2018–19 Brentford F.C. season

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 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.

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

Transfers

Transfers in

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 MF Iceland Kolbeinn Finnsson Netherlands FC Groningen Free [2]
1 July 2018 GK Iceland Patrik Gunnarsson Iceland Breiðablik Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2018 DF England Ezri Konsa England Charlton Athletic £2,500,000 [4][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 £3,000,000 [5][8]
30 July 2018 DF Guinea Julian Jeanvier France Reims Undisclosed [9]
7 August 2018 DF Wales Cole Dasilva England Chelsea Free [10]
7 August 2018 MF Czech Republic Matěj 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 2018 MF Czech Republic Jan Žambůrek Czech Republic Slavia Prague Undisclosed [14]
21 August 2018 MF England Josh Dasilva England Arsenal Compensation [15]
31 August 2018 GK Sweden Simon Andersson Sweden Halmstads BK Compensation [16]
17 December 2018 MF England Jayden Onen England Brighton & Hove Albion Free [17]
26 January 2019 MF England Jaden Brissett England Norwich City Free [18]
29 January 2019 MF Sweden Fredrik Hammar Sweden Akropolis IF Undisclosed [19]
31 January 2019 FW Denmark Gustav Mogensen Denmark AGF Aarhus Undisclosed [20]
9 May 2019 DF Cyprus Nick Tsaroulla Unattached Free [21]

Loans in

Players loaned in
Start date Pos. Name Parent Club End date Ref.
16 July 2018 MF Denmark Nikolaj Kirk Denmark FC Midtjylland 31 March 2019 [22][23]
31 August 2018 DF England Charlie Oliver England Manchester City 4 January 2019 [24][25]

Transfers out

Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 MF Austria Konstantin Kerschbaumer Germany FC Ingolstadt 04 Undisclosed [26]
19 July 2018 DF Republic of Ireland John Egan England Sheffield United Undisclosed [27]
20 July 2018 MF Suriname Florian Jozefzoon England Derby County Undisclosed [28]
23 July 2018 DF Greece Ilias Chatzitheodoridis Greece Panathinaikos Undisclosed [29]
31 August 2018 DF Denmark Lukas Talbro Denmark FC Nordsjælland Undisclosed [30]
4 January 2019 MF England Ryan Woods England Stoke City Undisclosed [31]
14 January 2019 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [32]
22 January 2019 DF Wales Chris Mepham England Bournemouth £12,000,000 [5][33]
31 January 2019 MF China Nico Yennaris China Beijing Sinobo Guoan Undisclosed [34]

Loans out

Players loaned out
Start date Pos. Name Subsequent club End date Ref.
2 July 2018 MF Scotland Theo Archibald England Forest Green Rovers 7 January 2019 [25][35]
27 July 2018 MF England Reece Cole England Yeovil Town 24 August 2018 [36]
6 August 2018 GK England Ellery Balcombe England Boreham Wood 24 October 2018 [37]
6 August 2018 FW Denmark Justin Shaibu England Boreham Wood End of season [37]
25 August 2018 MF England Ryan Woods England Stoke City 4 January 2019 [31][38]
27 August 2018 GK Republic of Ireland Jack Bonham England Bristol Rovers End of season [39]
31 August 2018 DF Republic of Ireland Tom Field England Cheltenham Town 1 January 2019 [40]
31 August 2018 MF Republic of Ireland Chiedozie Ogbene England Exeter City 1 January 2019 [41]
23 November 2018 MF England Reece Cole England Maidenhead United 4 January 2019 [25][42]
3 December 2018 DF England Jarvis Edobor England Maidstone United End of season [25][43][44]
4 January 2019 DF Republic of Ireland Canice Carroll England Swindon Town End of season [45]
11 January 2019 DF England Josh Clarke England Burton Albion End of season [46]
18 January 2019 MF England Reece Cole England Macclesfield Town End of season [47]
3 May 2019 MF Iceland Kolbeinn Finnsson Iceland Fylkir 27 July 2019 [48]

Released

Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
7 June 2019 MF Sweden Henrik Johansson Sweden Trelleborgs FF 11 July 2019 [49][50]
30 June 2019 DF France Yoann Barbet England Queens Park Rangers 1 July 2019 [51]
30 June 2019 GK Republic of Ireland Jack Bonham England Gillingham 1 July 2019 [52]
30 June 2019 DF England Jarvis Edobor England Chelmsford City 8 August 2019 [49]
30 June 2019 MF Scotland Lewis Macleod England Wigan Athletic 12 July 2019 [51]
30 June 2019 MF England Josh McEachran England Birmingham City 27 September 2019 [51]
30 June 2019 DF England Moses Odubajo England Sheffield Wednesday 11 July 2019 [51]

