2018–19 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
2018–19 season
Owner Matthew Benham
Chairman Cliff Crown
Head Coach Dean Smith
(until 10 October[1])
Stadium Griffin Park
EFL Cup Third round
Home colours
Away colours

The 2018–19 season is Brentford's 129th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship.[2] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Transfers

    Transfers in

    Players transferred in
    Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
    1 July 2018 MF Iceland Kolbeinn Finnsson Netherlands FC Groningen Free [3]
    1 July 2018GKIceland Patrik GunnarssonIceland BreiðablikUndisclosed[4]
    1 July 2018 DF England Ezri Konsa England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [5]
    1 July 2018 MF Scotland Jonny Mitchell Scotland Falkirk Undisclosed [6]
    5 July 2018 DF Denmark Luka Racic Denmark FC Copenhagen Undisclosed [7]
    6 July 2018 MF Algeria Saïd Benrahma France Nice Undisclosed [8]
    30 July 2018 DF France Julian Jeanvier France Reims Undisclosed [9]
    7 August 2018 DF Wales Cole Dasilva England Chelsea Free [10]
    7 August 2018 MF Czech Republic Matej Majka Czech Republic Sparta Prague Undisclosed [11]
    7 August 2018 DF England Moses Odubajo England Hull City Free [12]
    9 August 2018 DF Republic of Ireland Canice Carroll England Oxford United Undisclosed [13]
    9 August 2018MFCzech Republic Jan ŽambůrekCzech Republic Slavia PragueUndisclosed[14]
    21 August 2018 MF England Josh Dasilva England Arsenal Compensation [15]
    31 August 2018 GK Sweden Simon Andersson Sweden Halmstads BK Compensation [16]

    Loans in

    Players loaned in
    Start date Pos. Name Parent Club End date Ref.
    16 July 2018MFDenmark Nikolaj KirkDenmark FC MidtjyllandEnd of season[17]
    31 August 2018 DF England Charlie Oliver England Manchester City 1 January 2019 [18]

    Transfers out

    Players transferred out
    Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
    30 June 2018 MF Austria Konstantin Kerschbaumer Germany FC Ingolstadt 04 Undisclosed [19]
    19 July 2018 DF Republic of Ireland John Egan England Sheffield United Undisclosed [20]
    20 July 2018 MF Netherlands Florian Jozefzoon England Derby County Undisclosed [21]
    23 July 2018 DF Greece Ilias Chatzitheodoridis Greece Panathinaikos Undisclosed [22]
    31 August 2018 DF Denmark Lukas Talbro Denmark FC Nordsjælland Undisclosed [23]

    Loans out

    Players loaned out
    Start date Pos. Name Subsequent club End date Ref.
    2 July 2018MFScotland Theo ArchibaldEngland Forest Green RoversEnd of season[24]
    27 July 2018MFEngland Reece ColeEngland Yeovil Town24 August 2018[25]
    6 August 2018 GK England Ellery Balcombe England Boreham Wood 1 January 2019 [26]
    6 August 2018 FW Denmark Justin Shaibu England Boreham Wood End of season [26]
    25 August 2018 MF England Ryan Woods England Stoke City 1 January 2019 [27]
    27 August 2018 GK Republic of Ireland Jack Bonham England Bristol Rovers End of season [28]
    31 August 2018 DF Republic of Ireland Tom Field England Cheltenham Town 1 January 2019 [29]
    31 August 2018 MF Republic of Ireland Chiedozie Ogbene England Exeter City 1 January 2019 [30]

    Results

    Pre-season

    Championship

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    5 Nottingham Forest 12 4 7 1 17 13 +4 19 Qualification for Championship play-offs
    6 Sheffield Wednesday 12 5 4 3 19 18 +1 19
    7 Brentford 12 4 6 2 20 14 +6 18
    8 Derby County 12 5 3 4 15 13 +2 18
    9 Norwich City 12 5 3 4 15 15 0 18
    Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [31]

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    12 4 6 2 20 14  +6 18 4 2 0 14 5  +9 0 4 2 6 9  −3

    Result by matchday

    Round123456789101112
    GroundHAHAAHHAAHHA
    ResultWDWDLWWDLDDD
    Position164486227656

    Source: Soccerbase
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    FA Cup

