2020–21 Brentford F.C. season

The 2020–21 Brentford F.C. season was the club's 131st season in existence and seventh consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Brentford would also compete in the FA Cup and competed in the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 September 2020 to 30 June 2021. Brentford secured promotion to the Premier League on 29 May 2021, following a 2–0 victory against Swansea City in the play-off final at Wembley, confirming the club's top flight status for the first time in 74 years.[1]

Brentford
2020–21 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head coachThomas Frank
StadiumBrentford Community Stadium
Championship3rd (Promoted via play-offs)
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ivan Toney (31)

All:
Ivan Toney (33)
Highest home attendance4,000
Lowest home attendance2,000
Average home league attendance2,000

This season marked the club's move to the Brentford Community Stadium from Griffin Park, its home for 116 years.

First team squad

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Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 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 24) Blackburn Rovers 2019
13 Patrik Gunnarsson   GK (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 19) Breiðablik 2018 Loaned to Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF
25 Ellery Balcombe   GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2016 Loaned to Doncaster Rovers
28 Luke Daniels   GK (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 32) Scunthorpe United 2017
40 Nathan Shepperd   GK (2000-10-09)9 October 2000 (aged 19) Swansea City 2019
Defenders
2 Dominic Thompson   LB (2000-07-26)26 July 2000 (aged 20) Arsenal 2019 Loaned to Swindon Town
3 Rico Henry   LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 23) Walsall 2016
4 Charlie Goode   CB (1995-08-03)3 August 1995 (aged 25) Northampton Town 2020
5 Ethan Pinnock   CB (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 27) Barnsley 2019
18 Pontus Jansson (c)   CB (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 29) Leeds United 2019
22 Henrik Dalsgaard   RB (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 31) Zulte Waregem 2017
23 Julian Jeanvier   CB (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 28) Reims 2018 Loaned to Kasımpaşa
23 Winston Reid   CB (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 32) West Ham United 2021 On loan from West Ham United
29 Mads Bech Sørensen   CB (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 21) AC Horsens 2017
30 Mads Roerslev   RB (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 21) F.C. Copenhagen 2019
32 Luka Racic   CB (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 21) F.C. Copenhagen 2018 Loaned to Northampton Town
35 Kane O'Connor   CB (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 19) Hibernian 2019
36 Fin Stevens   RB (2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 17) Worthing 2020
39 Lewis Gordon   LB (2001-02-12)12 February 2001 (aged 19) Watford 2020
Midfielders
6 Christian Nørgaard   DM (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 26) Fiorentina 2019
8 Mathias Jensen   CM (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 24) Celta 2019
9 Emiliano Marcondes   AM (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 25) Nordsjælland 2018
14 Josh Dasilva   AM (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 21) Arsenal 2018
20 Saman Ghoddos   AM (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 27) Amiens 2021 Loaned from Amiens before transferring permanently
26 Shandon Baptiste   CM (1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 22) Oxford United 2020
27 Vitaly Janelt   DM (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 22) VfL Bochum 2020
31 Jan Žambůrek   CM (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 19) Slavia Prague 2018 Loaned to Shrewsbury Town
32 Paris Maghoma   CM (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 19) Tottenham Hotspur 2020
37 Alex Gilbert   AM (2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 18) West Bromwich Albion 2020
41 Mads Bidstrup   DM (2001-02-25)25 February 2001 (aged 19) RB Leipzig 2020
Attackers
7 Sergi Canós   W (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 23) Norwich City 2017
15 Marcus Forss   FW (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 21) West Bromwich Albion 2017
16 Joel Valencia   W (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 25) Piast Gliwice 2019 Loaned to Legia Warsaw
17 Ivan Toney   FW (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 24) Peterborough United 2020
19 Bryan Mbeumo   W (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 21) Troyes 2019
21 Halil Dervişoğlu   FW (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 20) Sparta Rotterdam 2020 Loaned to FC Twente and Galatasaray S.K.
24 Tariqe Fosu   LW (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 24) Oxford United 2020
34 Aaron Pressley   FW (2001-11-07)7 November 2001 (aged 18) Aston Villa 2020
38 Max Haygarth   W (2002-01-21)21 January 2002 (aged 18) Manchester United 2021 Loaned from Manchester United before transferring permanently
Players who left the club mid-season
10 Saïd Benrahma   W (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 25) OGC Nice 2018 Loaned to West Ham United, transferred to West Ham United
11 Ollie Watkins   FW (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 24) Exeter City 2017 Transferred to Aston Villa
33 Fredrik Hammar   CM (2001-02-26)26 February 2001 (aged 19) Akropolis IF 2019 Transferred to Akropolis IF