Results

Pre-season and friendlies

6 July 2018 Boreham Wood 1–2 Brentford Borehamwood
19:30 BST Ferrier 28' (pen.) Report Watkins 44'
Macleod 62'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
14 July 2018 Karlsruher SC 2–1 Brentford Grassau, Germany
13:00 CEST Muslija Yellow card 57'
Pisot Yellow card 71'
Batmaz 73'
Gordon 81'		 Report Sørensen Yellow card 42'
McEachran Yellow card 43'
Watkins 85'		 Stadium: ASV Sportpark
17 July 2018 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Brentford High Wycombe
19:45 BST Report Forss 76' (pen.) Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,315
19 July 2018 Arsenal 1–2 Brentford London Colney
Aubameyang Report Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Attendance: 0
21 July 2018 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Brentford Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Okenabirhie
Amadi-Holloway 		Report Forss
Nsiala o.g.'
Marcondes 		Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 2,454
21 July 2018 Tottenham Hotspur XI 2–1 Brentford Enfield
Llorente 38'
N'Koudou 89'		 Report Maupay 59' Stadium: Hotspur Way
Attendance: 0
28 July 2018 Brentford 1–2 Watford Brentford
15:00 BST Watkins 5' Report Dalsgaard 25' (o.g.)
Gray 36'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
15 November 2018 Brentford 1–2 West Ham United Brentford
Marcondes Report Snodgrass
Hernandez 		Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0
20 March 2019 Brentford XI 3–0 Swindon Town Brentford
Marcondes
Dasilva
Coote 		Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0

Championship

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Bristol City 46 19 13 14 59 53 +6 70
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[a]
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 16 14 60 62 −2 64
13 Hull City 46 17 11 18 66 68 −2 62
14 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 67 67 0 61
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[54]
Notes:
  1. ^ Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.[53]

