2017–18 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
2017–18 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head CoachDean Smith
StadiumGriffin Park
Championship9th
FA CupThird round
(Vs Notts County)
EFL CupThird round
(Vs Norwich City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Neal Maupay (12 goals)
All: Neal Maupay (13 goals)
Highest home attendance12,367 (vs Queens Park Rangers, 21 April 2018)
Lowest home attendance6,935 (vs Notts County, 6 January 2018)
Average home league attendance10,234

The 2017–18 season was Brentford's 128th year in existence and fourth consecutive season in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Season Review

July

Over the summer break, Brentford brought in right back Henrik Dalsgaard from Zulte Waregem for an undisclosed fee and goalkeeper Luke Daniels from Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.[2][3] Alan McCormack joined Luton Town following his release from the club.[4] Germans Philipp Hofmann and Akaki Gogia both moved to 2. Bundesliga with the former moving to Greuther Furth and the latter initially staying at Dynamo Dresden after his loan move during the previous season but instead moving to Union Berlin shortly after making his move permanent.[5][6] Youngster James Ferry joined Stevenage for an undisclosed fee.[7] Goalkeeper Jack Bonham signed a new one-year contract extension and moved to Carlisle United on loan until January.[8] Midfielder Konstantin Kerschbaumer joined Armenia Bielefeld on loan until the end of the season.[9] Also signing new contracts were Florian Jozefzoon, who added 12 months to his initial contract, and Nico Yennaris, who extended his stay until 2021.[10][11] On 7 July, South African midfielder Kamohelo Mokotjo signed for an undisclosed fee from Dutch side FC Twente.[12] On the same day, Brentford began their pre-season with a 5–1 win against Aldershot Town. Reece Cole and Sergi Canós both scored braces with Jozefzoon adding to the scoreline late on.[13] The first-team travelled to Divonne-les-Bains on the French/Swiss border for a training camp.[14] During their time there, striker Neal Maupay sealed his transfer to Brentford from Saint-Étienne.[15] Brentford drew 1–1 against Lausanne-Sport with Lasse Vibe scoring the Bees' only goal.[16] Following their return to England, Brentford signed EFL Young Player of the Year Ollie Watkins from Exeter City for a reported £1.8 million fee.[17][18] On 19 July, Brentford travelled to Oxford United for another pre-season friendly which ended 4–3 to the Bees. Jozefzoon, Vibe, Cole and Canós were the goalscorers.[19] On 21 July, it was announced that Danish forward Emiliano Marcondes will join Brentford in January on a three-and-a-half-year deal after his current deal at FC Nordsjælland expires.[20] Brentford's first game at Griffin Park of the season ended 2–2 against Premier League side Southampton. Vibe poked the ball home in the first half with Josh Clarke scoring the second after Fraiser Forster spilled his cross.[21] The unbeaten pre-season campaign continued at MK Dons where Maupay, Watkins and Jozefzoon all scored in a 3–2 win against the League One side.[22] On 29 July, Brentford played their final game before the start of the season at home against Celta de Vigo. Vibe and Jota scored in the 2–1 win against the Europa League semi-finalists.[23]

August

Brentford's first Championship game of the season was at newly promoted Sheffield United which ended in a 1–0 defeat. Billy Sharp headed in a Leon Clarke cross just before half-time. Despite improving in the second-half, Brentford could not find the equaliser.[24] Brentford now have not won on the opening day for six consecutive seasons.[25] On 7 August, young full-back Tom Field joined Bradford City on loan until January.[26] Watkins and Justin Shaibu scored their first goals for the club in the first round of the League Cup against AFC Wimbledon. Their goals came in extra-time after Paul Robinson's first-half lobbed strike and Romaine Sawyers' equaliser in the second-half. The 3–1 result after extra-time sealed Brentford's place in the second round.[27] On 10 August, Cole joined Newport County on loan until January.[28] The B-team midfielder was in the matchday squad for the League Cup tie against AFC Wimbledon. Brentford's first league match at home was a 7-goal thriller against Nottingham Forest. After John Egan's header, two stunning strikes from Andreas Bouchalakis and Daryl Murphy's tap in left the Bees trailing 3–1 midway through the second-half. Andreas Bjelland gave some hope for Brentford as his header was adjudged to have crossed the line by goal-line technology, a first for Griffin Park.[29] However, Kieran Dowell scored for Forest four minutes later and Maupay's late goal proved only to be a consolation with the final score finishing 4–3 to the visitors.[30]