Coaching staff

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Name Role
  Thomas Frank Head Coach
  Brian Riemer Assistant Head Coach
  Kevin O'Connor Assistant First Team Coach
  Manu Sotelo Goalkeeper Coach
  Neil Greig Head of Medical
  Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
  Luke Stopforth Head of Performance Analysis
  Bernardo Cueva Tactical Statistician

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

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
16 July 2020 CM   Mads Bidstrup   Red Bull Leipzig Undisclosed [2]
23 July 2020 CB   Ben Hockenhull   Manchester United Undisclosed [3]
27 July 2020 RW   Wraynel Hercules   Barnet Free transfer [4]
28 July 2020 CM   Fin Stevens   Worthing Undisclosed [5]
18 August 2020 CB   Charlie Goode   Northampton Town Undisclosed [6]
25 August 2020 CB   Tristan Crama   AS Béziers Undisclosed [7]
1 September 2020 FW   Ivan Toney   Peterborough United £5,000,000 [8][9]
4 September 2020 LB   Lewis Gordon   Watford Free transfer [10]
20 September 2020 GK   Jared Thompson Free agent Free transfer [11]
25 September 2020 AM   Alex Gilbert   West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [12]
3 October 2020 DM   Vitaly Janelt   VfL Bochum Undisclosed [13]
5 October 2020 FW   Lachlan Brook   Adelaide United Undisclosed [14]
4 January 2021 MF   Max Haygarth   Manchester United Undisclosed [15]
11 January 2021 MF   Ryan Trevitt   Leatherhead Youth Undisclosed [16][17]
14 January 2021 AM   Saman Ghoddos   Amiens Undisclosed [18]
29 January 2021 GK   Ben Winterbottom   Liverpool Undisclosed [19]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
21 September 2020 AM   Saman Ghoddos   Amiens 14 January 2021 [18][20]
5 October 2020 RM   Valgeir Valgeirsson   HK 23 April 2021 [21][22]
16 October 2020 W   Max Haygarth   Manchester United 4 January 2021 [23]
1 February 2021 CB   Winston Reid   West Ham United End of season [24]
2 February 2021 DM   Ethan Robb   Bognor Regis Town End of season [25]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 August 2020 CM   Jaakko Oksanen   AFC Wimbledon End of season [26]
21 August 2020 CB   Luka Racic   Northampton Town 3 January 2021 [27][28]
3 September 2020 CB   Julian Jeanvier   Kasımpaşa End of season [29]
7 September 2020 GK   Patrik Gunnarsson   Viborg FF 31 December 2020 [30]
10 September 2020 MF   Arthur Read   Stevenage End of season [31]
16 September 2020 W   Joel Valencia   Legia Warsaw End of season [32]
5 October 2020 CM   Jan Žambůrek   Shrewsbury Town 11 January 2021 [33][34]
6 October 2020 FW   Halil Dervişoğlu   FC Twente 2 January 2021 [35][36]
16 October 2020 LW   Saïd Benrahma   West Ham United 29 January 2021 [37][38]
4 January 2021 LB   Dominic Thompson   Swindon Town End of season [39]
5 January 2021 GK   Patrik Gunnarsson   Silkeborg IF End of season [40]
6 January 2021 GK   Ellery Balcombe   Doncaster Rovers End of season [41]
25 January 2021 FW   Halil Dervişoğlu   Galatasaray S.K. End of season [42]
1 February 2021 RW   Joe Adams   Grimsby Town 9 April 2021 [43][44]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2020 LW   Jaden Brissett   Dagenham & Redbridge Released [45]
30 June 2020 CM   Reece Cole   Queens Park Rangers Released [46]
30 June 2020 LB   Cole Dasilva Free agent Released [47]
30 June 2020 LW   Matěj Majka   FC MAS Táborsko Released [47]
30 June 2020 CB   Jonny Mitchell   Stirling Albion Released [47]
30 June 2020 AM   Jayden Onen   Reading Released [47]
30 June 2020 FW   Justin Shaibu   FC Fredericia Released [47]
30 June 2020 LB   Nick Tsaroulla   Crawley Town Released [48]
29 July 2020 RB   David Titov   St Patrick's Athletic Released [49]
5 August 2020 CM   Dru Yearwood   New York Red Bulls Undisclosed [50]
6 August 2020 FW   Nikos Karelis   ADO Den Haag Released [51]
6 August 2020 DM   Kamohelo Mokotjo   FC Cincinnati Released [52]
9 September 2020 FW   Ollie Watkins   Aston Villa £28,000,000 [53]
25 January 2021 CM   Fredrik Hammar   Akropolis IF Undisclosed [54]
29 January 2021 LW   Saïd Benrahma   West Ham United £21,750,000 [38][55]
23 March 2021 GK   Simon Andersson   IF Elfsborg Free transfer [56]

