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2024–25 Brentford F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 135th season in the history of Brentford Football Club, and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club are participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Brentford
2024–25 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head coachThomas Frank
StadiumBrentford Community Stadium
Premier League13th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 20:43, 28 August 2024 (UTC).

First team squad

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Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2024–25 season.
No. Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Mark Flekken   GK (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 31) SC Freiburg 2023 2027
12 Hákon Valdimarsson   GK (2001-10-13)13 October 2001 (aged 22) Elfsborg 2024 2028 (+2)
13 Matthew Cox   GK (2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 21) AFC Wimbledon 2021 2028 (+1)
— Ellery Balcombe   GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 24) Academy 2016 2027 (+1) Loaned to St Mirren
― Ben Winterbottom   GK (2001-03-16)16 March 2001 (aged 23) Liverpool 2021 2025 (+1) Loaned to AFC Fylde
Defenders
2 Aaron Hickey   RB (2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 22) Bologna 2022 2026
3 Rico Henry   LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 27) Walsall 2016 2026 (+1)
4 Sepp van den Berg   CB (2001-12-20)20 December 2001 (aged 22) Liverpool 2024 2029
5 Ethan Pinnock   CB (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 31) Barnsley 2019 2027
16 Ben Mee   CB (1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 34) Burnley 2022 2025
20 Kristoffer Ajer   CB (1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 26) Celtic 2021 2028 (+1)
22 Nathan Collins   CB (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 23) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023 2029 (+2)
30 Mads Roerslev   RB (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 25) Copenhagen 2019 2026 (+1)
36 Kim Ji-soo   CB (2004-12-24)24 December 2004 (aged 19) Seongnam 2023 2027 (+1)
Midfielders
6 Christian Nørgaard (c)   DM (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 30) Fiorentina 2019 2025 (+1)
8 Mathias Jensen   CM (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 28) Celta Vigo 2019 2026 (+1)
10 Josh Dasilva   AM (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 25) Arsenal 2018 2025 (+1)
14 Fábio Carvalho   AM (2002-08-30)30 August 2002 (aged 21) Liverpool 2024 2029 (+1)
15 Frank Onyeka   MF (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 26) Midtjylland 2021 2027 (+1)
18 Yehor Yarmolyuk   CM (2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (aged 20) Dnipro-1 2022 2028 (+1)
24 Mikkel Damsgaard   AM (2000-07-03)3 July 2000 (aged 24) Sampdoria 2022 2027
25 Myles Peart-Harris   AM (2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 21) Chelsea 2021 2025 (+1)
26 Yunus Emre Konak   DM (2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 18) Sivasspor 2024 2029 (+1)
27 Vitaly Janelt   DM (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 26) VfL Bochum 2020 2026
28 Ryan Trevitt   MF (2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 21) Leatherhead Youth 2021 2026 (+1)
32 Paris Maghoma   CM (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 23) Tottenham Hotspur 2020 2027 (+1)
Attackers
7 Kevin Schade   W / FW (2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 22) SC Freiburg 2023 2028
9 Igor Thiago   FW (2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 23) Club Brugge 2024 2029 (+1)
11 Yoane Wissa   FW / W (1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 27) Lorient 2021 2026 (+1)
17 Ivan Toney   FW (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 28) Peterborough United 2020 2025
19 Bryan Mbeumo   W / FW (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 25) Troyes 2019 2026 (+1)
23 Keane Lewis-Potter   LW (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 23) Hull City 2022 2028 (+1)
39 Gustavo Nunes   FW (2005-11-20)20 November 2005 (aged 18) Grêmio 2024 2030 (+2)
40 Iwan Morgan   FW (2006-01-29)29 January 2006 (aged 18) Swansea City 2023 2027

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] GK   Julian Eyestone Free agent Free transfer [1]
1 July 2024[b] CB   Benjamin Fredrick   Simoiben Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2024[c] FW   Igor Thiago   Club Brugge £30,000,000 [3][4]
12 August 2024 AM   Fábio Carvalho   Liverpool £27,500,000 [5][6]
22 August 2024 CB   Sepp van den Berg   Liverpool £25,000,000 [7][8]
26 August 2024 LB   Vonnte Williams   Crystal Palace Free transfer [9]
28 August 2024 FW   Gustavo Nunes   Grêmio £10,000,000 [10][11]
  1. ^ Eyestone's transfer was announced on 21 June 2024 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ Fredrick's transfer was announced on 30 April 2024 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ Thiago's transfer was announced on 14 February 2024 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2024.