On 15 August, Brentford proposed amendments for the new Brentford Community Stadium which included a decrease in capacity from 20,000 to 17,250 and construction starting in 2018 with completion in late 2019 or early 2020.[31] Midfielder Ryan Woods was given compassionate leave after the tragic loss of his baby.[32] He would not feature for Brentford's next few games. Brentford next faced Bristol City at Griffin Park. Despite conceding an early Josh Brownhill goal, Brentford rallied in the second half and took the lead through Watkins and Maupay and would have been further in front had it not been for an inspired performance from opposing goalkeeper Frank Fielding. Eight minutes into added time due to an injury to Josh McEachran, Bobby Reid pounced and denied Brentford's first league win of the season.[33] The Bees' poor run of results continued at Ipswich Town where, despite a dominant first half, Martyn Waghorn and Joe Garner's goals sealed a 2–0 win for the home side, leaving Brentford bottom of the league table.[34] In the second round of the League Cup, Brentford beat local rivals Queens Park Rangers 4–1 in a West London derby. There were goals from Egan, Maupay and an own goal from Ariel Borysiuk in the first-half, plus one for QPR from Darnell Furlong. Clarke capped off a fine win at Loftus Road with a finish into the bottom corner late in the second-half.[35] Brentford's final game of August ended in a goalless draw against high-spending Wolverhampton Wanderers.[36] Brentford headed into the international break with no wins in their first five league games.

Brentford had a busy final few days of the transfer window. On 30 August, former captain Harlee Dean joined Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee.[37] The following day, on transfer deadline day, Jota and Maxime Colin joined Dean at Birmingham City for undisclosed fees as well, although Jota's fee was confirmed to be Birmingham's record transfer fee.[38][39][40] B-team defenders Jan Holldack and Manny Onariase both left the club for KFC Uerdingen 05 and Rotherham United respectively.[41][42]

September

On 1 September, B-team captain Zain Westbrooke joined Solihull Moors on loan for a month.[43] Brentford's first match after the transfer window was against Aston Villa. Despite a good performance, they could not find a goal to give them their first league victory as the match ended 0–0.[44] On 12 September, Brentford travelled to Hillsborough where they let a lead slip to give Sheffield Wednesday a win. Yennaris scored early with a volley but Gary Hooper netted on the brink of half-time and Ross Wallace completed the comeback from Jordan Rhodes' pull-back. There was concern late into stoppage time as defender Dalsgaard was knocked unconscious and given treatment on the pitch for several minutes before being taken off on a stretcher.[45] Brentford continued their win-less streak in the league at home to Reading. Clarke rifled in from a tight angle after good play between himself and Maupay but Liam Kelly equalised with a penalty after Rico Henry fouled Tyler Blackett as the game ended 1–1.[46] On 18 September, central defender Chris Mepham signed a five-year contract and was promoted to the first team squad.[47] The next day, he made his first competitive start, along with Theo Archibald, in the third round of the League Cup against Norwich City where he gave away the penalty for Norwich's first goal. After Marco Vrancic scored from the spot, Brentford were awarded a penalty themselves, but Yoann Barbet skied it into the stands. Vrancic then curled in a free kick in the second half and Josh Murphy chipped over the oncoming Daniels to give the Canaries a three-goal advantage. Clarke scored a consolation late on as Brentford crashed out of the League Cup, losing 3–1.[48] Brentford finally found their first league win of the season against bottom side Bolton Wanderers. Barbet made amends for his penalty miss in the cup with a superb free-kick in the first half. Yennaris then scored from 30 yards in the second half with Watkins adding a third shortly before full-time.[49] On 26 September, Brentford hosted Derby County at Griffin Park. Despite completely dominating, Brentford could not break down the Derby defence and found themselves behind to Joe Ledley's debut goal for the Rams. It took 86 minutes for Watkins to find a deserved equaliser to grab a point for the Bees.[50] Brentford picked up their sixth draw of the season against Middlesbrough. Despite scoring two goals, courtesy of Barbet's header and Watkins' finish, Middlesbrough came back from behind twice through Martin Braithwaite and Fabio to secure a 2–2 result.[51] Henry was stretchered off in this game and suffered a serious knee injury which would sideline him for a significant length of time.[52]

