2018–19 Brentford F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Brentford's 129th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Brentford
2018–19 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head CoachDean Smith
(until 10 October)
Thomas Frank
(from 16 October)
StadiumGriffin Park
Championship11th
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupThird round
Highest home attendance12,225 v Derby County
(6 April 2019, League, round 40)
Lowest home attendance4,384 v Cheltenham Town
(28 August 2018, EFL Cup, R2)
Average home league attendance10,257
Biggest win5–1 v Rotherham United
(4 August 2018, League, round 1)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Swansea City
(17 February 2019, FA Cup, R5)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 and was their penultimate at Griffin Park.

Season review

Transfers

    Transfers in
    Players transferred in
    Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
    1 July 2018 MF Kolbeinn Finnsson FC Groningen Free [2]
    1 July 2018GK Patrik Gunnarsson BreiðablikUndisclosed[3]
    1 July 2018 DF Ezri Konsa Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [4]
    1 July 2018 MF Jonny Mitchell Falkirk Undisclosed [5]
    5 July 2018 DF Luka Racic FC Copenhagen Undisclosed [6]
    6 July 2018 MF Saïd Benrahma Nice Undisclosed [7]
    30 July 2018 DF Julian Jeanvier Reims Undisclosed [8]
    7 August 2018 DF Cole Dasilva Chelsea Free [9]
    7 August 2018 MF Matej Majka Sparta Prague Undisclosed [10]
    7 August 2018 DF Moses Odubajo Hull City Free [11]
    9 August 2018 DF Canice Carroll Oxford United Undisclosed [12]
    9 August 2018MF Jan Žambůrek Slavia PragueUndisclosed[13]
    21 August 2018 MF Josh Dasilva Arsenal Compensation [14]
    31 August 2018 GK Simon Andersson Halmstads BK Compensation [15]
    17 December 2018 MF Jayden Onen Brighton & Hove Albion Free [16]
    26 January 2019MF Jaden Brissett Norwich CityFree[17]
    29 January 2019 MF Fredrik Hammar Akropolis IF Undisclosed [18]
    31 January 2019 FW Gustav Mogensen AGF Aarhus Undisclosed [19]
    9 May 2019 DF Nick Tsaroulla Unattached Free [20]

    Loans in
    Players loaned in
    Start date Pos. Name Parent Club End date Ref.
    16 July 2018MF Nikolaj Kirk FC Midtjylland31 March 2019[21][22]
    31 August 2018 DF Charlie Oliver Manchester City 4 January 2019 [23][24]

    Transfers out
    Players transferred out
    Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
    1 July 2018 MF Konstantin Kerschbaumer FC Ingolstadt 04 Undisclosed [25]
    19 July 2018 DF John Egan Sheffield United Undisclosed [26]
    20 July 2018 MF Florian Jozefzoon Derby County Undisclosed [27]
    23 July 2018 DF Ilias Chatzitheodoridis Panathinaikos Undisclosed [28]
    31 August 2018 DF Lukas Talbro FC Nordsjælland Undisclosed [29]
    4 January 2019 MF Ryan Woods Stoke City Undisclosed [30]
    14 January 2019 MF Alan Judge Ipswich Town Undisclosed [31]
    22 January 2019 DF Chris Mepham Bournemouth Undisclosed [32]
    31 January 2019 MF Nico Yennaris Beijing Sinobo Guoan Undisclosed [33]

    Loans out
    Players loaned out
    Start date Pos. Name Subsequent club End date Ref.
    2 July 2018MF Theo Archibald Forest Green Rovers7 January 2019[34][24]
    27 July 2018MF Reece Cole Yeovil Town24 August 2018[35]
    6 August 2018 GK Ellery Balcombe Boreham Wood 24 October 2018 [36]
    6 August 2018 FW Justin Shaibu Boreham Wood End of season [36]
    25 August 2018 MF Ryan Woods Stoke City 4 January 2019 [37][30]
    27 August 2018 GK Jack Bonham Bristol Rovers End of season [38]
    31 August 2018 DF Tom Field Cheltenham Town 1 January 2019 [39]
    31 August 2018 MF Chiedozie Ogbene Exeter City 1 January 2019 [40]
    23 November 2018 MF Reece Cole Maidenhead United 4 January 2019 [41][24]
    3 December 2018 DF Jarvis Edobor Maidstone United End of season [42][24][43]
    4 January 2019 DF Canice Carroll Swindon Town End of season [44]
    11 January 2019 DF Josh Clarke Burton Albion End of season [45]
    18 January 2019 MF Reece Cole Macclesfield Town End of season [46]
    3 May 2019 MF Kolbeinn Finnsson Fylkir 27 July 2019 [47]