Pre-season

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26 August 2020 Brentford 3–0 Derby County Burton upon Trent
11:30 BST Forss   35'
Nørgaard   75'
Jensen   88'
Report Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
29 August 2020 West Ham United 2–1 Brentford Stratford
14:00 BST Yarmolenko   5'
Souček   61'
Report Forss   32' Stadium: London Stadium
Referee: Stuart Attwell
1 September 2020 Brentford 2–2 Oxford United Brentford
15:00 BST Canos   55', 73' Report Osei   84', 86' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 12 September 2020 8 May 2021 Matchday 1 3rd 46 24 15 7 79 42 +37 052.17
FA Cup 9 January 2021 24 January 2021 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
EFL Cup 6 September 2020 5 January 2021 First round Semi-finals 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 050.00
Total 54 28 17 9 91 51 +40 051.85

Source: Soccerway

Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C, P) 46 29 10 7 75 36 +39 97 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Watford (P) 46 27 10 9 63 30 +33 91
3 Brentford (O, P) 46 24 15 7 79 42 +37 87 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 +17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 +8 78
6 Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 +27 77
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[57]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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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 15 7 79 42  +37 87 12 9 2 39 20  +19 12 6 5 40 22  +18

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: Football Web Pages

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHHAAHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAHHA
ResultLWDLWWLDWDDDWWWDDWDWWWWDWWWWLLLWWLWDDDDWDDWWWW
Position16111015107111191011119766766444343221222222444333443333
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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12 September 2020 1 Birmingham City 1–0 Brentford Bordesley
12:30 BST Bela   37'
Šunjić   59'
Pedersen   72'
Clayton   80'
Report Nørgaard   49' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 September 2020 2 Brentford 3–0 Huddersfield Town Brentford
15:00 BST Nørgaard   40'
Dasilva   58'
Forss   86'
Mbeumo   90+1'
Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Referee: Craig Pawson
26 September 2020 3 Millwall 1–1 Brentford London
15:00 BST Wallace   4'
Romeo   18'
Hutchinson   20'
Leonard   64'
Report Thompson   13'
Toney   21' (pen.)
Stadium: The Den
Referee: David Coote
4 October 2020 4 Brentford 2–4 Preston North End Brentford
14:00 BST Toney   8', 43' Report Sinclair   52', 60'
Potts   63'
Maguire   70'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
17 October 2020 5 Brentford 2–0 Coventry City Brentford
15:00 BST Jensen   43'
Toney   46', 55'
Report Sheaf   81' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) 6 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Brentford Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Paterson   25'
Odubajo   73'
Report Toney   7', 30' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
24 October 2020 7 Stoke City 3–2 Brentford Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Fletcher   9',   81'
McClean   35'
Campbell   59'
Oakley-Boothe   88'
Report Toney   40'
Forss   70', 90+1'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 October 2020 8 Brentford 1–1 Norwich City Brentford
19:45 GMT Toney   27'
Janelt   80'
Report Gibson   78'
McLean   87'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
31 October 2020 9 Luton Town 0–3 Brentford Luton
15:00 GMT Hylton   54' Report Henry   20'
Toney   29'
Forss   76'
Janelt   90'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
3 November 2020 10 Brentford 1–1 Swansea City Brentford
19:00 GMT Toney   36'
Marcondes   57'
Dalsgaard   76'
Forss   88'
Report Ayew   77' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stephen Martin
7 November 2020 11 Brentford 0–0 Middlesbrough Brentford