Transfers

Transfers in

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 MF Scotland Theo Archibald Scotland Celtic Undisclosed [53]
1 July 2017 MF Scotland Ali Coote Scotland Dundee United Undisclosed [54]
1 July 2017 DF Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard Belgium Zulte Waregem Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2017 GK England Luke Daniels England Scunthorpe United Free [3]
1 July 2017 FW Finland Marcus Forss England West Bromwich Albion Free [55]
7 July 2017 MF South Africa Kamohelo Mokotjo Netherlands FC Twente Undisclosed [12]
14 July 2017 FW France Neal Maupay France Saint-Étienne £1,800,000 [15][56]
18 July 2017 FW England Ollie Watkins England Exeter City £1,800,000 [18]
1 August 2017 DF Denmark Mads Bech Sørensen Denmark AC Horsens Undisclosed [57]
1 January 2018 MF Denmark Emiliano Marcondes Denmark FC Nordsjælland Free [20]
14 January 2018 MF Finland Jaakko Oksanen Finland HJK Helsinki Undisclosed [58]
30 January 2018 MF Republic of Ireland Chiedozie Ogbene Republic of Ireland Limerick Undisclosed [59]

Loans in

Players loaned in
Start date Pos. Name Parent Club End date Ref.
1 July 2017 MF Denmark Nikolaj Kirk Denmark FC Midtjylland End of season [60]

Transfers out

Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 MF Germany Akaki Gogia Germany Dynamo Dresden Undisclosed [6]
1 July 2017 FW Germany Philipp Hofmann Germany Greuther Fürth Undisclosed [5]
30 August 2017 DF England Harlee Dean England Birmingham City Undisclosed [37]
31 August 2017 MF Germany Jan Holldack Germany Uerdingen 05 Undisclosed [41]
31 August 2017 MF Spain Jota England Birmingham City Undisclosed [39]
31 August 2017 DF England Manny Onariase England Rotherham United Undisclosed [42]
31 August 2017 DF France Maxime Colin England Birmingham City Undisclosed [38]
10 February 2018 FW Denmark Lasse Vibe China Changchun Yatai Undisclosed [61]

Loans out

Players loaned out
Start date Pos. Name Subsequent Club End date Ref.
1 July 2017 GK Republic of Ireland Jack Bonham England Carlisle United End of season [8]
1 July 2017 MF Austria Konstantin Kerschbaumer Germany Arminia Bielefeld End of season [9]
7 August 2017 DF Republic of Ireland Tom Field England Bradford City 1 January 2018 [26]
10 August 2017 MF England Reece Cole Wales Newport County 1 January 2018 [28]
1 September 2017 MF England Zain Westbrooke England Solihull Moors 29 September 2017 [62]
11 October 2017 MF England Zain Westbrooke England Leyton Orient 10 January 2018 [63]
19 January 2018 DF Greece Ilias Chatzitheodoridis England Cheltenham Town End of season [64]
29 January 2018 MF Denmark Justin Shaibu England Walsall End of season [65]

Released

Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2018 FW Portugal Herson Alves England Maidenhead United 1 July 2018 [66]
30 June 2018 FW Germany Raphael Assibey-Mensah Germany TSV Schott Mainz September 2018 [67]
30 June 2018 DF Denmark Andreas Bjelland Denmark FC Copenhagen 9 July 2018 [68]
30 June 2018 MF England Bradley Clayton England Chesham United August 2018 [69]
30 June 2018 FW Slovenia Jan Novak Slovenia NK Krka 22 August 2018 [70]
30 June 2018 MF England Zain Westbrooke England Coventry City 1 July 2018 [71]

Pre-season

Friendlies

7 July 2017 Aldershot Town 1–5 Brentford Aldershot
19:30 BST Mensah 30' Report Cole 48', 52'
Canós 56', 73'
Jozefzoon 84'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
15 July 2017 Lausanne-Sport 1–1 Brentford Saint-Prex, Switzerland
16:00 CEST Pak Kwang-ryong 65' Report Vibe 14' Stadium: Complexe Sportif de Divonne-les-Bains
19 July 2017 Oxford United 3–4 Brentford Oxford
19:45 BST Johnson 36' (pen.)
Hemmings 56'
Henry 61'		 Report Jozefzoon 8'
Vibe 30'
Cole 78'
Canós 80'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,216
Referee: John Busby
22 July 2017 Brentford 2–2 Southampton Brentford
15:00 BST Vibe 40'
Clarke 82'		 Report Austin 53', 60' Stadium: Griffin Park
25 July 2017 Milton Keynes Dons 2–3 Brentford Denbigh
19:45 BST Seager 7', 28' Report Maupay 21'
Watkins 56'
Jozefzoon 76'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Referee: Craig Hicks
29 July 2017 Brentford 2–1 Celta de Vigo Brentford
15:00 BST Vibe 26'
Jota 34'		 Report Guidetti 53' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 2,675

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Preston North End 46 19 16 11 57 46 +11 73
8 Millwall 46 19 15 12 56 45 +11 72
9 Brentford 46 18 15 13 62 52 +10 69
10 Sheffield United 46 20 9 17 62 55 +7 69
11 Bristol City 46 17 16 13 67 58 +9 67
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 15 13 62 52  +10 69 9 11 3 37 24  +13 9 4 10 25 28  −3

Source: Brentford F.C.