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] GK   Ellery Balcombe   St Mirren End of season [12]
1 July 2024[b] LW   Michael Olakigbe   Wigan Athletic End of season [13]
26 July 2024 GK   Ben Winterbottom   AFC Fylde End of season [14]
31 July 2024 CB   Tristan Crama   Exeter City End of season [15]
  1. ^ Balcombe's loan was announced on 24 May 2024 and commenced on 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ Olakigbe's loan was announced on 29 May 2024 and commenced on 1 July 2024.

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref.
30 June 2024 GK   Vincent Angelini Free agent Released [16]
30 June 2024 CM   Shandon Baptiste   Luton Town Released [17][18]
30 June 2024 FB   Charlie Farr Free agent Released [16]
30 June 2024 AM   Saman Ghoddos Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2024 CB   Charlie Goode   Stevenage Released [17][19]
30 June 2024 RB   Daniel Oyegoke   Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed [20][21]
30 June 2024 CM   Angel Waruih   Eastleigh Released [16][22]
30 June 2024 FB   Byron Wilson Free agent Released [16]
30 June 2024 FW   Nathan Young-Coombes Free agent Released [16]
30 June 2024 CB   Erion Zabeli Free agent Released [16]
3 July 2024 GK   David Raya   Arsenal £27,000,000 [23][24]
8 July 2024 GK   Thomas Strakosha   AEK Athens Free transfer [25]
26 July 2024 RB   Fin Stevens   FC St. Pauli Undisclosed [26]
15 August 2024 CB   Mathias Jørgensen   Anderlecht Free transfer [27]

Pre-season

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20 July 2024 Friendly AFC Wimbledon 2–5 Brentford Wimbledon
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 3,458
25 July 2024 Friendly Benfica 1–1 Brentford Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 40,826
Referee: Ricardo Baixinho
30 July 2024 Friendly Estrela da Amadora 3–1 Brentford Seixal, Portugal
11:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Benfica Campus
Attendance: 0
3 August 2024 Friendly Watford 1–1 Brentford Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,364
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
9 August 2024 Friendly Brentford 4–4 VfL Wolfsburg Brentford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 10,633
Referee: Simon Hooper
10 August 2024 Friendly Brentford XI 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg XI Osterley
 Report
Stadium: Jersey Road
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 18 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
FA Cup January 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 28 August 2024 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00

Last updated: 25 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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Main article: 2024–25 Premier League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Manchester United 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
12 Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
13 Brentford 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
14 Bournemouth 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
15 Leicester City 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[28]

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
2 1 0 1 2 3  −1 3 1 0 0 2 1  +1 0 0 1 0 2  −2

Last updated: 25 August 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12
GroundHA
ResultWL
Position613
Points33
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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18 August 2024 1 Brentford 2–1 Crystal Palace Brentford
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 16,988
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
25 August 2024 2 Liverpool 2–0 Brentford Liverpool
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports
31 August 2024 3 Brentford v Southampton Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
14 September 2024 4 Manchester City v Brentford Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
21 September 2024 5 Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford Tottenham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
28 September 2024 6 Brentford v West Ham United Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
5 October 2024 7 Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
19 October 2024 8 Manchester United v Brentford Trafford
15:00 BST Stadium: Old Trafford
26 October 2024 9 Brentford v Ipswich Town Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
2 November 2024 10 Fulham v Brentford Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage
9 November 2024 11 Brentford v Bournemouth Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
23 November 2024 12 Everton v Brentford Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Goodison Park
30 November 2024 13 Brentford v Leicester City Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
3 December 2024 14 Aston Villa v Brentford Birmingham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
7 December 2025 15 Brentford v Newcastle United Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
14 December 2024 16 Chelsea v Brentford Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
21 December 2025 17 Brentford v Nottingham Forest Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
26 December 2024 18 Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford Brighton and Hove
19:45 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
29 December 2024 19 Brentford v Arsenal Brentford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
4 January 2025 20 Southampton v Brentford Southampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
14 January 2025 21 Brentford v Manchester City Brentford
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
18 January 2025 22 Brentford v Liverpool Brentford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
25 January 2025 23 Crystal Palace v Brentford Selhurst
15:00 GMT Stadium: Selhurst Park
1 February 2025 24 Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur Brentford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
15 February 2025 25 West Ham United v Brentford Stratford
15:00 BST Stadium: London Stadium
22 February 2025 26 Leicester City v Brentford Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: King Power Stadium
25 February 2025 27 Brentford v Everton Brentford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
8 March 2025 28 Brentford v Aston Villa Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
15 March 2025 29 Bournemouth v Brentford Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
2 April 2025 30 Newcastle United v Brentford Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Stadium: St James' Park
5 April 2025 31 Brentford v Chelsea Brentford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
12 April 2025 32 Arsenal v Brentford Holloway
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
19 April 2024 33 Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
26 April 2025 34 Nottingham Forest v Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
3 May 2025 35 Brentford v Manchester United Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
10 May 2025 36 Ipswich Town v Brentford Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
18 May 2025 37 Brentford v Fulham Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
25 May 2025 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford Wolverhampton
16:00 BST Stadium: Molineux Stadium

