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

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 season.
#NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inNotes
Goalkeepers
1David Raya GK (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 24)Blackburn Rovers2019
13Patrik Gunnarsson GK (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 19)Breiðablik2018Loaned to Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF
25Ellery Balcombe GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 20)Academy2016Loaned to Doncaster Rovers
28Luke Daniels GK (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 32)Scunthorpe United2017
40Nathan Shepperd GK (2000-10-09)9 October 2000 (aged 19)Swansea City2019
Defenders
2Dominic Thompson LB (2000-07-26)26 July 2000 (aged 20)Arsenal2019Loaned to Swindon Town
3Rico Henry LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 23)Walsall2016
4Charlie Goode CB (1995-08-03)3 August 1995 (aged 25)Northampton Town2020
5Ethan Pinnock CB (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 27)Barnsley2019
18Pontus Jansson (c) CB (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 29)Leeds United2019
22Henrik Dalsgaard RB (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 31)Zulte Waregem2017
23Julian Jeanvier CB (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 28)Reims2018Loaned to Kasımpaşa
23Winston Reid CB (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 32)West Ham United2021On loan from West Ham United
29Mads Bech Sørensen CB (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 21)AC Horsens2017
30Mads Roerslev RB (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 21)F.C. Copenhagen2019
32Luka Racic CB (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 21)F.C. Copenhagen2018Loaned to Northampton Town
35Kane O'Connor CB (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 19)Hibernian2019
36Fin Stevens RB (2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 17)Worthing2020
39Lewis Gordon LB (2001-02-12)12 February 2001 (aged 19)Watford2020
Midfielders
6Christian Nørgaard DM (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 26)Fiorentina2019
8Mathias Jensen CM (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 24)Celta2019
9Emiliano Marcondes AM (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 25)Nordsjælland2018
14Josh Dasilva AM (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 21)Arsenal2018
20Saman Ghoddos AM (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 27)Amiens2021Loaned from Amiens before transferring permanently
26Shandon Baptiste CM (1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 22)Oxford United2020
27Vitaly Janelt DM (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 22)VfL Bochum2020
31Jan Žambůrek CM (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 19)Slavia Prague2018Loaned to Shrewsbury Town
32Paris Maghoma CM (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 19)Tottenham Hotspur2020
37Alex Gilbert AM (2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 18)West Bromwich Albion2020
41Mads Bidstrup DM (2001-02-25)25 February 2001 (aged 19)RB Leipzig2020
Attackers
7Sergi Canós W (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 23)Norwich City2017
15Marcus Forss FW (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 21)West Bromwich Albion2017
16Joel Valencia W (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 25)Piast Gliwice2019Loaned to Legia Warsaw
17Ivan Toney FW (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 24)Peterborough United2020
19Bryan Mbeumo W (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 21)Troyes2019
21Halil Dervişoğlu FW (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 20)Sparta Rotterdam2020Loaned to FC Twente and Galatasaray S.K.
24Tariqe Fosu LW (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 24)Oxford United2020
34Aaron Pressley FW (2001-11-07)7 November 2001 (aged 18)Aston Villa2020
38Max Haygarth W (2002-01-21)21 January 2002 (aged 18)Manchester United2021Loaned from Manchester United before transferring permanently
Players who left the club mid-season
10Saïd Benrahma W (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 25)OGC Nice2018Loaned to West Ham United, transferred to West Ham United
11Ollie Watkins FW (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 24)Exeter City2017Transferred to Aston Villa
33Fredrik Hammar CM (2001-02-26)26 February 2001 (aged 19)Akropolis IF2019Transferred to Akropolis IF

Coaching staff

NameRole
Thomas FrankHead Coach
Brian RiemerAssistant Head Coach
Kevin O'ConnorAssistant First Team Coach
Manu SoteloGoalkeeper Coach
Neil GreigHead of Medical
Chris HaslamHead of Athletic Performance
Luke StopforthHead of Performance Analysis
Bernardo CuevaTactical Statistician