Result by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHHHAHAAHAH
ResultLLDLDDLDWDDWDWWWLDDWLDWWWLWWLLDWWLWLLDDWWWDWLD
Position1822202423232322202019181818151213131411131312121011119111110101010101111111111101010899
Source: Brentford F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 August 2017 1 Sheffield United 1–0 Brentford Sheffield
15:00 BST Sharp 39' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,746
Referee: Stephen Martin
12 August 2017 2 Brentford 3–4 Nottingham Forest Brentford
15:00 BST Egan 38'
Bjelland 79'
Henry Yellow card 81'
Maupay 90+2'		 Report Bouchalakis Yellow card 28' 41', 47'
Murphy 43'
Vaughan Yellow card 82'
Dowell 83'
Mills Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,169
Referee: James Linington
15 August 2017 3 Brentford 2–2 Bristol City Brentford
19:45 BST Barbet Yellow card 49'
Watkins 56'
McEachran Yellow card 60'
Maupay 77'		 Report Brownhill 5'
Pack Yellow card 35'
Paterson Yellow card 74'
O'Neil Yellow card 90+6'
Reid 90+8'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,811
Referee: Peter Bankes
19 August 2017 4 Ipswich Town 2–0 Brentford Ipswich
15:00 BST Waghorn 35'
Garner 51'
Kenlock Yellow card 80'		 Report Sawyers Yellow card 40'
Maupay Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 August 2017 5 Brentford 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford
15:00 BST Dean Yellow card 36' Report Doherty Yellow card 43' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,351
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 September 2017 6 Aston Villa 0–0 Brentford Birmingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,799
Referee: Scott Duncan
12 September 2017 7 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Brentford Owlerton
19:45 BST Hooper 45+1'
Wallace 70'
Hunt Yellow card 89'
Rhodes Yellow card 90+1'
Lee Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Yennaris 9' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,536
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
16 September 2017 8 Brentford 1–1 Reading Brentford
15:00 BST Clarke 16'
Egan Yellow card 66'
Henry Yellow card 69'
Maupay Yellow card 72'		 Report McShane Yellow card 5'
McCleary Yellow card 25'
Edwards Yellow card 34'
Kelly 70' (pen.)
Obita Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,739
Referee: Tony Harrington
23 September 2017 9 Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Brentford Horwich
15:00 BST Burke Yellow card 45+1'
Karacan Yellow card 56'		 Report Barbet 38'
Yennaris 62' Yellow card 76'
Watkins 84'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,897
Referee: Darren England
26 September 2017 10 Brentford 1–1 Derby County Brentford
19:45 BST Woods Yellow card 30'
Dalsgaard Yellow card 36'
Watkins Yellow card 45+5' 86'		 Report Ledley 15'
Forsyth Yellow card 25'
Wisdom Yellow card 30'
Johnson Yellow card 30'
Winnall Yellow card 37'
Keogh Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 8,679
Referee: Andy Davies
30 September 2017 11 Middlesbrough 2–2 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Braithwaite 68'
Christie Yellow card 70'
Fábio 76'
Bamford Yellow card 90+4'
Randolph Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Barbet 29'
Dalsgaard Yellow card 67'
Watkins 72' Yellow card 90+5'
Maupay Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,545
Referee: Paul Tierney
14 October 2017 12 Brentford 1–0 Millwall Brentford
15:00 BST Sawyers 47'
Woods Yellow card 83'
Mepham Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Ferguson Yellow card 53' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,622
Referee: Lee Probert
21 October 2017 13 Brentford 3–3 Sunderland Brentford
15:00 BST Yennaris 8'
Jozefzoon 47'
Dalsgaard Yellow card 61'
Maupay 78' Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Grabban 13', 45+2' (pen.)
Oviedo Yellow card 37'
Bentley 40' (o.g.)
Cattermole Yellow card 52'
Ndong Yellow card 72'
Koné Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,726
Referee: Darren England
28 October 2017 14 Preston North End 2–3 Brentford Preston
15:00 BST Maguire Yellow card 2' 41'
Huntington Yellow card 25'
Barkhuizen 66'
Woods Yellow card 82'		 Report Yennaris 25'
Sawyers 56'
Watkins 69'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,005
Referee: David Coote
1 November 2017 15 Birmingham City 0–2 Brentford Birmingham
19:45 GMT Davis Yellow card 54'
Morrison Yellow card 73'		 Report Woods Yellow card 31'
Watkins 74' (pen.)
Maupay 84'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,045
Referee: Jonathan Moss