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

As a Premier League club not involved in any European competitions, Brentford entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to EFL League Two side Colchester United.[29][30]

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28 August 2024 Second round Colchester United 0–1 Brentford Colchester
19:45 BST
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Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,716
Referee: Paul Howard

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 28 August 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Mark Flekken 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF   Sepp van den Berg 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF   Ethan Pinnock 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 MF   Christian Nørgaard 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 FW   Kevin Schade 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 (1) 0
8 MF   Mathias Jensen 2 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (1) 0
11 FW   Yoane Wissa 2 1 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (1) 1
12 GK   Hákon Valdimarsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF   Fábio Carvalho 0 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (2) 0
15 MF   Frank Onyeka 0 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (2) 0
16 DF   Ben Mee 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (1) 0
18 MF   Yehor Yarmolyuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 FW   Bryan Mbeumo 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
20 DF   Kristoffer Ajer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF   Nathan Collins 2 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (1) 0
23 FW   Keane Lewis-Potter 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 1 2 (1) 1
24 MF   Mikkel Damsgaard 0 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (2) 0
25 MF   Myles Peart-Harris 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
26 MF   Yunus Emre Konak 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
27 MF   Vitaly Janelt 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
28 MF   Ryan Trevitt 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
30 DF   Mads Roerslev 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers

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As of match played 28 August 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player PL FAC EFLC Total
19 FW   Bryan Mbeumo 1 0 0 1
11 FW   Yoane Wissa 1 0 0 1
23 FW   Keane Lewis-Potter 0 0 1 1
Total 2 0 1 3

Discipline

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As of match played 28 August 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player PL FAC EFLC Total Pts
               
8 MF   Mathias Jensen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
19 FW   Bryan Mbeumo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
6 MF   Christian Nørgaard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11 FW   Yoane Wissa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
23 FW   Keane Lewis-Potter 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Total 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5

References

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  1. ^ "Brentford B sign Julian Eyestone". Brentford F.C. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Brentford make Fredrick move permanent". Brentford F.C. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Brentford sign forward Igor Thiago". Brentford F.C. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Brentford agree Igor Thiago deal, striker to join in summer". The Athletic. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Carvalho joins Brentford from Liverpool". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Fabio Carvalho: Brentford sign Liverpool winger in £27.5m deal". BBC Sport. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Brentford sign Sepp van den Berg". Brentford FC. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Sepp van den Berg: Brentford sign Liverpool defender in £25m deal". BBC Sport. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Brentford B sign Vonnte Williams". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Gustavo Nunes joins Brentford". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Gustavo Nunes: Brentford sign teenage Brazilian winger for £10m-plus". BBC Sport. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Balcombe joins St Mirren on loan". Brentford F.C. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Olakigbe makes Wigan loan move". Brentford F.C. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Winterbottom makes Fylde loan switch". Brentford F.C. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Crama joins Exeter City on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d e f "Brentford academy confirm summer departures and extensions". Brentford F.C. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "Brentford confirm summer departures". Brentford F.C. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Shandon Baptiste is our first summer signing!". Luton Town F.C. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Stevenage sign Charlie Goode". Stevenage FC. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Oyegoke departs Brentford". Brentford F.C. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Hearts announce Daniel Oyegoke as 4th signing: Transfer details, Naismith view". Hearts Standard. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Official: Angel Waruih Joins the Spitfires". Eastleigh F.C. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Raya joins Arsenal on permanent transfer". Brentford F.C. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Arsenal transfer news: David Raya completes permanent £27m move from Brentford". Sky Sports. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Strakosha joins AEK Athens". Brentford F.C. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Stevens signs for St Pauli". Brentford F.C. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Zanka departs for Anderlecht". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  28. ^ Premier League Handbook: Season 2024/25 (PDF). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. ^ "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". English Football League. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Colchester United Carabao Cup date confirmed". Brentford F.C. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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