    Released
    Players released
    Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
    30 June 2019DF Yoann Barbet Queens Park Rangers1 July 2019[48]
    30 June 2019GK Jack Bonham Gillingham1 July 2019[49]
    30 June 2019 DF Jarvis Edobor Chelmsford City 8 August 2019 [50]
    30 June 2019 MF Henrik Johansson Trelleborgs FF 11 July 2019 [50]
    30 June 2019 MF Lewis Macleod Wigan Athletic 12 July 2019 [48]
    30 June 2019 MF Josh McEachran Free agent [48]
    30 June 2019 DF Moses Odubajo Sheffield Wednesday 11 July 2019 [48]

    Results

    Pre-season
    6 July 2018 Boreham Wood1–2BrentfordBorehamwood
    19:30 BST Ferrier  28' (pen.) Report Watkins  44'
    Macleod  62'    		 Stadium: Meadow Park
    14 July 2018 Karlsruher SC2–1BrentfordGrassau, Germany
    13:00 CEST Muslija  57'
    Pisot  71'
    Batmaz  73'
    Gordon  81'    		 Report Sørensen  42'
    McEachran  43'
    Watkins  85'    		 Stadium: ASV Sportpark
    17 July 2018 Wycombe Wanderers0–1BrentfordHigh Wycombe
    19:45 BST Report Forss  76' (pen.) Stadium: Adams Park
    Attendance: 1,315
    21 July 2018 Shrewsbury Town2–3BrentfordShrewsbury
    15:00 BST Okenabirhie
    Amadi-Holloway     		Report Forss
    Nsiala  o.g.'
    Camargo     		Stadium: New Meadow
    Attendance: 2,454
    28 July 2018 Brentford1–2WatfordBrentford
    15:00 BST Watkins  5' Report Dalsgaard  25' (o.g.)
    Gray  36'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park

    Championship
    Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    9 Nottingham Forest 46 17 15 14 61 54 +7 66
    10 Swansea City 46 18 11 17 65 62 +3 65
    11 Brentford 46 17 13 16 73 59 +14 64
    12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 16 14 60 62 −2 64
    13 Hull City 46 17 11 18 66 68 −2 62
    Source: EFL Official Website
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[51]

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    46 17 13 16 73 59  +14 64 14 4 5 50 23  +27 3 9 11 23 36  −13

