheduled to 11 July.[57]
15 July 2020 (2020-07-15) 44 Brentford 1–0 Preston North End Brentford
17:00 BST Watkins   4',   90+3'
Benrahma   63'
Report Rafferty   53' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] The match was rescheduled to 15 July.[57]
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) 45 Stoke City 1–0 Brentford Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST Gregory   38'
Campbell   74'
McClean   90+3'
Report Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] The match was rescheduled to 18 July.[57]
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 46 Brentford 1–2 Barnsley Brentford
19:30 BST Dasilva   73'
Nørgaard   79'
Jansson   85'
Report Styles   41'
Williams   55'
Sollbauer   75'
Oduor   90+1'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] The match was rescheduled to 22 July.[57]

Play-offs edit

26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) Semi-final 1st leg Swansea City 1–0 Brentford Swansea
18:30 BST Bidwell   18'
Cabango   55'
Brewster   78'
Ayew   81'
Report Jensen   45+2'
Dalsgaard   47'
Henry   65'
Nørgaard   90'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 July 2020 (2020-07-29) Semi-final 2nd leg Brentford 3–1
(3–2 agg.)
Swansea City Brentford
19:45 BST Dalsgaard   9'
Watkins   11'
Marcondes   15'
Mbeumo   46'
Benrahma   83'
Report Cabango   54'
Dhanda   75'
Brewster   78'
Ayew   82'
Roberts   90+3'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
4 August 2020 (2020-08-04) Final Brentford 1–2 (a.e.t.) Fulham London
19:45 BST Jensen   88'
Nørgaard   103'
Dalsgaard   120+4'
Report Reed   29'
Cairney   67'
Hector   98'
Knockaert   102'
Mitrović   104'
Bryan   105', 117'
Cavaleiro   120+2'
Rodák   120+4'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup edit

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round Brentford 1–0 Stoke City Brentford
15:01 GMT Marcondes   43'
Daniels   90'
Report Campbell   43' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,575
Referee: Keith Stroud
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Fourth round Brentford 0–1 Leicester City Brentford
12:45 GMT Report Iheanacho   4' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,221
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

EFL Cup edit

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Brentford 1–1
(4–5 p)
Cambridge United Brentford
19:45 BST Thompson   18'
Forss   69'
Report Richards   3'
John   20'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,215
Referee: Lee Swabey
Penalties
Jensen  
Marcondes  
Mbeumo  
Watkins  
Forss  
Racic  
  Hannant
  Lewis
  Dunk
  Lambe
  Darling
  Knibbs

First team squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2019–20 season.
# Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 David Raya   GK (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 23) Blackburn Rovers 2019
13 Patrik Gunnarsson   GK (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 18) Breiðablik 2018 Loaned to Southend United
25 Ellery Balcombe   GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 19) Academy 2016 Loaned to Viborg FF
28 Luke Daniels   GK (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 31) Scunthorpe United 2017
41 Nathan Shepperd   GK (2000-10-09)9 October 2000 (aged 18) Swansea City 2019
Defenders
2 Dominic Thompson   LB (2000-07-26)26 July 2000 (aged 19) Arsenal 2019
3 Rico Henry   LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 22) Walsall 2016
5 Ethan Pinnock   CB (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 26) Barnsley 2019
18 Pontus Jansson   CB (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 28) Leeds United 2019
22 Henrik Dalsgaard   RB (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 30) Zulte Waregem 2017
23 Julian Jeanvier   CB (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 27) Reims 2018
29 Mads Bech Sørensen   CB (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 20) AC Horsens 2017 Loaned to AFC Wimbledon
32 Luka Racic   CB (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 20) FC Copenhagen 2018
35 Mads Roerslev   RB (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 20) FC Copenhagen 2019
40 Kane O'Connor   CB (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 18) Hibernian 2019
Midfielders
4 Dru Yearwood   CM (2000-02-17)17 February 2000 (aged 19) Southend United 2019
6 Christian Nørgaard   DM (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 25) Fiorentina 2019
8 Mathias Jensen   CM (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 23) Celta 2019
12 Kamohelo Mokotjo   DM (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 28) FC Twente 2017
14 Josh Dasilva   AM (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 20) Arsenal 2018
17 Emiliano Marcondes   AM (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 24) Nordsjælland 2018 Loaned to FC Midtjylland
26 Shandon Baptiste   CM (1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 21) Oxford United 2020
31 Jan Žambůrek   CM (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 18) Slavia Prague 2018
33 Fredrik Hammar   CM (2001-02-26)26 February 2001 (aged 18) Akropolis IF 2019
34 Jaakko Oksanen   CM (2000-11-07)7 November 2000 (aged 18) HJK Helsinki 2018
37 Arthur Read   CM (1999-11-03)3 November 1999 (aged 19) Luton Town 2019
Attackers
7 Sergi Canós   W (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 22) Norwich City 2017
9 Nikos Karelis   FW (1992-02-24)24 February 1992 (aged 27) Unattached 2019
10 Saïd Benrahma   W (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 23) OGC Nice 2018
11 Ollie Watkins   FW (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 23) Exeter City 2017
15 Marcus Forss   FW (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 20) West Bromwich Albion 2017 Loaned to AFC Wimbledon
16 Joel Valencia   W (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 24) Piast Gliwice 2019
19 Bryan Mbeumo   W (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 19) Troyes 2019
21 Halil Dervişoğlu   FW (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 19) Sparta Rotterdam 2020
24 Tariqe Fosu   LW (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 23) Oxford United 2020
36 Gustav Mogensen   FW (2001-04-19)19 April 2001 (aged 18) AGF Aarhus 2019
38 Joe Adams   W (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 18) Bury 2019
Players who left the club mid-season
9 Neal Maupay   FW (1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 22) Saint-Étienne 2017 Transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion
20 Josh Clarke   RB / RW (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 25) Academy 2013 Released
24 Chiedozie Ogbene   W (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 22) Limerick 2018 Transferred to Rotherham United
27 Justin Shaibu   FW (1997-10-28)28 October 1997 (aged 21) HB Køge 2016 Loaned to Boreham Wood, released
30 Tom Field   LB (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 22) Academy 2015 Transferred to Dundee
39 Japhet Sery Larsen   CB (2000-04-10)10 April 2000 (aged 19) FC Midtjylland 2019 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 Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   David Raya 46 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 49 0
2 DF   Dominic Thompson 0 (2) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 (2) 0
3 DF   Rico Henry 46 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 49 (2) 0
4 MF   Dru Yearwood 0 (2) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 (2) 0
5 DF   Ethan Pinnock 34 (2) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 38 (2) 2
6 MF   Christian Nørgaard 40 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 43 (2) 0
7 MF   Sergi Canós 11 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 11 (4) 0
8 MF   Mathias Jensen 30 (9) 1 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 33 (10) 1
9 FW   Nikos Karelis 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (3) 0
10 MF   Saïd Benrahma 38 (4) 17 0 0 0 0 3 0 41 (4) 17
11 FW   Ollie Watkins 46 25 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 1 49 (1) 26
12 MF   Kamohelo Mokotjo 14 (11) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 (11) 1
14 MF   Josh Dasilva 34 (8) 10 0 (2) 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 36 (11) 10
15 FW   Marcus Forss 0 (2) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 (2) 1
16 MF   Joel Valencia 1 (18) 1 2 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 4 (19) 1
17 MF   Emiliano Marcondes 13 (12) 2 2 1 1 0 1 (2) 1 17 (14) 4
18 DF   Pontus Jansson 34 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 37 0
19 MF   Bryan Mbeumo 36 (6) 15 0 (1) 0 1 0 3 1 40 (7) 16
20 DF   Josh Clarke 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (1) 0
21 FW   Halil Dervişoğlu 0 (4) 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 2 (5) 0
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 42 (1) 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 46 (1) 2
23 DF   Julian Jeanvier 25 (1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 (1) 1
24 MF   Tariqe Fosu 2 (8) 1 0 (1) 0 2 (9) 1
26 MF   Shandon Baptiste 3 (9) 0 0 (1) 0 3 (10) 0
28 GK   Luke Daniels 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
29 DF   Mads Bech Sørensen 0 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
31 MF   Jan Žambůrek 1 (15) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 (15) 0
32 DF   Luka Racic 3 (1) 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 (1) 1
33 MF   Fredrik Hammar 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
34 MF   Jaakko Oksanen 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
35 DF   Mads Roerslev 5 (6) 0 2 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 7 (7) 0
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers edit