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

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
16 July 2020CM Mads Bidstrup Red Bull LeipzigUndisclosed[2]
23 July 2020CB Ben Hockenhull Manchester UnitedUndisclosed[3]
27 July 2020RW Wraynel Hercules BarnetFree transfer[4]
28 July 2020CM Fin Stevens WorthingUndisclosed[5]
18 August 2020CB Charlie Goode Northampton TownUndisclosed[6]
25 August 2020CB Tristan Crama AS BéziersUndisclosed[7]
1 September 2020FW Ivan Toney Peterborough United£5,000,000[8][9]
4 September 2020LB Lewis Gordon WatfordFree transfer[10]
20 September 2020GK Jared ThompsonFree agentFree transfer[11]
25 September 2020AM Alex Gilbert West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[12]
3 October 2020DM Vitaly Janelt VfL BochumUndisclosed[13]
5 October 2020FW Lachlan Brook Adelaide UnitedUndisclosed[14]
4 January 2021MF Max Haygarth Manchester UnitedUndisclosed[15]
11 January 2021MF Ryan Trevitt Leatherhead YouthUndisclosed[16][17]
14 January 2021AM Saman Ghoddos AmiensUndisclosed[18]
29 January 2021GK Ben Winterbottom LiverpoolUndisclosed[19]

Loans in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
21 September 2020AM Saman Ghoddos Amiens14 January 2021[18][20]
5 October 2020RM Valgeir Valgeirsson HK23 April 2021[21][22]
16 October 2020W Max Haygarth Manchester United4 January 2021[23]
1 February 2021CB Winston Reid West Ham UnitedEnd of season[24]
2 February 2021DM Ethan Robb Bognor Regis TownEnd of season[25]

Loans out

DatePositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef.
13 August 2020CM Jaakko Oksanen AFC WimbledonEnd of season[26]
21 August 2020CB Luka Racic Northampton Town3 January 2021[27][28]
3 September 2020CB Julian Jeanvier KasımpaşaEnd of season[29]
7 September 2020GK Patrik Gunnarsson Viborg FF31 December 2020[30]
10 September 2020MF Arthur Read StevenageEnd of season[31]
16 September 2020W Joel Valencia Legia WarsawEnd of season[32]
5 October 2020CM Jan Žambůrek Shrewsbury Town11 January 2021[33][34]
6 October 2020FW Halil Dervişoğlu FC Twente2 January 2021[35][36]
16 October 2020LW Saïd Benrahma West Ham United29 January 2021[37][38]
4 January 2021LB Dominic Thompson Swindon TownEnd of season[39]
5 January 2021GK Patrik Gunnarsson Silkeborg IFEnd of season[40]
6 January 2021GK Ellery Balcombe Doncaster RoversEnd of season[41]
25 January 2021FW Halil Dervişoğlu Galatasaray S.K.End of season[42]
1 February 2021RW Joe Adams Grimsby Town9 April 2021[43][44]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
30 June 2020LW Jaden Brissett Dagenham & RedbridgeReleased[45]
30 June 2020CM Reece Cole Queens Park RangersReleased[46]
30 June 2020LB Cole DasilvaFree agentReleased[47]
30 June 2020LW Matěj Majka FC MAS TáborskoReleased[47]
30 June 2020CB Jonny Mitchell Stirling AlbionReleased[47]
30 June 2020AM Jayden Onen ReadingReleased[47]
30 June 2020FW Justin Shaibu FC FredericiaReleased[47]
30 June 2020LB Nick Tsaroulla Crawley TownReleased[48]
29 July 2020RB David Titov St Patrick's AthleticReleased[49]
5 August 2020CM Dru Yearwood New York Red BullsUndisclosed[50]
6 August 2020FW Nikos Karelis ADO Den HaagReleased[51]
6 August 2020DM Kamohelo Mokotjo FC CincinnatiReleased[52]
9 September 2020FW Ollie Watkins Aston Villa£28,000,000[53]
25 January 2021CM Fredrik Hammar Akropolis IFUndisclosed[54]
29 January 2021LW Saïd Benrahma West Ham United£21,750,000[38][55]
23 March 2021GK Simon Andersson IF ElfsborgFree transfer[56]

Pre-season

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

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Championship12 September 20208 May 2021Matchday 13rd46241577942+37052.17
FA Cup9 January 202124 January 2021Third roundFourth round210134−1050.00
EFL Cup6 September 20205 January 2021First roundSemi-finals632195+4050.00
Total54281799151+40051.85