    Result by matchday
    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHAAHHAAHAH
    ResultWDWDLWWDLDDDLLLWLLLDLLWDDDWWWLWWLWWLLDLDWLDWWW
    Position16448622765612151613151517171820181818181717171815161615121414131314131415151211
    Source: Soccerbase
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches
    4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1Brentford5–1Rotherham UnitedBrentford
    15:00 BST Maupay  4', 60'
    Canós  44'
    Watkins  48'
    Macleod  89'    		 Report Vaulks  90+2' Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 10,297
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2Stoke City1–1BrentfordStoke-on-Trent
    15:00 BST Afobe  29' Report Watkins  66' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
    Attendance: 24,806
    Referee: Andy Davies
    19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) 3Brentford2–0Sheffield WednesdayBrentford
    15:00 BST Maupay  20'
    Dalsgaard  55'
    Watkins  61'    		 Report Baker  62' Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 10,134
    Referee: David Webb
    22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 4Aston Villa2–2BrentfordAston
    19:45 BST Kodjia  39', 90+5' Report Maupay  23', 82' Stadium: Villa Park
    Attendance: 30,011
    Referee: Jonathan Moss
    25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5Blackburn Rovers1–0BrentfordBlackburn
    15:00 BST Palmer  54' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
    Attendance: 12,094
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6Brentford2–1Nottingham ForestBrentford
    15:00 BST Macleod  45+3'
    Watkins  84'    		 Report Cash  62' Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 10,186
    Referee: Peter Bankes
    15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7Brentford2–0Wigan AthleticBrentford
    15:00 BST Maupay  24', 63' Report Morsy  58' Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,951
    Referee: Darren England
    18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 8Ipswich Town1–1BrentfordIpswich
    19:45 BST Jackson  73' Report Maupay  31' Stadium: Portman Road
    Attendance: 14,897
    Referee: Darren Bond
    22 September 2018 9Derby County3–1BrentfordDerby
    15:00 BST Wilson  14'
    Nugent  21'
    Mount  28'    		 Report Dalsgaard  1' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
    Attendance: 25,110
    Referee: Andrew Madley
    29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10Brentford2–2ReadingBrentford
    15:00 BST Maupay  11'
    Benrahma  86'
    Barbet  90+2'    		 Report Böðvarsson  25'
    Swift  64'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 10,045
    Referee: Geoff Eltringham
    2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11Brentford1–1Birmingham CityBrentford
    19:45 BST McEachran  42' Report Morrison  26'
    Kieftenbeld  66'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,715
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12Leeds United1–1BrentfordLeeds
    12:30 BST Jansson  88'
    Ayling  90+4'    		 Report Maupay  62' (pen.) Stadium: Elland Road
    Attendance: 31,880
    Referee: Jeremy Simpson
    20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13Brentford0–1Bristol CityBrentford
    15:00 BST Mepham  50',  58' 
    Yennaris  82'
    Sawyers  84'
    Maupay  90'    		 Report Weimann  45'
    Pack  50'
    Kelly  65'
    Eliasson  89'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 11,182
    Referee: Robert Jones
    24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) 14Preston North End4–3BrentfordPreston
    19:45 BST Browne  5'
    Robinson  12', 69'
    Barkhuizen  23'    		 Report Canós  29'
    Watkins  56'
    Maupay  85'    		 Stadium: Deepdale
    Attendance: 10,882
    Referee: Scott Duncan
    27 October 2018 15Norwich City1–0BrentfordNorwich
    15:00 BST Buendiá  34' Report Dalsgaard  5' Stadium: Carrow Road
    Attendance: 25,443
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16Brentford2–0MillwallBrentford
    15:00 GMT Sawyers  25'
    Canós  48'
    Watkins  85'    		 Report Leonard  32' Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,476
    Referee: Simon Hooper
    10 November 2018 17Queens Park Rangers3–2BrentfordShepherd's Bush
    15:00 GMT Luongo  50'
    Lynch  58'
    Wells  60'    		 Report Maupay  22'
    Dalsgaard  81'    		 Stadium: Loftus Road
    Attendance: 17,609
    Referee: James Linington
    24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18Brentford1–2MiddlesbroughBrentford
    17:30 GMT Judge  75' Report Hugill  56'
    Tavernier  61'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,430
    Referee: John Brooks
    27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19Brentford2–3Sheffield UnitedBrentford
    19:45 GMT Maupay  6'
    Fleck  65' (o.g.)    		 Report Konsa  10' (o.g.)
    Norwood  15'
    Clarke  72'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 8,903
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    3 December 2018 (2018-12-03) 20West Bromwich Albion1–1BrentfordWest Bromwich
    20:00 GMT Barnes  77' Report Macleod  90+1' Stadium: The Hawthorns
    Attendance: 20,949
    Referee: Darren Bond
    8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21Brentford2–3Swansea CityBrentford
    15:00 GMT Watkins  45'
    Benrahma  69'    		 Report Routledge  1'
    Mepham  22' (o.g.)
    Fer  27'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,442
    Referee: Andy Woolmer
    15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22Hull City2–0BrentfordKingston upon Hull
    15:00 GMT Campbell  12', 21' Report Stadium: KCOM Stadium
    Attendance: 10,530
    Referee: Andy Davies
    22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23Brentford1–0Bolton WanderersBrentford
    15:00 GMT Mepham  40'
    Maupay  62'    		 Report Lowe  14'
    Wheater  72'
    O'Neil  90+5'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 10,512
    Referee: James Linington
    26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24Bristol City1–1BrentfordBristol
    15:00 GMT Pisano  20' Report Maupay  26'  53' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
    Attendance: 21,207
    Referee: David Webb
    29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25Birmingham City0–0BrentfordBirmingham