4 November 2017 16 Brentford 3–1 Leeds United Brentford
17:30 GMT Maupay 22'
Watkins soccer ball with red X 44' Yellow card 45+3'
Yennaris Yellow card 68'
Barbet 85' Yellow card 90'
Woods 90+3'		 Report O'Kane Yellow card 45+3'
Alioski 67'
Sáiz Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,068
Referee: Stuart Attwell
18 November 2017 17 Cardiff City 2–0 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Ralls 8'
Ward 36'
Feeney Yellow card 59'
Ecuele Manga Yellow card 84'		 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 16,335
Referee: Andy Madley
21 November 2017 18 Brentford 1–1 Burton Albion Brentford
19:45 GMT Jozefzoon 54'
Watkins Yellow card 82'		 Report Lund Yellow card 68'
Turner 78'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,957
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
27 November 2017 19 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Brentford Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT Freeman Yellow card 15' 90+5'
Mackie Yellow card 27'
Smith 90+3'		 Report Vibe 52', 81' Yellow card 63'
Maupay Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 13,410
Referee: Stephen Martin
2 December 2017 20 Brentford 3–1 Fulham Brentford
15:00 GMT Canós 33' Yellow card 36'
Sawyers 49'
Watkins 85'		 Report Kebano 25'
Odoi Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 53'
Cairney Yellow card 59'
Fredericks Yellow card 82'
Norwood Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,090
Referee: Robert Madley
9 December 2017 21 Hull City 3–2 Brentford Kingston-upon-Hull
15:00 GMT Grosicki 54'
Larsson 70'
Irvine 75'
Aina Yellow card 78'
Luer Yellow card 90+8'
Toral Yellow card 90+10'		 Report Meyler 47' (o.g.)
Egan 87' Yellow card 90+1'
Maupay Yellow card 90+10'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 14,620
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 December 2017 22 Brentford 0–0 Barnsley Brentford
15:00 GMT Sawyers Yellow card 90+2' Report Yiadom Yellow card 59'
Gardner Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,868
Referee: David Coote
23 December 2017 23 Norwich City 1–2 Brentford Norwich
19:45 GMT Stiepermann Yellow card 45+2'
Pritchard Yellow card 79'
Oliveira 90+1'		 Report Vibe 36', 41'
Sawyers Yellow card 58'
Maupay Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,725
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 December 2017 24 Brentford 2–1 Aston Villa Brentford
19:30 GMT Sawyers 22'
McEachran Yellow card 37'
Barbet Yellow card 41'
Vibe 52'		 Report Onomah 30'
Elphick Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,341
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 December 2017 25 Brentford 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford
15:00 GMT Vibe 20'
Sawyers Yellow card 39'
Jozefzoon 83'		 Report Wallace Yellow card 39'
Hutchinson Yellow card 44'
Pudil Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,853
Referee: David Coote
2 January 2018 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Brentford Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT Neves 57'
Douglas 59'
Neves Yellow card 65'
Boly Yellow card 77'
Jota 80'		 Report Watkins Yellow card 22'
Woods Yellow card 56'
Barbet Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 28,475
Referee: Andrew Madley
13 January 2018 27 Brentford 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Brentford
15:00 GMT Jozefzoon 40'
Maupay 90+1'		 Report Litte Yellow card 22'
Wheater Yellow card 42'
Madine Yellow card 67'
Robinson Yellow card 87'
Ameobi Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,507
Referee: Andy Davies
20 January 2018 28 Reading 0–1 Brentford Reading
15:00 GMT van den Berg Yellow card 10'
Gunter Yellow card 45+1'
Evans Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Watkins Yellow card 60'
Vibe 74'
Woods Yellow card 84'
Bjelland Yellow card 85'
Canós Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,893
Referee: Darren Bond
27 January 2018 29 Brentford 0–1 Norwich City Brentford
15:00 GMT Canós Yellow card 83'
Bjelland Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Maddison 5'
Lewis Yellow card 40'
Hanley Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,252
Referee: Scott Duncan
3 February 2018 30 Derby County 3–0 Brentford Derby
15:00 GMT Huddlestone 30'
Jerome 34' Yellow card 63'
Vydra 90+2' (pen.)
Olsson Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Canós Red card 21'
Woods Yellow card 37'
Bjelland Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,938
Referee: Peter Bankes
10 February 2018 31 Brentford 1–1 Preston North End Brentford
15:00 GMT McEachran Yellow card 17'