15:00 GMT Dalsgaard   19' Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
21 November 2020 12 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Brentford High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Kashket   45+1'
Samuel   63'
Stewart   64'
Horgan   89'
Report Canós   70'
Toney   90+4'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
24 November 2020 13 Barnsley 0–1 Brentford Barnsley
19:45 GMT Chaplin   40' Report Toney   66' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
27 November 2020 14 Brentford 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Brentford
19:45 GMT Janelt   14'
Sørensen   39'
Toney   64'
Canós   90+5'
Report Dykes   26'
Hämäläinen   29'
Kane   66'   84'
Ball   74'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
1 December 2020 15 Rotherham United 0–2 Brentford Rotherham
20:00 GMT Crooks   22'
Wood   48'
Miller   72'   82'
MacDonald   73'
Report Forss   57'
Toney   82' (pen.)
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
5 December 2020 16 Brentford 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Brentford
15:00 GMT Forss   5'
Janelt   31'
Toney   37' (pen.)
Canós   61'
Fosu   82'
Report Douglas   10'
Rothwell   19',   49'
Lenihan   27',   36'
Johnson   57'
Davenport   87'
Kaminski   90+4'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Oliver Langford
9 December 2020 17 Brentford 0–0 Derby County Brentford
19:45 GMT Dalsgaard   55'
Dasilva   90+1'
Report Shinnie   41' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: David Webb
12 December 2020 18 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Figueiredo   61'
Samba   64'
Knockaert   79'   90+5'
Worrall   90+2'
Report Dalsgaard   15'
Toney   64',   88'
Raya   81'
Dasilva   83'
Janelt   90+2'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
15 December 2020 19 Watford 1–1 Brentford Watford
20:00 GMT Deeney   60' (pen.),   87'
Kabasele   76'
Troost-Ekong   90+1'
Sarr   90+3'
Report Pinnock   58'
Toney   63' (pen.)
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
19 December 2020 20 Brentford 3–1 Reading Brentford
15:00 GMT Jensen   11',   45+1'
Mbeumo   23', 29'
Janelt   90+4'
Report Baldock   53'
Aluko   64'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 December 2020 21 Cardiff City 2–3 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Vaulks   45+4', 76',   55' Report Canós   50', 65', 73' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 December 2020 22 Brentford 2–1 Bournemouth Brentford
17:30 GMT Dalsgaard   37'
Fosu   79'
Report Solanke   25'
Cook   41'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 January 2021 23 Brentford 1–0 Luton Town Brentford
19:00 GMT Ghoddos   14'
Mbeumo   32'
Toney   81'   90+5'
Report Bradley   39'
Lockyer   90+5'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
27 January 2021 24 Swansea City 1–1 Brentford Swansea
19:00 GMT Hourihane   39',   78'
Naughton   44'   69'
Fulton   51'
Roberts   90+4'
Report Fosu   74' Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
30 January 2021 25 Brentford 7–2 Wycombe Wanderers Brentford
15:00 GMT Pinnock   9'
Toney   41', 56' (pen.), 86'
Fosu   50'
Canós   81'
Dasilva   89'
Report Ikpeazu   14'
Muskwe   43'
Wheeler   45+3'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
3 February 2021 26 Brentford 3–2 Bristol City Brentford
19:45 GMT Canós   27'
Toney   50'
Ghoddos   53'
Report Vyner   3'
Wells   90'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 February 2021 27 Middlesbrough 1–4 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Raya   3' (o.g.)
Saville   29'
Report Fosu   21'
Toney   38', 80'
Janelt   50',   58'
Jensen   64'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
10 February 2021 28 Reading 1–3 Brentford Reading
19:00 GMT João   24' (pen)
Richards   74'
Report Dasilva   36', 86'
Toney   88'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
14 February 2021 29 Brentford 0–2 Barnsley Brentford
13:00 GMT Toney   90+6' Report Chaplin   13'
Sollbauer   26'
Dike   43'
Morris   47'
Woodrow   83'
Mowatt   90+1'