    15:00 GMT Report Sawyers  26'
    Jeanvier  52'
    Maupay  64'
    Barbet  75'
    Yennaris  90+3'    		 Stadium: St Andrew's
    Attendance: 25,909
    Referee: Peter Bankes
    1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26Brentford1–1Norwich CityBrentford
    15:00 GMT Jeanvier  22'
    Sawyers  24'
    Henry  66'
    Dalsgaard  87'
    Watkins  90'    		 Report Zimmermann  20'
    Aarons  45'
    Klose  45+3'  83'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,524
    Referee: Gavin Ward
    12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27Brentford3–1Stoke CityBrentford
    15:00 GMT Shawcross  7' (o.g.)
    Benrahma  17'
    Henry  54'    		 Report Edwards  11'
    Afobe  23'
    Allen  82'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,439
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28Rotherham United2–4BrentfordRotherham
    15:00 GMT Taylor  20'
    Konsa  73' (o.g.)
    Yates  80'    		 Report Mokotjo  2', 75'
    Benrahma  53'
    Maupay  85'    		 Stadium: New York Stadium
    Attendance: 8,319
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 29Brentford5–2Blackburn RoversBrentford
    15:00 GMT Benrahma  13'
    Barbet  45+3'
    Watkins  58', 73'
    Maupay  79'
    Canós  90+2'    		 Report Dack  2'
    Graham  7'
    Lenihan  71'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,972
    Referee: Andy Davies
    9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30Nottingham Forest2–1BrentfordWest Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Grabban  16' 66'
    Yates  62'
    Wagué  79'
    Milošević  90+1'    		 Report Odubajo  59'
    Canós  89'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,829
    Referee: Robert Jones
    13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 31Brentford1–0Aston VillaBrentford
    19:45 GMT Maupay  90+1' Report Hutton  40' Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,636
    Referee: Gavin Ward
    23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 32Brentford5–1Hull CityBrentford
    15:00 GMT Maupay  22'  52'
    Mokotjo  28'
    Benrahma  33', 43', 81'    		 Report Campbell  24'
    Kane  58'
    Henriksen  78'
    Evandro  90+2'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,675
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 33Sheffield Wednesday2–0BrentfordOwlerton
    19:45 GMT Hutchinson  15'
    Fletcher  41', 48'    		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 23,094
    Referee: Scott Duncan
    2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34Brentford3–0Queens Park RangersBrentford
    15:00 GMT Maupay  50' (pen.)
    Dalsgaard  67'
    Benrahma  71'
    Sawyers  77'
    Canós  90+5'    		 Report Hall  49'
    Osayi-Samuel  64'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 11,771
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35Middlesbrough1–2BrentfordMiddlesbrough
    15:00 GMT Fletcher  6'
    Assombalonga  31'
    Mikel  38'
    Ayala  71'
    Hugill  88'
    Howson  90+5'    		 Report Konsa  67'
    Shotton  70' (o.g.)
    Benrahma  73'    		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
    Attendance: 22,069
    Referee: Jeremy Simpson
    12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36Sheffield United2–0BrentfordSheffield
    19:45 GMT Basham  20'
    Norwood  26' (pen.)
    Madine  35'
    McGoldrick  84'    		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
    Attendance: 24,463
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 37Brentford0–1West Bromwich AlbionBrentford
    15:00 GMT Odubajo  58'
    Jeanvier  65'    		 Report Gayle  33'
    Edwards  51'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 11,488
    Referee: Andrew Madley
    30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 38Wigan Athletic0–0BrentfordWigan
    15:00 GMT Robinson  51' Report Barbet  45'
    Sørensen  90+5'    		 Stadium: DW Stadium
    Attendance: 9,953
    Referee: Andy Woolmer
    2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 39Swansea City3–0BrentfordSwansea
    19:45 BST Dyer  1', 34'
    James  78'    		 Report Daniels  1'
    Maupay  43'
    Jeanvier  45+3'
    Dalsgaard  77'    		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
    Referee: Peter Bankes
    6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40Brentford3–3Derby CountyBrentford
    15:00 BST Dalsgaard  15'
    Jeanvier  23'
    Maupay  31'
    Henry  50'
    Benrahma  83'
    Canós  90+2'    		 Report Wilson  13', 78'
    Bogle  19'  26'
    Johnson  22'
    Cole  49'
    Lawrence  69'
    Tomori  90+2'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 12,225
    Referee: John Brooks
    10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) 41Brentford2–0Ipswich TownBrentford
    19:45 BST Maupay  20'
    Watkins  28'
    Sørensen  74'    		 Report Nsiala  54' Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 10,039
    Referee: Andy Davies
    13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42Reading2–1BrentfordReading
    15:00 BST Méïté  8', 15'
    Ejaria  37'
    Rinomhota  44'
    Gunter  56'
    Harriott  87'    		 Report Maupay  45'
    Sørensen  51'    		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 16,892
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43Millwall1–1BrentfordBermondsey
    13:00 BST Gregory  15'
    Elliott  67'    		 Report Dasilva  20'
    Canós  27'
    Dalsgaard  35'
    Marcondes  67'
    Sawyers  82'    		 Stadium: The Den
    Attendance: 14,530
    Referee: Jeremy Simpson
    22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44Brentford2–0Leeds UnitedBrentford
    17:15 BST Maupay  45'  73'
    Canós  62'
    Konsa  76'
    Watkins  79'    		 Report Klich  77' Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 11,580
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45Bolton Wanderers0–1BrentfordBolton
    15:00 BST Report Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    Note: This fixture was initially postponed and subsequently cancelled, with Brentford awarded a 1–0 victory and three points.[52]
    5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46Brentford3–0Preston North EndBrentford
    12:30 BST Konsa  45+4'
    Maupay  54'
    Forss  83'    		 Report Johnson  28'
    Fisher  65'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 11,289
    Referee: James Linington