    EFL Cup

    First team squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2018–19 season.
    # Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Notes
    Goalkeepers
    1 Daniel Bentley England GK 13 July 1993 (aged 25) Southend United 2016 2020
    16 Jack Bonham Republic of Ireland GK 14 September 1993 (aged 24) Watford 2013 2019 Loaned to Bristol Rovers
    25 Ellery Balcombe England GK 15 October 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2016 2022 Loaned to Boreham Wood
    28 Luke Daniels England GK 5 January 1988 (aged 30) Scunthorpe United 2017 2020
    Defenders
    2 Moses Odubajo England RB / RW 28 July 1993 (aged 24) Hull City 2018 2019
    3 Rico Henry England LB 8 July 1997 (aged 21) Walsall 2016 2021
    6 Chris Mepham Wales CB 5 November 1997 (aged 20) Academy 2016 2022
    22 Henrik Dalsgaard Denmark RB 27 July 1989 (aged 29) Zulte Waregem 2017 2020
    23 Julian Jeanvier France CB 31 March 1992 (aged 26) Reims 2018 2022
    26 Ezri Konsa England CB / RB / MF 23 October 1997 (aged 20) Charlton Athletic 2018 2021
    29 Yoann Barbet France CB / LB 10 May 1993 (aged 25) Chamois Niortais 2015 2019
    30 Tom Field Republic of Ireland LB 14 March 1997 (aged 21) Academy 2015 2020 Loaned to Cheltenham Town
    34 Mads Bech Sørensen Denmark LB / CB 7 January 1999 (aged 18) AC Horsens 2017 2021
    Midfielders
    4 Lewis Macleod Scotland LM / AM 16 June 1994 (aged 24) Rangers 2015 2019
    8 Nico Yennaris England CM / RB 24 May 1993 (aged 25) Arsenal 2014 2021
    10 Josh McEachran England CM 1 March 1993 (aged 25) Chelsea 2015 2019
    12 Kamohelo Mokotjo South Africa DM 11 March 1991 (aged 27) FC Twente 2017 2020
    14 Josh Dasilva England AM / W 23 October 1998 (aged 19) Arsenal 2018 2022
    15 Ryan Woods England CM 13 December 1993 (aged 24) Shrewsbury Town 2015 2020 Loaned to Stoke City
    17 Emiliano Marcondes Denmark AM / FW / LW 9 March 1995 (aged 23) Nordsjælland 2018 2021
    18 Alan Judge Republic of Ireland AM / LM 11 November 1988 (aged 29) Blackburn Rovers 2014 2019
    19 Romaine Sawyers Saint Kitts and Nevis AM / CM 2 November 1991 (aged 26) Walsall 2016 2020
    20 Josh Clarke England RW / RB 5 July 1994 (aged 24) Academy 2013 2020
    Attackers
    7 Sergi Canós Spain W 2 February 1997 (aged 21) Norwich City 2017 2021
    9 Neal Maupay France FW 14 August 1996 (aged 21) Saint-Étienne 2017 2021
    11 Ollie Watkins England FW / LW / AM 30 December 1995 (aged 22) Exeter City 2017 2021
    21 Saïd Benrahma Algeria RW 10 August 1995 (aged 22) OGC Nice 2018 2022
    24 Chiedozie Ogbene Republic of Ireland W 1 May 1997 (aged 21) Limerick 2018 2021 Loaned to Exeter City
    33 Marcus Forss Finland FW 18 June 1999 (aged 19) West Bromwich Albion 2017 2021

    Statistics

    Appearances and goals

    As of match played 6 October 2018. Substitute appearances in brackets.
    No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    1 GK England Daniel Bentley 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
    2 DF England Moses Odubajo 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 (1) 0
    4 MF Scotland Lewis Macleod 9 (1) 2 0 0 1 0 10 (1) 2
    6 DF Wales Chris Mepham 12 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 13 (1) 0
    7 MF Spain Sergi Canós 7 (5) 1 0 0 1 (1) 0 8 (6) 1
    8 MF England Nico Yennaris 2 (6) 0 0 0 3 0 5 (6) 0
    9 FW France Neal Maupay 10 10 0 0 0 (2) 0 10 (2) 10
    10 MF England Josh McEachran 10 1 0 0 1 0 11 1
    11 MF England Ollie Watkins 11 4 0 0 1 0 12 4
    12 MF South Africa Kamohelo Mokotjo 3 (8) 0 0 0 2 1 5 (8) 1
    15 MF England Ryan Woods 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
    18 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge 1 (8) 0 0 0 3 1 4 (8) 1
    19 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Romaine Sawyers 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
    20 MF England Josh Clarke 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
    21 MF Algeria Saïd Benrahma 6 (5) 0 0 0 2 (1) 1 8 (6) 1
    22 DF Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 12 1 0 0 0 (1) 0 12 (1) 1
    23 DF France Julian Jeanvier 1 (1) 0 0 0 3 2 4 (1) 2
    18 MF Republic of Ireland Chiedozie Ogbene 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
    26 DF England Ezri Konsa 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
    28 GK England Luke Daniels 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
    29 DF France Yoann Barbet 11 (1) 1 0 0 1 (1) 0 12 (2) 1
    30 DF Republic of Ireland Tom Field 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
    33 FW Finland Marcus Forss 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
    34 DF Denmark Mads Bech Sørensen 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
    • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
    • Source: Soccerbase