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 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) 1 Brentford 5–1 Rotherham United Brentford
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) 2 Stoke City 1–1 Brentford Stoke-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) 3 Brentford 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford
15:00 BST Maupay 20'
Dalsgaard Yellow card 55'
Watkins 61'		 Report Baker Yellow card 62' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,134
Referee: David Webb
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 4 Aston Villa 2–2 Brentford Aston
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) 5 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Brentford Blackburn
15:00 BST Palmer 54' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,094
Referee: Tony Harrington
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Brentford 2–1 Nottingham Forest Brentford
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) 7 Brentford 2–0 Wigan Athletic Brentford
15:00 BST Maupay 24', 63' Report Morsy Red card 58' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,951
Referee: Darren England
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 8 Ipswich Town 1–1 Brentford Ipswich
19:45 BST Jackson 73' Report Maupay 31' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,897
Referee: Darren Bond
22 September 2018 9 Derby County 3–1 Brentford Derby
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) 10 Brentford 2–2 Reading Brentford
15:00 BST Maupay 11'
Benrahma Red card 86'
Barbet 90+2'		 Report Böðvarsson 25'
Swift 64'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,045
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Brentford 1–1 Birmingham City Brentford
19:45 BST McEachran 42' Report Morrison 26'
Kieftenbeld Red card 66'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,715
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Leeds United 1–1 Brentford Leeds
12:30 BST Jansson 88'
Ayling Red card 90+4'		 Report Maupay 62' (pen.) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,880
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Brentford 0–1 Bristol City Brentford
15:00 BST Mepham Yellow card 50', Yellow card 58' Red card
Yennaris Yellow card 82'
Sawyers Yellow card 84'
Maupay Yellow card 90'		 Report Weimann Yellow card 45'
Pack Yellow card 50'
Kelly Yellow card 65'
Eliasson 89'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,182
Referee: Robert Jones
24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) 14 Preston North End 4–3 Brentford Preston
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 15 Norwich City 1–0 Brentford Norwich
15:00 BST Buendiá 34' Report Dalsgaard Yellow card 5' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,443
Referee: Oliver Langford
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Brentford 2–0 Millwall Brentford
15:00 GMT Sawyers Yellow card 25'
Canós 48'
Watkins 85'		 Report Leonard Yellow card 32' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,476
Referee: Simon Hooper
10 November 2018 17 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Brentford Shepherd'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) 18 Brentford 1–2 Middlesbrough Brentford
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) 19 Brentford 2–3 Sheffield United Brentford
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) 20 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Brentford West 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) 21 Brentford 2–3 Swansea City Brentford
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) 22 Hull City 2–0 Brentford Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Campbell 12', 21' Report Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 10,530
Referee: Andy Davies
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Brentford 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Brentford
15:00 GMT Mepham Yellow card 40'
Maupay 62'		 Report Lowe Yellow card 14'
Wheater Yellow card 72'
O'Neil Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,512
Referee: James Linington
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Bristol City 1–1 Brentford Bristol
15:00 GMT Pisano 20' Report Maupay Yellow card 26' 53' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 21,207
Referee: David Webb
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Birmingham City 0–0 Brentford Birmingham
15:00 GMT Report Sawyers Yellow card 26'
Jeanvier Yellow card 52'
Maupay Yellow card 64'
Barbet Yellow card 75'
Yennaris Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 25,909
Referee: Peter Bankes
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Brentford 1–1 Norwich City Brentford
15:00 GMT Jeanvier 22'
Sawyers Yellow card 24'
Henry Yellow card 66'
Dalsgaard Yellow card 87'
Watkins Yellow card 90'		 Report Zimmermann Yellow card 20'
Aarons Yellow card 45'
Klose Yellow card 45+3' 83'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,524
Referee: Gavin Ward
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Brentford 3–1 Stoke City Brentford
15:00 GMT Shawcross 7' (o.g.)
Benrahma 17'
Henry 54'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 11'
Afobe 23'
Allen Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,439
Referee: Tim Robinson
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Rotherham United 2–4 Brentford Rotherham
15:00 GMT Taylor 20'
Konsa 73' (o.g.)
Yates Yellow card 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) 29 Brentford 5–2 Blackburn Rovers Brentford
15:00 GMT Benrahma 13'
Barbet Yellow card 45+3'
Watkins 58', 73'
Maupay 79'
Canós 90+2'		 Report Dack 2'
Graham 7'
Lenihan Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,972
Referee: Andy Davies
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Grabban 16' soccer ball with red X 66'
Yates Yellow card 62'
Wagué 79'
Milošević Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Odubajo Yellow card 59'
Canós 89'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,829