Jozefzoon 62'
Egan Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Fisher Yellow card 32'
Gallagher Yellow card 63'
Barkhuizen 54'
Cunningham Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 74'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,194
Referee: Simon Hooper
17 February 2018 32 Sunderland 0–2 Brentford Sunderland
15:00 GMT Jones Yellow card 36'
Fletcher Yellow card 65'
McGeady Yellow card 74'		 Report Mokotjo 13'
Maupay 28'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,702
Referee: John Brooks
20 February 2018 33 Brentford 5–0 Birmingham City Brentford
19:45 GMT Watkins 31', 81'
Jozefzoon 41'
Maupay 51'
Roberts 54' (o.g.)		 Report Gardner Yellow card 45+3'
Lowe Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,511
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
24 February 2018 34 Leeds United 1–0 Brentford Leeds
15:00 GMT Anita Yellow card 23'
Alioski Yellow card 24'
Cooper 31'		 Report Sawyers Yellow card 45+3'
Woods Yellow card 53'
Egan Yellow card 73'
Barbet Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 28,428
Referee: Oliver Langford
3 March 2018 P Brentford v Cardiff City
15:00 GMT
Note: Match postponed on match day, due to adverse weather conditions.[72]
6 March 2018 35 Burton Albion 0–2 Brentford Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Flanagan Yellow card 59' Report Maupay Yellow card 33'
McFadzean 60' (o.g.)
Watkins 80'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,464
Referee: Tony Harrington
10 March 2018 36 Millwall 1–0 Brentford Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Saville 1'
Elliott Yellow card 75'
Cahill Yellow card 88'		 Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,251
Referee: Stuart Attwell
13 March 2018 37 Brentford 1–3 Cardiff City Brentford
19:45 GMT Maupay 5'
Mepham Yellow card 65'		 Report Ecuele Manga Yellow card 18'
Bamba 25'
Paterson 45+2'
Damour Yellow card 55'
Zohore 58'
Morrison Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 8,549
Referee: James Linington
17 March 2018 38 Brentford 1–1 Middlesbrough Brentford
15:00 GMT Woods Yellow card 14'
Macleod 34'
Sawyers Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Mepham Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Traoré 21'
Clayton Yellow card 29'
Gibson Yellow card 51'
Bešić Yellow card 62'
Friend Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,134
Referee: Simon Hooper
30 March 2018 39 Brentford 1–1 Sheffield United Brentford
15:00 BST Mepham 68'
Woods Red card 69'		 Report Basham Yellow card 50', 55'
Stevens Yellow card 60'
Blackman Red card 69'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,174
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
2 April 2018 40 Bristol City 0–1 Brentford Bristol
15:00 BST Smith Yellow card 18'
Brownhill Yellow card 76'
Bryan Yellow card 86'		 Report Watkins Yellow card 15'
Maupay 80'
Clarke Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 22,049
Referee: Keith Stroud
7 April 2018 41 Brentford 1–0 Ipswich Brentford
15:00 BST McEachran Yellow card 51'
Maypay 72'
Canos Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Carter-Vickers Yellow card 17'
Connolly Yellow card 51'
Knudsen Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,939
Referee: Robert Jones
10 April 2018 42 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Brentford Nottingham
19:45 BST Guédioura Yellow card 52'
Darikwa Yellow card 55'		 Report Dalsgaard 81' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,596
Referee: Andy Davis
14 April 2018 43 Fulham 1–1 Brentford Fulham
17:30 BST Mitrović 70'
Fredericks Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Mepham Yellow card 69'
Maupay Yellow card 76' 90+4'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 20,877
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
21 April 2018 44 Brentford 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Brentford
15:00 BST Canós 16'
Woods Yellow card 26'
Watkins Yellow card 33' soccer ball with red X 43'
Jozefzoon 69'		 Report Ingram Yellow card 42'
Sylla 45+2' Yellow card 52'
Bidwell Yellow card 50'
Scowen Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,367
Referee: Andy Madley
28 April 2018 45 Barnsley 2–0 Brentford Barnsley
15:00 BST Moore 11'
McBurnie 51'		 Report Barbet Yellow card 82' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,127
Referee: Darren Bond
6 May 2018 46 Brentford 1–1 Hull City Brentford
12:30 BST Canós 12' Report Bowen 45+2'
Wilson soccer ball with red X 58'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,475
Referee: James Linington