    FA Cup
    Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup
    5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third roundBrentford1–0Oxford UnitedBrentford
    15:00 GMT Maupay  80' (pen.) Report Mousinho  45+1'
    Nelson  61'
    Browne  90+5'
    Henry  90+7'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 6,106
    Referee: Jeremy Simpson
    28 January 2019 (2019-01-28) Fourth roundBarnet3–3BrentfordCanons Park
    19:45 GMT Coulthirst  50', 54'
    Sparkes  75'    		 Report Odubajo  38'
    Watkins  40'
    Maupay  60' (pen.)
    Canós  72'    		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
    Attendance: 6,215
    Referee: Andrew Madley
    5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Fourth round replayBrentford3–1BarnetBrentford
    19:45 GMT Canós  7'  50'
    Jeanvier  32'
    Konsa  63'
    Maupay  71'
    Sørensen  85'    		 Report Elito  49'
    Sweeney  50'
    Tutonda  74'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 6,954
    Referee: Roger East
    17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) Fifth roundSwansea City4–1BrentfordSwansea
    16:00 GMT Daniels  49' (o.g.)
    James  53'
    van der Hoorn  56'
    Celina  66'  67'
    Byers  90'    		 Report Barbet  5'
    Watkins  28'
    Konsa  48'  61'
    Sawyers  88'    		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 11,261
    Referee: Stuart Attwell