Source: Soccerway

Championship

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Norwich City (C, P)46291077536+3997Promotion to the Premier League
2Watford (P)46271096330+3391
3Brentford (O, P)46241577942+3787Qualification for Championship play-offs
4Swansea City462311125639+1780
5Barnsley46239145850+878
6Bournemouth462211137346+2777
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46241577942 +378712923920 +1912654022 +18

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

Results by matchday

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

12 September 2020 1 Birmingham City 1–0 Brentford Bordesley
12:30 BSTBela 37'
Šunjić  59'
Pedersen  72'
Clayton  80'
ReportNørgaard  49'Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 September 2020 2 Brentford 3–0 Huddersfield Town Brentford
15:00 BSTNørgaard  40'
Dasilva 58'
Forss 86'
Mbeumo 90+1'
ReportStadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Referee: Craig Pawson
26 September 2020 3 Millwall 1–1 Brentford London
15:00 BSTWallace 4'
Romeo  18'
Hutchinson  20'
Leonard  64'
ReportThompson  13'
Toney 21' (pen.)
Stadium: The Den
Referee: David Coote
4 October 2020 4 Brentford 2–4 Preston North End Brentford
14:00 BSTToney 8', 43'ReportSinclair 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 BSTJensen  43'
Toney 46', 55'
ReportSheaf  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 BSTPaterson 25'
Odubajo  73'
ReportToney 7', 30'Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
24 October 2020 7 Stoke City 3–2 Brentford Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BSTFletcher 9',  81'
McClean 35'
Campbell 59'
Oakley-Boothe  88'
ReportToney  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 GMTToney 27'
Janelt  80'
ReportGibson  78'
McLean 87'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
31 October 2020 9 Luton Town 0–3 Brentford Luton
15:00 GMTHylton  54'ReportHenry 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 GMTToney 36'
Marcondes  57'
Dalsgaard  76'
Forss  88'
ReportAyew 77'Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stephen Martin
7 November 2020 11 Brentford 0–0 Middlesbrough Brentford
15:00 GMTDalsgaard  19'ReportStadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
21 November 2020 12 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Brentford High Wycombe
15:00 GMTKashket  45+1'
Samuel  63'
Stewart  64'
Horgan  89'
ReportCanós  70'
Toney  90+4'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
24 November 2020 13 Barnsley 0–1 Brentford Barnsley
19:45 GMTChaplin  40'ReportToney 66'Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
27 November 2020 14 Brentford 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Brentford
19:45 GMTJanelt 14'
Sørensen  39'
Toney 64'
Canós  90+5'
ReportDykes 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 GMTCrooks  22'
Wood  48'
Miller  72'   82'
MacDonald  73'
ReportForss 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 GMTForss  5'
Janelt  31'
Toney 37' (pen.)
Canós 61'
Fosu  82'
ReportDouglas  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 GMTDalsgaard  55'
Dasilva  90+1'
ReportShinnie  41'Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: David Webb
12 December 2020 18 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMTFigueiredo  61'
Samba  64'
Knockaert  79'   90+5'
Worrall 90+2'
ReportDalsgaard 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 GMTDeeney 60' (pen.),  87'
Kabasele  76'
Troost-Ekong  90+1'
Sarr  90+3'
ReportPinnock  58'
Toney 63' (pen.)
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
19 December 2020 20 Brentford 3–1 Reading Brentford
15:00 GMTJensen 11',  45+1'
Mbeumo 23', 29'
Janelt  90+4'
ReportBaldock  53'
Aluko 64'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 December 2020 21 Cardiff City 2–3 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 GMTVaulks 45+4', 76',  55'ReportCanós 50', 65', 73'Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 December 2020 22 Brentford 2–1 Bournemouth Brentford
17:30 GMTDalsgaard 37'
Fosu 79'
ReportSolanke 25'
Cook  41'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 January 2021 23 Brentford 1–0 Luton Town Brentford
19:00 GMTGhoddos 14'
Mbeumo  32'
Toney  81'   90+5'
ReportBradley  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 GMTHourihane  39', 78'
Naughton  44'   69'
Fulton  51'
Roberts  90+4'
ReportFosu 74'Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
30 January 2021 25 Brentford 7–2 Wycombe Wanderers Brentford
15:00 GMTPinnock 9'
Toney 41', 56' (pen.), 86'
Fosu 50'
Canós 81'
Dasilva 89'
ReportIkpeazu 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 GMTCanós 27'
Toney 50'
Ghoddos 53'
ReportVyner 3'
Wells 90'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 February 2021 27 Middlesbrough 1–4 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 GMTRaya 3' (o.g.)
Saville  29'
ReportFosu  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 GMTJoão 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 GMTToney  90+6'ReportChaplin 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 GMTKane  29'
Ball  33'
Dickie  57'
Field 72'
Austin 76'
Cameron  84'
Dieng  89'
ReportToney 30',  90'Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 February 2021 31 Coventry City 2–0 Brentford Bordesley
12:30 GMTWalker 19' (pen.), 55'
Hyam  44'
O'Hare  77'
ReportStadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
24 February 2021 32 Brentford 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford
19:00 GMTMbeumo 23'
Ghoddos  30', 74'
Canós  39'
Dalsgaard  72'
Sørensen 83'
ReportPenney  82'Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
27 February 2021 33 Brentford 2–1 Stoke City Brentford
15:00 GMTDasilva  18'
Janelt 56'
Toney 79'
ReportBrown 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 GMTBuendía 26'
Vrančić  51'
Hernández  71'
ReportReid  41'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
12 March 2021 35 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Brentford Blackburn
19:45 GMTBuckley  75'
Lenihan  86'
Bennett  90+6'
Johnson  90+9'
ReportToney 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 GMTGregory 47'
Sibley 87'
ReportToney 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 GMTToney 12' (pen.)
Janelt  26'
Dalsgaard  35'
Marcondes  90'
ReportMighten  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 BSTO'Brien 7',  90+3'
Holmes  56'
Hogg  88'
Schofield  90+1'
ReportBech Sørensen 50'
Mbeumo  66'
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 April 2021 39 Brentford 0–0 Birmingham City Brentford
19:00 BSTReportStadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
10 April 2021 40 Preston North End 0–5 Brentford Preston
15:00 BSTLedson  45+3'ReportMbeumo 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 BSTFosu  48'ReportEvans  36'Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
20 April 2021 42 Brentford 1–1 Cardiff City Brentford
18:00 BSTFosu 63',  87'
Canós  90'
ReportMoore 57' (pen.)Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
24 April 2021 43 Bournemouth 0–1 Brentford King's Park
12:30 BSTLerma  68'ReportJansson  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 BSTMbeumo 26'Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
1 May 2021 45 Brentford 2–0 Watford Brentford
15:00 BSTForss 46'
Toney 60'
Bidstrup  66'
Canós  69'
ReportPerica  88'Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
8 May 2021 46 Bristol City 1–3 Brentford Ashton Gate
12:30 BSTPalmer  27'
Simpson  54'
Baker  60'
Britton  77', 87'
ReportToney  30', 57'
Mbeumo 78'
Canós 83'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington

Play-offs

17 May 2021 Semi-final first leg Bournemouth 1–0 Brentford King's Park
18:00 BSTDanjuma 55'ReportRoerslev  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 BSTToney 16' (pen.),  17'
Janelt 50'
Jansson  78'
Forss 81'
Dalsgaard  90+1'
ReportDanjuma 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 BSTToney 10' (pen.)
Marcondes 20',  22'
Janelt  70'
ReportGrimes  6'
Fulton  65'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 11,689
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

FA Cup

24 January 2021 Fourth round Brentford 1–3 Leicester City Brentford
14:30 GMTSørensen 6'
Žambůrek  21'
ReportÜnder 46'
Tielemans 51' (pen.)
Maddison 71'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup

16 September 2020 Second round Southampton 0–2 Brentford Southampton
19:45 BSTMcCarthy  8'ReportThompson  12'
Nørgaard 40'
Dasilva 45+1'
Dalsgaard  52'
Goode  58'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
1 October 2020 Fourth round Brentford 3–0 Fulham Brentford
17:30 BSTForss 37'
Fosu  47'
Benrahma 62', 77'
ReportKamara  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 GMTDasilva 66'ReportShelvey  70'Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
5 January 2021 Semi-finals Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Brentford Tottenham
19:45 GMTSissoko 12'
Reguilón  52'
Son 70'
ReportCanós  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