FA Cup

6 January 2018 Third round Brentford 0–1 Notts County Brentford
15:00 GMT Report Tootle Yellow card 52'
Duffy Yellow card 54'
Stead 65'
Jones Yellow card 68'
Noble Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,935
Referee: Tim Robinson

EFL Cup

8 August 2017 First round AFC Wimbledon 1–3 (a.e.t.) Brentford Norbiton
19:45 BST Robinson 25' Report Sawyers 69'
Watkins 105+1'
Shiabu 119'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,229
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 August 2017 Second round Queens Park Rangers 1–4 Brentford Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST Baptise Yellow card 17'
Furlong 43'
Robinson Yellow card 47'		 Report Borysiuk 10' (o.g.)
Egan 19'
Maupay 32'
Clarke 83'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,719
Referee: Chris Sarginson
19 September 2017 Third round Brentford 1–3 Norwich City Brentford
19:45 BST Barbet Yellow card 15' soccer ball with red X 30'
Clarke 90'		 Report Vrančić 10' (pen.), 51'
Watkins Yellow card 31'
Zimmermann Yellow card 55'
Hoolahan Yellow card 60'
Murphy 68'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: James Linington

First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2017–18 season.
Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Dan Bentley England GK (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 24) Southend United 2016
28 Luke Daniels England GK (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 29) Scunthorpe United 2017
37 Ellery Balcombe England GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 17) Academy 2016
Defenders
3 Rico Henry England LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 20) Walsall 2016
5 Andreas Bjelland Denmark CB / LB (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 29) FC Twente 2015
14 John Egan Republic of Ireland CB (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 (aged 24) Gillingham 2016
22 Henrik Dalsgaard Denmark RB (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 28) Zulte Waregem 2017
29 Yoann Barbet France CB / LB (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 24) Chamois Niortais 2015
30 Tom Field Republic of Ireland LB (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 20) Academy 2015 Loaned to Bradford City
31 Ilias Chatzitheodoridis Greece LB (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 19) Arsenal 2016 Loaned to Cheltenham Town
33 Chris Mepham Wales CB (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2014
34 Mads Bech Sørensen Denmark LB / CB (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 18) AC Horsens 2017
Midfielders
4 Lewis Macleod Scotland LM / AM (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 23) Rangers 2015
8 Nico Yennaris China CM / RB (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 (aged 24) Arsenal 2014
10 Josh McEachran England CM (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 24) Chelsea 2015
12 Kamohelo Mokotjo South Africa DM (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 26) FC Twente 2017
15 Ryan Woods England CM (1993-12-13)13 December 1993 (aged 23) Shrewsbury Town 2015
17 Emiliano Marcondes Denmark AM / ST / LW (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 22) Nordsjælland 2018
18 Alan Judge Republic of Ireland AM / LM (1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 28) Blackburn Rovers 2014
19 Romaine Sawyers Saint Kitts and Nevis AM / CM (1991-11-02)2 November 1991 (aged 25) Walsall 2016
20 Josh Clarke England RM / RB (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 23) Academy 2013
25 Theo Archibald Scotland RM (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 19) Celtic 2017
32 Reece Cole England CM (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 19) Academy 2016 Loaned to Newport County
35 Zain Westbrooke England CM (1996-10-28)28 October 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2011 Loaned to Solihull Moors and Leyton Orient
Attackers
7 Florian Jozefzoon Suriname LW / RW (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 26) PSV Eindhoven 2017
9 Neal Maupay France ST (1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 20) Saint-Étienne 2017
11 Ollie Watkins England ST / LW / AM (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 21) Exeter City 2017
24 Chiedozie Ogbene Nigeria RW / LW (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 20) Limerick 2018
27 Justin Shaibu Denmark ST (1997-10-28)28 October 1997 (aged 19) HB Køge 2016 Loaned to Walsall
47 Sergi Canós Spain RW / LW (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 20) Norwich City 2017
Players who departed mid-season
2 Maxime Colin France RB (1991-11-15)15 November 1991 (aged 25) RSC Anderlecht 2015 Transferred to Birmingham City
6 Harlee Dean England CB (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 26) Southampton 2012 Transferred to Birmingham City
23 Jota Spain RM / AM (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 26) Celta de Vigo 2014 Transferred to Birmingham City
21 Lasse Vibe Denmark ST / RW (1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 30) IFK Göteborg 2015 Transferred to Changchun Yatai