Referee: Robert Jones
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 31 Brentford 1–0 Aston Villa Brentford
19:45 GMT Maupay 90+1' Report Hutton Yellow card 40' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,636
Referee: Gavin Ward
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 32 Brentford 5–1 Hull City Brentford
15:00 GMT Maupay Yellow card 22' 52'
Mokotjo 28'
Benrahma 33', 43', 81'		 Report Campbell 24'
Kane Yellow card 58'
Henriksen Yellow card 78'
Evandro Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,675
Referee: Tim Robinson
26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 33 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Brentford Owlerton
19:45 GMT Hutchinson Yellow card 15'
Fletcher 41', 48'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,094
Referee: Scott Duncan
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34 Brentford 3–0 Queens Park Rangers Brentford
15:00 GMT Maupay 50' (pen.)
Dalsgaard Yellow card 67'
Benrahma 71'
Sawyers Yellow card 77'
Canós 90+5'		 Report Hall Yellow card 49'
Osayi-Samuel Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,771
Referee: Keith Stroud
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35 Middlesbrough 1–2 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Fletcher 6'
Assombalonga Yellow card 31'
Mikel Yellow card 38'
Ayala Yellow card 71'
Hugill Yellow card 88'
Howson Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Konsa Yellow card 67'
Shotton 70' (o.g.)
Benrahma 73'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,069
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36 Sheffield United 2–0 Brentford Sheffield
19:45 GMT Basham Yellow card 20'
Norwood 26' (pen.)
Madine Red card 35'
McGoldrick 84'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,463
Referee: Tony Harrington
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 37 Brentford 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Brentford
15:00 GMT Odubajo Yellow card 58'
Jeanvier Yellow card 65'		 Report Gayle Yellow card 33'
Edwards 51'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,488
Referee: Andrew Madley
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 38 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Brentford Wigan
15:00 GMT Robinson Yellow card 51' Report Barbet Yellow card 45'
Sørensen Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,953
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 39 Swansea City 3–0 Brentford Swansea
19:45 BST Dyer 1', 34'
James 78'		 Report Daniels Yellow card 1'
Maupay Yellow card 43'
Jeanvier Yellow card 45+3'
Dalsgaard Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Brentford 3–3 Derby County Brentford
15:00 BST Dalsgaard Yellow card 15'
Jeanvier 23'
Maupay 31'
Henry Yellow card 50'
Benrahma 83'
Canós Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Wilson 13', 78'
Bogle Yellow card 19' 26'
Johnson Yellow card 22'
Cole Yellow card 49'
Lawrence Yellow card 69'
Tomori Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,225
Referee: John Brooks
10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) 41 Brentford 2–0 Ipswich Town Brentford
19:45 BST Maupay 20'
Watkins 28'
Sørensen Yellow card 74'		 Report Nsiala Yellow card 54' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,039
Referee: Andy Davies
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Reading 2–1 Brentford Reading
15:00 BST Méïté 8', 15'
Ejaria Yellow card 37'
Rinomhota Yellow card 44'
Gunter Yellow card 56'
Harriott Yellow card 87'		 Report Maupay 45'
Sørensen Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,892
Referee: Stephen Martin
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Millwall 1–1 Brentford Bermondsey
13:00 BST Gregory 15'
Elliott Yellow card 67'		 Report Dasilva 20'
Canós Yellow card 27'
Dalsgaard Red card 35'
Marcondes Yellow card 67'
Sawyers Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,530
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Brentford 2–0 Leeds United Brentford
17:15 BST Maupay 45' Yellow card 73'
Canós 62'
Konsa Yellow card 76'
Watkins Yellow card 79'		 Report Klich Yellow card 77' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,580
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Brentford Bolton
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.[55]
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46 Brentford 3–0 Preston North End Brentford
12:30 BST Konsa 45+4'
Maupay 54'
Forss 83'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 28'
Fisher Yellow card 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 round Brentford 1–0 Oxford United Brentford
15:00 GMT Maupay 80' (pen.) Report Mousinho Yellow card 45+1'
Nelson Yellow card 61'
Browne Yellow card 90+5'
Henry Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,106
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
28 January 2019 (2019-01-28) Fourth round Barnet 3–3 Brentford Canons Park
19:45 GMT Coulthirst 50', 54'
Sparkes 75'		 Report Odubajo Yellow card 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 replay Brentford 3–1 Barnet Brentford
19:45 GMT Canós 7' Yellow card 50'
Jeanvier 32'
Konsa Yellow card 63'
Maupay 71'
Sørensen Yellow card 85'		 Report Elito Yellow card 49'
Sweeney Yellow card 50'
Tutonda 74'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,954
Referee: Roger East
17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) Fifth round Swansea City 4–1 Brentford Swansea
16:00 GMT Daniels 49' (o.g.)
James 53'
van der Hoorn Yellow card 56'
Celina 66' Yellow card 67'
Byers 90'		 Report Barbet Yellow card 5'
Watkins 28'
Konsa Yellow card 48' Red card 61'
Sawyers Yellow card 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 round Southend United 2–4 Brentford Southend-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 round Brentford 1–0 Cheltenham Town Brentford
19:45 BST Jeanvier 40' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,384
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Third round Arsenal 3–1 Brentford Holloway