    EFL Cup
    Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup
    14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First roundSouthend United2–4BrentfordSouthend-on-Sea
    19:45 BST Robinson  62'
    McCoulsky  72'    		 Report Forss  42'
    Jeanvier  64'
    Benrahma  67'
    Mokotjo  85'    		 Stadium: Roots Hall
    Attendance: 3,055
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second roundBrentford1–0Cheltenham TownBrentford
    19:45 BST Jeanvier  40' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 4,384
    Referee: Ross Joyce
    26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Third roundArsenal3–1BrentfordHolloway
    19:45 BST Welbeck  5', 37'
    Lacazette  90+3'    		 Report Judge  58' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
    Referee: Mike Dean

    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 Notes
    Goalkeepers
    1 Daniel Bentley GK (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 25) Southend United 2016
    13 Patrik Gunnarsson GK (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 17) Breiðablik 2018
    16 Jack Bonham GK (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 24) Watford 2013 Loaned to Bristol Rovers
    25 Ellery Balcombe GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2016 Loaned to Boreham Wood
    28 Luke Daniels GK (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 30) Scunthorpe United 2017
    Defenders
    2 Moses Odubajo RB / RW (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 (aged 25) Hull City 2018
    3 Rico Henry LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 21) Walsall 2016
    20 Josh Clarke RB / RW (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 24) Academy 2013 Loaned to Burton Albion
    22 Henrik Dalsgaard RB (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 29) Zulte Waregem 2017
    23 Julian Jeanvier CB (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 26) Reims 2018
    26 Ezri Konsa CB (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 (aged 20) Charlton Athletic 2018
    29 Yoann Barbet CB / LB (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 25) Chamois Niortais 2015
    30 Tom Field LB (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 21) Academy 2015 Loaned to Cheltenham Town
    32 Luka Racic CB (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 19) FC Copenhagen 2018
    34 Mads Bech Sørensen LB / CB (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 19) AC Horsens 2017
    35 Canice Carroll CB (1999-01-26)26 January 1999 (aged 19) Oxford United 2018 Loaned to Swindon Town
    Midfielders
    4 Lewis Macleod LM / AM (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 24) Rangers 2015
    10 Josh McEachran CM (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 25) Chelsea 2015
    12 Kamohelo Mokotjo DM (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 27) FC Twente 2017
    14 Josh Dasilva AM / W (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 19) Arsenal 2018
    17 Emiliano Marcondes AM / FW / LW (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 23) Nordsjælland 2017
    19 Romaine Sawyers (c) AM / CM (1991-11-02)2 November 1991 (aged 26) Walsall 2016
    31 Reece Cole CM (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 20) Academy 2016 Loaned to Yeovil Town,
    Maidenhead United and Macclesfield Town
    36 Jaakko Oksanen CM (2000-11-07)7 November 2000 (aged 17) HJK Helsinki 2018
    39 Jan Žambůrek CM (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 17) Slavia Prague 2018
    Attackers
    7 Sergi Canós W (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 21) Norwich City 2017
    9 Neal Maupay FW (1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 21) Saint-Étienne 2017
    11 Ollie Watkins FW / LW / AM (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 22) Exeter City 2017
    21 Saïd Benrahma RW (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 22) OGC Nice 2018
    24 Chiedozie Ogbene W (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 21) Limerick 2018 Loaned to Exeter City
    33 Marcus Forss FW (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 19) West Bromwich Albion 2018
    38 Kolbeinn Finnsson W (1999-08-25)25 August 1999 (aged 18) FC Groningen 2018 Loaned to Fylkir
    40 Theo Archibald W (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 20) Celtic 2017
    Players who left the club mid-season
    6 Chris Mepham CB (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 20) Academy 2016 Transferred to Bournemouth
    8 Nico Yennaris CM / RB (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 (aged 25) Arsenal 2014 Transferred to Beijing Sinobo Guoan
    15 Ryan Woods CM (1993-12-13)13 December 1993 (aged 24) Shrewsbury Town 2015 Loaned to Stoke City, transferred to Stoke City
    18 Alan Judge AM / LM (1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 29) Blackburn Rovers 2014 Transferred to Ipswich Town
    37 Nikolaj Kirk RB / CM (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 20) FC Midtjylland 2018 Returned to FC Midtjylland after loan

    Statistics

    Appearances and goals
    Substitute appearances in brackets.
    No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    1 GK Daniel Bentley 33 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
    2 DF Moses Odubajo 22 (8) 0 4 0 1 0 27 (8) 0
    3 DF Rico Henry 13 (1) 1 2 0 0 0 15 (1) 1
    4 MF Lewis Macleod 12 (5) 3 0 0 1 0 13 (5) 3
    6 DF Chris Mepham 22 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 23 (1) 0
    7 MF Sergi Canós 26 (18) 7 4 2 1 (1) 0 31 (19) 9
    8 MF Nico Yennaris 9 (8) 0 0 0 3 0 12 (8) 0
    9 FW Neal Maupay 43 25 3 (1) 3 0 (2) 0 46 (3) 28
    10 MF Josh McEachran 19 (5) 1 3 (1) 0 1 0 23 (6) 1
    11 MF Ollie Watkins 36 (5) 10 3 2 1 0 40 (5) 12
    12 MF Kamohelo Mokotjo 24 (10) 3 1 0 2 1 27 (10) 4
    13 GK Patrik Gunnarsson 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
    14 MF Josh Dasilva 5 (12) 1 2 (2) 0 0 0 7 (14) 1
    15 MF Ryan Woods 0 0 — 1 0 1 0
    17 MF Emiliano Marcondes 3 (10) 0 0 0 0 0 3 (10) 0
    18 MF Alan Judge 4 (16) 1 0 (1) 0 3 1 7 (17) 2
    19 MF Romaine Sawyers 41 (1) 0 2 (1) 0 1 0 44 (2) 0
    20 DF Josh Clarke 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 2 (1) 0
    21 MF Saïd Benrahma 29 (9) 10 3 (1) 0 2 (1) 1 34 (11) 11
    22 DF Henrik Dalsgaard 40 2 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 41 (2) 2
    23 DF Julian Jeanvier 23 (1) 2 4 1 3 2 30 (1) 5
    24 MF Chiedozie Ogbene 0 (4) 0 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (7) 0
    26 DF Ezri Konsa 42 1 4 0 1 0 47 1
    28 GK Luke Daniels 12 0 4 0 3 0 19 0
    29 DF Yoann Barbet 30 (2) 1 3 0 1 (1) 0 34 (3) 1
    30 DF Tom Field 0 (1) 0 — 2 0 2 (1) 0
    32 DF Luka Racic 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
    33 FW Marcus Forss 1 (5) 1 0 (1) 0 2 1 3 (6) 2
    34 DF Mads Bech Sørensen 7 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 9 (1) 0
    36 MF Jaakko Oksanen 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
    39 MF Jan Žambůrek 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
    Players loaned in during the season
    37 DF Nikolaj Kirk 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
    • Maximum 45 league appearances in season
    • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
    • Source: Soccerbase