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Dan Bentley 45 0 45+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Rico Henry 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Macleod 11 1 5+5 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Bjelland 35 1 32+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Suriname SUR Florian Jozefzoon 43 7 31+8 7 1+0 0 2+1 0
8 MF China CHN Nico Yennaris 44 4 31+10 4 0+0 0 3+0 0
9 FW France FRA Neal Maupay 46 13 25+17 12 1+0 0 3+0 1
10 MF England ENG Josh McEachran 28 0 14+11 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
11 FW England ENG Ollie Watkins 48 11 39+6 10 0+1 0 1+1 1
12 MF South Africa RSA Kamohelo Mokotjo 39 1 25+10 1 1+0 0 3+0 0
14 DF Ireland EIR John Egan 34 3 32+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 1
15 MF England ENG Ryan Woods 40 1 35+4 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 MF Denmark DEN Emiliano Marcondes 13 0 2+10 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Ireland EIR Alan Judge 14 0 3+10 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
19 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Romaine Sawyers 44 5 36+6 4 0+0 0 2+0 1
20 MF England ENG Josh Clarke 32 3 23+5 1 1+0 0 3+0 2
22 DF Denmark DEN Henrik Dalsgaard 32 1 29+0 1 0+0 0 0+3 0
24 FW Ireland EIR Chiedozie Ogbene 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Theo Archibald 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW Denmark DEN Justin Shaibu 5 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+3 1
28 GK England ENG Luke Daniels 5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
29 DF France FRA Yoann Barbet 37 3 32+2 3 1+0 0 2+0 0
30 DF Ireland EIR Tom Field 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF Greece GRE Ilias Chatzitheodoridis 4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
32 MF England ENG Reece Cole 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF Wales WAL Chris Mepham 23 1 17+4 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
34 DF Denmark DEN Mads Bech Sørensen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF England ENG Zain Westbrooke 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 GK England ENG Ellery Balcombe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 FW Spain ESP Sergi Canós 31 3 17+13 3 0+1 0 0+0 0
2 DF France FRA Maxime Colin 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF England ENG Harlee Dean 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 FW Denmark DEN Lasse Vibe 19 7 14+5 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Spain ESP Jota 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Source: Soccerbase
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Goalscorers

No. Pos Player FLC FAC FLC Total
9 FW Neal Maupay 12 0 1 13
11 FW Ollie Watkins 10 0 1 11
7 FW Florian Jozefzoon 7 0 0 7
21 FW Lasse Vibe 7 0 0 7
19 MF Romaine Sawyers 4 0 1 5
8 MF Nico Yennaris 4 0 0 4
14 DF John Egan 2 0 1 3
20 MF Josh Clarke 1 0 2 3
29 DF Yoann Barbet 3 0 0 3
47 FW Sergi Canós 3 0 0 3
4 MF Lewis Macleod 1 0 0 1
5 DF Andreas Bjelland 1 0 0 1
12 MF Kamohelo Mokotjo 1 0 0 1
15 MF Ryan Woods 1 0 0 1
22 DF Henrik Dalsgaard 1 0 0 1
27 FW Justin Shaibu 0 0 1 1
33 DF Chris Mepham 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 3 0 1 4
Totals 62 0 8 70

Source: Soccerbase
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Player
15 MF Ryan Woods 9 1
19 MF Romaine Sawyers 7 1
47 FW Sergi Canós 4 1
9 FW Neal Maupay 9 0
11 FW Ollie Watkins 8 0
29 DF Yoann Barbet 7 0
10 MF Josh McEachran 4 0
14 DF John Egan 4 0
33 DF Chris Mepham 4 0
5 DF Andreas Bjelland 3 0
22 DF Henrik Dalsgaard 3 0
3 DF Rico Henry 2 0
8 MF Nico Yennaris 2 0
6 DF Harlee Dean 1 0
20 MF Josh Clarke 1 0
21 FW Lasse Vibe 1 0
Totals 69 3

Source: Soccerbase
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Dean Smith England 30 November 2015 present 50 20 15 15 040.00 46 18 15 13 039.13

Summary

Games played 50 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games won 20 (18 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games drawn 15 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 15 (13 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 70 (62 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 8 League Cup)
Goals conceded 58 (52 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 5 League Cup)
Clean sheets 15 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards 69 (68 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Red cards 3 (3 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline (9 yellows and 1 red) Ryan Woods
Biggest league win 5–0 (vs Birmingham City)
Worst league defeat 0–3 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers & Derby County)
Most appearances 47 Ollie Watkins
Top scorer (league) 12 Neal Maupay
Top scorer (all competitions) 13 Neal Maupay

Kit

Supplier: adidas
Sponsor(s): LeoVegas

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Source: Brentford F.C.

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