2020–21 Brentford F.C. season

The 2020–21 Brentford F.C. season is the club's 137th season in existence and seventh consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Brentford will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Brentford
2020–21 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head coachThomas Frank
StadiumBrentford Community Stadium
ChampionshipPre-season
FA CupPre-season
EFL CupPre-season

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

First team squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 season.
# Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 David Raya GK (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 24) Blackburn Rovers 2019 2023
13 Patrik Gunnarsson GK (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 19) Breiðablik 2018 2023
25 Ellery Balcombe GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2016 2022
28 Luke Daniels GK (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 32) Scunthorpe United 2017 2021
Defenders
2 Dominic Thompson LB (2000-07-26)26 July 2000 (aged 20) Arsenal 2019 2022
3 Rico Henry LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 23) Walsall 2016 2023
5 Ethan Pinnock CB (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 27) Barnsley 2019 2022
18 Pontus Jansson (c) CB (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 29) Leeds United 2019 2022
22 Henrik Dalsgaard RB (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 31) Zulte Waregem 2017 2021
23 Julian Jeanvier CB (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 28) Reims 2018 2022
29 Mads Bech Sørensen CB (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 21) AC Horsens 2017 2023
32 Luka Racic CB (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 21) F.C. Copenhagen 2018 2023
35 Mads Roerslev RB (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 21) F.C. Copenhagen 2019 2024
Midfielders
6 Christian Nørgaard DM (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 26) Fiorentina 2019 2023
8 Mathias Jensen CM (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 24) Celta 2019 2023
14 Josh Dasilva AM / W (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 21) Arsenal 2018 2022
17 Emiliano Marcondes AM / FW / LW (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 25) Nordsjælland 2018 2021
26 Shandon Baptiste CM (1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 22) Oxford United 2020 2024
31 Jan Žambůrek CM (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 19) Slavia Prague 2018 2023
Attackers
7 Sergi Canós W (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 23) Norwich City 2017 2023
10 Saïd Benrahma RW (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 25) OGC Nice 2018 2022
11 Ollie Watkins FW (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 24) Exeter City 2017 2023
15 Marcus Forss FW (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 21) West Bromwich Albion 2017 2023
16 Joel Valencia W (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 25) Piast Gliwice 2019 2023
19 Bryan Mbeumo W (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 21) Troyes 2019 2024
21 Halil Dervişoğlu FW (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 20) Sparta Rotterdam 2020 2024
24 Tariqe Fosu LW (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 24) Oxford United 2020 2023

Coaching staff
Name Role
Thomas Frank Head Coach
Brian Riemer Assistant Head Coach
Kevin O'Connor Assistant First Team Coach
Manu Sotelo 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

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
16 July 2020CMMads Bidstrup Red Bull LeipzigFree transfer[1]
23 July 2020CBBen Hockenhull Manchester UnitedFree transfer[2]
27 July 2020RWWraynel Hercules BarnetFree transfer[3]
28 July 2020CMFinley Stevens WorthingFree transfer[4]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2020LWJaden BrissettFree agentReleased[5]
30 June 2020CMReece ColeFree agentReleased[5]
30 June 2020LBCole DasilvaFree agentReleased[5]
30 June 2020LWMatěj Majka FC MAS TáborskoFree transfer[5]
30 June 2020CMJonny MitchellFree agentReleased[5]
30 June 2020AMJayden OnenFree agentReleased[5]
30 June 2020FWJustin ShaibuFree agentReleased[5]
30 June 2020LBNick TsaroullaFree agentReleased[5]
29 July 2020RBDavid Titov St Patrick's AthleticFree transfer[6]
5 August 2020CMDru Yearwood New York Red BullsUndisclosed[7]
6 August 2020FWNikos KarelisFree agentReleased[8]
6 August 2020DMKamohelo MokotjoFree agentReleased[8]

Loans out
Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 August 2020CMJaakko Oksanen AFC Wimbledon30 June 2021[9]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 11 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup 2020 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup September 2020 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: August 2020

Source: Competitions

Championship
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brentford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[10]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: September 2020.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup
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References
  1. "Mads Bidstrup joins Brentford B from RB Leipzig". Brentford F.C. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "Ben Hockenhull signs for Brentford B from Man United". Brentford F.C. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Wraynel Hercules signs for Brentford B". Brentford F.C. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "Fin Stevens signs for Brentford B". Brentford F.C. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. "Nine players depart Brentford FC". Brentford F.C. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. "Saints Add Duo Ahead Of 2020 Restart". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. "Dru Yearwood Joins New York Red Bulls". Brentford F.C. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. "Two players depart". Brentford F.C. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. "Jaakko Oksanen joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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