    Goalscorers
    No Pos Nat Player Lg. FAC FLC Total
    9 FW Neal Maupay 25 3 0 28
    11 MF Ollie Watkins 10 2 0 12
    21 MF Saïd Benrahma 10 0 1 11
    7 MF Sergi Canós 7 2 0 9
    23 DF Julian Jeanvier 2 1 2 5
    12 MF Kamohelo Mokotjo 3 0 1 4
    4 MF Lewis Macleod 3 0 0 3
    22 DF Henrik Dalsgaard 2 0 0 2
    33 FW Marcus Forss 1 0 1 2
    18 MF Alan Judge 1 0 1 2
    29 DF Yoann Barbet 1 0 0 1
    14 MF Josh Dasilva 1 0 0 1
    3 DF Rico Henry 1 0 0 1
    26 DF Ezri Konsa 1 0 0 1
    10 MF Josh McEachran 1 0 0 1
    Opponents 3 0 0 3
    Awarded 1 — — 1
    Total 72 8 6 86
    • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
    • Source: Soccerbase

    Discipline
    No Pos Nat Player FLCh. FAC FLCu. Total Pts
    22 DF Henrik Dalsgaard 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 14
    19 MF Romaine Sawyers 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 10
    9 FW Neal Maupay 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
    26 DF Ezri Konsa 4 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 9
    6 DF Chris Mepham 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 7
    29 DF Yoann Barbet 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 6
    11 MF Ollie Watkins 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
    21 MF Saïd Benrahma 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
    23 DF Julian Jeanvier 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
    2 DF Moses Odubajo 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
    34 DF Mads Bech Sørensen 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
    7 MF Sergi Canós 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3
    3 DF Rico Henry 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
    18 MF Alan Judge 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
    4 MF Lewis Macleod 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
    10 MF Josh McEachran 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
    8 MF Nico Yennaris 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
    28 GK Luke Daniels 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
    17 MF Emiliano Marcondes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
    Total 73 3 6 1 1 0 80 4 92
    • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
    • Source: ESPN

    International caps
    No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
    6 DF Chris Mepham 2 0 [53]
    12 MF Kamohelo Mokotjo 10 0 [54]
    18 MF Alan Judge 1 0 [55]
    19 MF Romaine Sawyers 4 0 [56]
    21 MF Saïd Benrahma 1 0 [57]
    22 DF Henrik Dalsgaard 6 1 [58]
    23 DF Julian Jeanvier 3 0 [59]
    38 MF Kolbeinn Finnsson 2 0 [60]
    • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
    • Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.

    Coaching staff

    Dean Smith (4 August – 10 October 2018)
    Name Role
    Dean Smith Head Coach
    Thomas Frank Assistant Head Coach
    Richard O'Kelly Assistant Head Coach
    Iñaki Caña Pavón Goalkeeper Coach
    Nicolas Jover Set-Piece Coach
    Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
    Luke Stopforth Head of Analysis
    Lars Friis Individual Development Coach

    Thomas Frank (16 October 2018 – 5 May 2019)
    Name Role
    Thomas Frank Head Coach
    Kevin O'Connor Assistant Head Coach
    Brian Riemer Assistant Head Coach
    Iñaki Caña Pavón Goalkeeper Coach
    Nicolas Jover Set-Piece Coach
    Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
    Luke Stopforth Head of Analysis

    Sources: brentfordfc.com, brentfordfc.com

    Kit

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    Sponsor(s): LeoVegas

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    Awards

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