Valérien Ismaël  
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
17 February 2021 30 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Brentford Shepherd's Bush
19:00 GMT Kane   29'
Ball   33'
Dickie   57'
Field   72'
Austin   76'
Cameron   84'
Dieng   89'
Report Toney   30',   90' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 February 2021 31 Coventry City 2–0 Brentford Bordesley
12:30 GMT Walker   19' (pen.), 55'
Hyam   44'
O'Hare   77'
Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
24 February 2021 32 Brentford 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford
19:00 GMT Mbeumo   23'
Ghoddos   30',   74'
Canós   39'
Dalsgaard   72'
Sørensen   83'
Report Penney   82' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
27 February 2021 33 Brentford 2–1 Stoke City Brentford
15:00 GMT Dasilva   18'
Janelt   56'
Toney   79'
Report Brown   1'
Thompson   25'
Norrington-Davies   35'
Allen   68'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
3 March 2021 34 Norwich City 1–0 Brentford Norwich
17:30 GMT Buendía   26'
Vrančić   51'
Hernández   71'
Report Reid   41' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
12 March 2021 35 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Brentford Blackburn
19:45 GMT Buckley   75'
Lenihan   86'
Bennett   90+6'
Johnson   90+9'
Report Toney   10' (pen.)
Mbeumo   80'
Sørensen   90'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
16 March 2021 36 Derby County 2–2 Brentford Derby
19:00 GMT Gregory   47'
Sibley   87'
Report Toney   8' (pen.)
Canós   23'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
20 March 2021 37 Brentford 1–1 Nottingham Forest Brentford
12:30 GMT Toney   12' (pen.)
Janelt   26'
Dalsgaard   35'
Marcondes   90'
Report Mighten   25'
Krovinović   63'
Cafú   67'
Ameobi   78'
Figueiredo   90'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
3 April 2021 38 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Brentford Huddersfield
12:30 BST O'Brien   7',   90+3'
Holmes   56'
Hogg   88'
Schofield   90+1'
Report Bech Sørensen   50'
Mbeumo   66'
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 April 2021 39 Brentford 0–0 Birmingham City Brentford
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
10 April 2021 40 Preston North End 0–5 Brentford Preston
15:00 BST Ledson   45+3' Report Mbeumo   9'
Forss   26'
Toney   75'
Canós   82'
Marcondes   90+1'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
17 April 2021 41 Brentford 0–0 Millwall Brentford
12:30 BST Fosu   48' Report Evans   36' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
20 April 2021 42 Brentford 1–1 Cardiff City Brentford
18:00 BST Fosu   63',   87'
Canós   90'
Report Moore   57' (pen.) Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
24 April 2021 43 Bournemouth 0–1 Brentford King's Park
12:30 BST Lerma   68' Report Jansson   25'   50'
Forss   68'
Mbeumo   77'
Toney   80'
Janelt   87'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
27 April 2021 44 Brentford 1–0 Rotherham United Brentford
19:00 BST Mbeumo   26' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
1 May 2021 45 Brentford 2–0 Watford Brentford
15:00 BST Forss   46'
Toney   60'
Bidstrup   66'
Canós   69'
Report Perica   88' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
8 May 2021 46 Bristol City 1–3 Brentford Ashton Gate
12:30 BST Palmer   27'
Simpson   54'
Baker   60'
Britton   77',   87'
Report Toney   30',   57'
Mbeumo   78'
Canós   83'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington

Play-offs

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17 May 2021 Semi-final first leg Bournemouth 1–0 Brentford King's Park
18:00 BST Danjuma   55' Report Roerslev   45+4'
Jansson   47'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tim Robinson
22 May 2021 Semi-final second leg Brentford 3–1
(3–2 agg.)
Bournemouth Brentford
12:30 BST Toney   16' (pen.),   17'
Janelt   50'
Jansson   78'
Forss   81'
Dalsgaard   90+1'
Report Danjuma   5'
Begović   17'
Mepham   28'
Lerma   45+6'
Stacey   90+4'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,830
Referee: Jarred Gillett
29 May 2021 Final Brentford 2–0 Swansea City Wembley
15:00 BST Toney   10' (pen.)
Marcondes   20',   22'
Janelt   70'
Report Grimes   6'
Fulton   65'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 11,689
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

FA Cup

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9 January 2021 Third round Brentford 2–1 Middlesbrough Brentford
18:00 GMT Ghoddos   6',   64'
Dervişoğlu   35'
Report Folarin   48'
Tavernier   78'
Hackney   88'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 January 2021 Fourth round Brentford 1–3 Leicester City Brentford
14:30 GMT Sørensen   6'
Žambůrek   21'
Report Ünder   46'
Tielemans   51' (pen.)
Maddison   71'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup

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6 September 2020 First round Brentford 1–1
(4–2 p)
Wycombe Wanderers Brentford
12:00 BST Pinnock   32' Report Gape   48'
Horgan   76'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Penalties
Toney  
Žambůrek  
Jensen  
Canós  
Forss  
  Jacobson
  Freeman
  Horgan
  Kashket
16 September 2020 Second round Southampton 0–2 Brentford Southampton
19:45 BST McCarthy   8' Report Thompson   12'
Nørgaard   40'
Dasilva   45+1'
Dalsgaard   52'
Goode   58'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
22 September 2020 Third round West Bromwich Albion 2–2
(4–5 p)
Brentford West Bromwich
19:00 BST Robson-Kanu   56' (pen.), 66' (pen.)
O'Shea   88'
Report Marcondes   58'
Forss   73' (pen.)
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Penalties
Austin  
Gallagher  
Edwards  
Townsend  
Diangana  
  Toney
  Dasilva
  Fosu
  Forss
  Nørgaard
1 October 2020 Fourth round Brentford 3–0 Fulham Brentford
17:30 BST Forss   37'
Fosu   47'
Benrahma   62', 77'
Report Kamara   12'
Johansen   49'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
22 December 2020 Quarter-finals Brentford 1–0 Newcastle United Brentford
17:30 GMT Dasilva   66' Report Shelvey   70' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
5 January 2021 Semi-finals Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Brentford Tottenham
19:45 GMT Sissoko   12'
Reguilón   52'
Son   70'
Report Canós   14'
Janelt   18'
Mbeumo   51'
Dasilva   84'
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: For the 2020–21 season, the EFL Cup semi-finals were played over only one leg to reduce fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the late start to the season.