Appearances and goals

NoPosNatNameLeagueFA CupEFL CupPlayoffsTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK David Raya420003030480
2DF Dominic Thompson1 (3)0506 (3)0
3DF Rico Henry301003 (1)00 (1)033 (2)1
4DF Charlie Goode4 (4)00 (1)030007 (5)0
5DF Ethan Pinnock391204130482
6MF Christian Nørgaard15 (2)0001 (3)11017 (5)1
7MF Sergi Canós33 (12)9104 (1)03041 (13)9
8MF Mathias Jensen35 (10)20 (1)03 (1)03041 (12)2
9MF Emiliano Marcondes12 (18)1004 (2)12 (1)118 (21)3
10MF Saïd Benrahma0 (2)0121 (2)2
14MF Josh Dasilva26 (4)5004 (1)20030 (5)7
15FW Marcus Forss9 (30)7204 (2)21 (2)116 (34)10
16MF Joel Valencia000 (1)00 (1)0
17FW Ivan Toney44 (1)31002 (2)03249 (3)33
18DF Pontus Jansson23 (1)000003026 (1)0
19MF Bryan Mbeumo37 (7)800202 (1)041 (8)8
20MF Saman Ghoddos16 (23)321200 (3)020 (26)4
21FW Halil Dervişoğlu00110 (1)01 (1)1
22DF Henrik Dalsgaard34 (1)200202 (1)038 (2)2
24MF Tariqe Fosu19 (20)4205 (1)01 (1)027 (22)4
26MF Shandon Baptiste0 (1)0002 (1)0002 (2)0
27MF Vitaly Janelt36 (5)310203142 (5)4
28GK Luke Daniels4020300090
29DF Mads Bech Sørensen29 (3)221500036 (3)3
30DF Mads Roerslev10 (7)020003015 (7)0
31MF Jan Žambůrek0 (6)01020003 (6)0
34FW Aaron Pressley0 (2)00 (1)000000 (3)0
36DF Fin Stevens0 (2)0200 (1)0002 (3)0
37MF Alex Gilbert001 (1)000001 (1)0
38MF Max Haygarth0 (1)00 (2)000000 (3)0
39DF Lewis Gordon0010000010
41MF Mads Bidstrup1 (3)000000 (2)01 (5)0
Players loaned in during the season
23DF Winston Reid7 (3)00 (1)07 (4)0
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers

NoPosNatPlayerFLCh.FACFLCu.FLPTotal
17FW Ivan Toney3100233
15FW Marcus Forss702110
7MF Sergi Canós90009
19MF Bryan Mbeumo80008
14MF Josh Dasilva50207
24MF Tariqe Fosu40004
20MF Saman Ghoddos31004
27MF Vitaly Janelt30014
29DF Mads Bech Sørensen21003
9MF Emiliano Marcondes10113
22DF Henrik Dalsgaard20002
8MF Mathias Jensen20002
5DF Ethan Pinnock10102
10MF Saïd Benrahma022
3DF Rico Henry10001
21FW Halil Dervişoğlu0101
6MF Christian Nørgaard00101
Total7939596
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline

NoPosNatPlayerFLCh.FACFLCu.FLPTotalPts
17FW Ivan Toney710000108111
27MF Vitaly Janelt8000101010010
7MF Sergi Canós50001000606
22DF Henrik Dalsgaard40001010606
24MF Tariqe Fosu40001000505
14MF Josh Dasilva20000100215
18DF Pontus Jansson01000020215
19MF Bryan Mbeumo30001000404
15FW Marcus Forss30000000303
9MF Emiliano Marcondes20000010303
5DF Ethan Pinnock01000000013
8MF Mathias Jensen20000000202
6MF Christian Nørgaard20000000202
29DF Mads Bech Sørensen20000000202
2DF Dominic Thompson100010202
20MF Saman Ghoddos10100000202
41MF Mads Bidstrup10000000101
1GK David Raya10000000101
23DF Winston Reid1000101
31MF Jan Žambůrek00100000101
4DF Charlie Goode00001000101
30DF Mads Roerslev00000010101
Total47320716062474
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN

International caps

NoPosNatPlayerCapsGoalsRef
5DF Ethan Pinnock10[58]
6MF Christian Nørgaard90[59]
8MF Mathias Jensen121[60]
10MF Saïd Benrahma30[61]
15FW Marcus Forss71[62]
18CB Pontus Jansson40[63]
20MF Saman Ghoddos40[64]
21FW Halil Dervişoğlu31[65]
22DF Henrik Dalsgaard10[66]
24MF Tariqe Fosu41[67]
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.

Awards

References

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