No Pos Nat Player Lg. FAC FLC FLP Total
11 FW   Ollie Watkins 25 0 0 1 26
10 MF   Saïd Benrahma 17 0 0 0 17
19 MF   Bryan Mbeumo 15 0 0 1 16
14 MF   Josh Dasilva 10 0 0 0 10
17 MF   Emiliano Marcondes 2 1 0 1 4
5 DF   Ethan Pinnock 2 0 0 0 2
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 1 0 0 1 2
24 MF   Tariqe Fosu 1 0 0 0 1
23 DF   Julian Jeanvier 1 0 0 0 1
8 MF   Mathias Jensen 1 0 0 0 1
12 MF   Kamohelo Mokotjo 1 0 0 0 1
32 DF   Luka Racic 1 0 0 0 1
16 MF   Joel Valencia 1 0 0 0 1
15 FW   Marcus Forss 0 0 1 0 1
Opponents 2 0 0 0 2
Total 77 1 1 4 83
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline edit

No Pos Nat Player FLCh. FAC FLCu. FLP Total Pts
                   
6 MF   Christian Nørgaard 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 11
3 DF   Rico Henry 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 8
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 7
10 MF   Saïd Benrahma 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6
18 DF   Pontus Jansson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
23 DF   Julian Jeanvier 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
8 MF   Mathias Jensen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 4
11 FW   Ollie Watkins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
7 MF   Sergi Canós 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
19 MF   Bryan Mbeumo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
14 MF   Josh Dasilva 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
17 MF   Emiliano Marcondes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
26 MF   Shandon Baptiste 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
21 FW   Halil Dervişoğlu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
5 DF   Ethan Pinnock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
35 DF   Mads Roerslev 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 MF   Dru Yearwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
28 GK   Luke Daniels 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 DF   Dominic Thompson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 48 1 1 0 1 0 7 1 57 2 63
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN

International caps edit

No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
10 MF   Saïd Benrahma 1 0 [59]
12 MF   Kamohelo Mokotjo 2 0 [60]
18 CB   Pontus Jansson 1 0 [61]
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 4 0 [62]
23 DF   Julian Jeanvier 3 0 [63]
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.

Coaching staff edit

Name Role
  Thomas Frank Head Coach
  Brian Riemer Assistant Head Coach
  Kevin O'Connor Assistant First Team Coach
  Andy Quy Goalkeeper Coach
  Andreas Georgson Head of Set Pieces and Individual Development
  Neil Greig Head of Medical
  Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
  Luke Stopforth Head of Performance Analysis

Source: brentfordfc.com Archived 9 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine

Kit edit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): EcoWorld

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019–2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third

Source: Brentford F.C.

Awards edit

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