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   David Raya 42 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 48 0
2 DF   Dominic Thompson 1 (3) 0 5 0 6 (3) 0
3 DF   Rico Henry 30 1 0 0 3 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 33 (2) 1
4 DF   Charlie Goode 4 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 0 0 7 (5) 0
5 DF   Ethan Pinnock 39 1 2 0 4 1 3 0 48 2
6 MF   Christian Nørgaard 15 (2) 0 0 0 1 (3) 1 1 0 17 (5) 1
7 MF   Sergi Canós 33 (12) 9 1 0 4 (1) 0 3 0 41 (13) 9
8 MF   Mathias Jensen 35 (10) 2 0 (1) 0 3 (1) 0 3 0 41 (12) 2
9 MF   Emiliano Marcondes 12 (18) 1 0 0 4 (2) 1 2 (1) 1 18 (21) 3
10 MF   Saïd Benrahma 0 (2) 0 1 2 1 (2) 2
14 MF   Josh Dasilva 26 (4) 5 0 0 4 (1) 2 0 0 30 (5) 7
15 FW   Marcus Forss 9 (30) 7 2 0 4 (2) 2 1 (2) 1 16 (34) 10
16 MF   Joel Valencia 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
17 FW   Ivan Toney 44 (1) 31 0 0 2 (2) 0 3 2 49 (3) 33
18 DF   Pontus Jansson 23 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 (1) 0
19 MF   Bryan Mbeumo 37 (7) 8 0 0 2 0 2 (1) 0 41 (8) 8
20 MF   Saman Ghoddos 16 (23) 3 2 1 2 0 0 (3) 0 20 (26) 4
21 FW   Halil Dervişoğlu 0 0 1 1 0 (1) 0 1 (1) 1
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 34 (1) 2 0 0 2 0 2 (1) 0 38 (2) 2
24 MF   Tariqe Fosu 19 (20) 4 2 0 5 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 27 (22) 4
26 MF   Shandon Baptiste 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 2 (2) 0
27 MF   Vitaly Janelt 36 (5) 3 1 0 2 0 3 1 42 (5) 4
28 GK   Luke Daniels 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 9 0
29 DF   Mads Bech Sørensen 29 (3) 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 36 (3) 3
30 DF   Mads Roerslev 10 (7) 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 15 (7) 0
31 MF   Jan Žambůrek 0 (6) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 (6) 0
34 FW   Aaron Pressley 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0
36 DF   Fin Stevens 0 (2) 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 (3) 0
37 MF   Alex Gilbert 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
38 MF   Max Haygarth 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0
39 DF   Lewis Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 MF   Mads Bidstrup 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 1 (5) 0
Players loaned in during the season
23 DF   Winston Reid 7 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 7 (4) 0
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers

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No Pos Nat Player FLCh. FAC FLCu. FLP Total
17 FW   Ivan Toney 31 0 0 2 33
15 FW   Marcus Forss 7 0 2 1 10
7 MF   Sergi Canós 9 0 0 0 9
19 MF   Bryan Mbeumo 8 0 0 0 8
14 MF   Josh Dasilva 5 0 2 0 7
24 MF   Tariqe Fosu 4 0 0 0 4
20 MF   Saman Ghoddos 3 1 0 0 4
27 MF   Vitaly Janelt 3 0 0 1 4
29 DF   Mads Bech Sørensen 2 1 0 0 3
9 MF   Emiliano Marcondes 1 0 1 1 3
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF   Mathias Jensen 2 0 0 0 2
5 DF   Ethan Pinnock 1 0 1 0 2
10 MF   Saïd Benrahma 0 2 2
3 DF   Rico Henry 1 0 0 0 1
21 FW   Halil Dervişoğlu 0 1 0 1
6 MF   Christian Nørgaard 0 0 1 0 1
Total 79 3 9 5 96
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline

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No Pos Nat Player FLCh. FAC FLCu. FLP Total Pts
                   
17 FW   Ivan Toney 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 11
27 MF   Vitaly Janelt 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 10
7 MF   Sergi Canós 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 6
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 6
24 MF   Tariqe Fosu 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 5
14 MF   Josh Dasilva 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5
18 DF   Pontus Jansson 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 5
19 MF   Bryan Mbeumo 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
15 FW   Marcus Forss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
9 MF   Emiliano Marcondes 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
5 DF   Ethan Pinnock 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 MF   Mathias Jensen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
6 MF   Christian Nørgaard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
29 DF   Mads Bech Sørensen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
2 DF   Dominic Thompson 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
20 MF   Saman Ghoddos 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
41 MF   Mads Bidstrup 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 GK   David Raya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
23 DF   Winston Reid 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
31 MF   Jan Žambůrek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 DF   Charlie Goode 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
30 DF   Mads Roerslev 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Total 47 3 2 0 7 1 6 0 62 4 74
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN

International caps

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No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
5 DF   Ethan Pinnock 1 0 [58]
6 MF   Christian Nørgaard 9 0 [59]
8 MF   Mathias Jensen 12 1 [60]
10 MF   Saïd Benrahma 3 0 [61]
15 FW   Marcus Forss 7 1 [62]
18 CB   Pontus Jansson 4 0 [63]
20 MF   Saman Ghoddos 4 0 [64]
21 FW   Halil Dervişoğlu 3 1 [65]
22 DF   Henrik Dalsgaard 1 0 [66]
24 MF   Tariqe Fosu 4 1 [67]
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.

Awards

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