    Goalscorers

    As of match played 6 October 2018.
    No Pos Nat Player Lg. FAC FLC Total
    9 FW France Neal Maupay 10 0 0 10
    11 MF England Ollie Watkins 4 0 0 4
    4 MF Scotland Lewis Macleod 2 0 0 2
    23 DF France Julian Jeanvier 0 0 2 2
    29 DF France Yoann Barbet 1 0 0 1
    7 MF Spain Sergi Canós 1 0 0 1
    22 DF Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 1 0 0 1
    10 MF England Josh McEachran 1 0 0 1
    21 MF Algeria Saïd Benrahma 0 0 1 1
    33 FW Finland Marcus Forss 0 0 1 1
    18 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge 0 0 1 1
    12 MF South Africa Kamohelo Mokotjo 0 0 1 1
    Opponents 0 0 0 0
    Total 20 0 6 26
    • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
    • Source: Soccerbase

    Discipline

    As of match played 6 October 2018.
    No Pos Nat Player FLCh. FAC FLCu. Total Pts
    Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
    21 MF Algeria Saïd Benrahma 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
    22 DF Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
    9 FW France Neal Maupay 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
    11 MF England Ollie Watkins 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
    29 DF France Yoann Barbet 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
    18 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
    4 MF Scotland Lewis Macleod 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
    6 DF Wales Chris Mepham 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
    26 DF England Ezri Konsa 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
    10 MF England Josh McEachran 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
    2 DF England Moses Odubajo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
    19 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Romaine Sawyers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
    Total 23 1 0 0 1 0 24 1 27
    • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
    • Source: ESPN

    Coaching staff

    Dean Smith (4 August – 10 October 2018)

    Name Role
    England Dean Smith Head Coach
    England Richard O'Kelly Assistant Head Coach
    Denmark Thomas Frank Assistant Head Coach
    Spain Iñaki Caña Pavón Goalkeeper Coach
    England Luke Stopforth Head of Analysis
    England Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
    Denmark Lars Friis Individual Development Coach

    References

    1. ↑ "Smith gets Villa job with Terry assistant". BBC. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
    2. ↑ "Football Club History Database – Brentford". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
    3. ↑ "Kolbeinn Finnsson joins on two-year contract". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
    4. ↑ "Patrik Gunnarsson signs on two-year deal". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
    5. ↑ "Ezri Konsa signs for Brentford". Retrieved 12 June 2018.
    6. ↑ "Jonathan Mitchell joins Brentford B". Retrieved 21 June 2018.
    7. ↑ "Brentford B sign Luka Racic". 5 July 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
    8. ↑ "Said Benrahma joins Brentford from OGC Nice". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
    9. ↑ "Brentford Complete Signing Of Julian Jeanvier". Brentford F.C. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
    10. ↑ "Cole Dasilva Signs For Brentford B". Brentford F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
    11. ↑ "Brentford B Sign Matej Majka". Brentford F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
    12. ↑ "Moses Odubajo returns to Brentford". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
    13. ↑ "Canice Carroll joins Brentford B". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
    14. ↑ "Jan Zamburek Signs For Brentford B From Slavia Praha". Brentford F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
    15. ↑ "Josh Dasilva signs long-term contract at Brentford". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    16. ↑ "Simon Andersson joins Brentford B". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
    17. ↑ "Nikolaj Kirk signs one-year loan extension". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
    18. ↑ "Brentford B agree loan deal for Charlie Oliver". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
    19. ↑ "Konstantin Kerschbaumer joins FC Ingolstadt 04". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
    20. ↑ "John Egan Leaves Brentford". Brentford F.C. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
    21. ↑ "Florian Jozefzoon completes Derby move". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
    22. ↑ "Chatzitheodoridis leaves for Panathanaikos". Retrieved 28 July 2018.
    23. ↑ "Lukas Talbro Departs". Brentford F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
    24. ↑ "Theo Archibald joins Forest Green Rovers on loan". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
    25. ↑ "Reece Cole joins Yeovil Town on loan". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
    26. 1 2 "Justin Shaibu and Ellery Balcombe join Boreham Wood on loan". Retrieved 6 August 2018.
    27. ↑ "Ryan Woods completes Stoke move". Retrieved 25 August 2018.
    28. ↑ "Bonham joins Bristol Rovers on loan". Retrieved 27 August 2018.
    29. ↑ "Tom Field joins Cheltenham on loan". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
    30. ↑ "Ogbene joins Exeter on loan". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
    31. ↑ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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