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 Dan Bentley England GK (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 25) Southend United 2016
13 Patrik Gunnarsson Iceland GK (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 17) Breiðablik 2018
16 Jack Bonham Republic of Ireland GK (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 24) Watford 2013 Loaned to Bristol Rovers
25 Ellery Balcombe England GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2016 Loaned to Boreham Wood
28 Luke Daniels England GK (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 30) Scunthorpe United 2017
Defenders
2 Moses Odubajo England RB / RW (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 (aged 25) Hull City 2018
3 Rico Henry England LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 21) Walsall 2016
20 Josh Clarke England RB / RW (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 24) Academy 2013 Loaned to Burton Albion
22 Henrik Dalsgaard Denmark RB (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 29) Zulte Waregem 2017
23 Julian Jeanvier Guinea CB (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 26) Reims 2018
26 Ezri Konsa England CB (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 (aged 20) Charlton Athletic 2018
29 Yoann Barbet France CB / LB (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 25) Chamois Niortais 2015
30 Tom Field Republic of Ireland LB (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 21) Academy 2015 Loaned to Cheltenham Town
32 Luka Racic Denmark CB (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 19) FC Copenhagen 2018
34 Mads Bech Sørensen Denmark LB / CB (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 19) AC Horsens 2017
35 Canice Carroll Republic of Ireland CB (1999-01-26)26 January 1999 (aged 19) Oxford United 2018 Loaned to Swindon Town
Midfielders
4 Lewis Macleod Scotland LM / AM (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 24) Rangers 2015
10 Josh McEachran England CM (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 25) Chelsea 2015
12 Kamohelo Mokotjo South Africa DM (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 27) FC Twente 2017
14 Josh Dasilva England AM / W (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 19) Arsenal 2018
17 Emiliano Marcondes Denmark AM / FW / LW (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 23) Nordsjælland 2017
19 Romaine Sawyers (c) Saint Kitts and Nevis AM / CM (1991-11-02)2 November 1991 (aged 26) Walsall 2016
31 Reece Cole England CM (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 20) Academy 2016 Loaned to Yeovil Town,
Maidenhead United and Macclesfield Town
36 Jaakko Oksanen Finland CM (2000-11-07)7 November 2000 (aged 17) HJK Helsinki 2018
39 Jan Žambůrek Czech Republic CM (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 17) Slavia Prague 2018
Attackers
7 Sergi Canós Spain W (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 21) Norwich City 2017
9 Neal Maupay France FW (1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 21) Saint-Étienne 2017
11 Ollie Watkins England FW / LW / AM (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 22) Exeter City 2017
21 Saïd Benrahma Algeria RW (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 22) OGC Nice 2018
24 Chiedozie Ogbene Republic of Ireland W (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 21) Limerick 2018 Loaned to Exeter City
33 Marcus Forss Finland FW (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 19) West Bromwich Albion 2018
38 Kolbeinn Finnsson Iceland W (1999-08-25)25 August 1999 (aged 18) FC Groningen 2018 Loaned to Fylkir
40 Theo Archibald Scotland W (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 20) Celtic 2017
Players who left the club mid-season
6 Chris Mepham Wales CB (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 20) Academy 2016 Transferred to Bournemouth
8 Nico Yennaris China CM / RB (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 (aged 25) Arsenal 2014 Transferred to Beijing Sinobo Guoan
15 Ryan Woods England CM (1993-12-13)13 December 1993 (aged 24) Shrewsbury Town 2015 Loaned to Stoke City, transferred to Stoke City
18 Alan Judge Republic of Ireland AM / LM (1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 29) Blackburn Rovers 2014 Transferred to Ipswich Town
37 Nikolaj Kirk Denmark 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 England Dan Bentley 33 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
2 DF England Moses Odubajo 22 (8) 0 4 0 1 0 27 (8) 0
3 DF England Rico Henry 13 (1) 1 2 0 0 0 15 (1) 1
4 MF Scotland Lewis Macleod 12 (5) 3 0 0 1 0 13 (5) 3
6 DF Wales Chris Mepham 22 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 23 (1) 0
7 MF Spain Sergi Canós 26 (18) 7 4 2 1 (1) 0 31 (19) 9
8 MF China Nico Yennaris 9 (8) 0 0 0 3 0 12 (8) 0
9 FW France Neal Maupay 43 25 3 (1) 3 0 (2) 0 46 (3) 28
10 MF England Josh McEachran 19 (5) 1 3 (1) 0 1 0 23 (6) 1
11 MF England Ollie Watkins 36 (5) 10 3 2 1 0 40 (5) 12
12 MF South Africa Kamohelo Mokotjo 24 (10) 3 1 0 2 1 27 (10) 4
13 GK Iceland Patrik Gunnarsson 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
14 MF England Josh Dasilva 5 (12) 1 2 (2) 0 0 0 7 (14) 1
15 MF England Ryan Woods 0 0 — 1 0 1 0
17 MF Denmark Emiliano Marcondes 3 (10) 0 0 0 0 0 3 (10) 0
18 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge 4 (16) 1 0 (1) 0 3 1 7 (17) 2
19 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Romaine Sawyers 41 (1) 0 2 (1) 0 1 0 44 (2) 0
20 DF England Josh Clarke 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 2 (1) 0
21 MF Algeria Saïd Benrahma 29 (9) 10 3 (1) 0 2 (1) 1 34 (11) 11
22 DF Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 40 2 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 41 (2) 2
23 DF Guinea Julian Jeanvier 23 (1) 2 4 1 3 2 30 (1) 5
24 MF Republic of Ireland Chiedozie Ogbene 0 (4) 0 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (7) 0
26 DF England Ezri Konsa 42 1 4 0 1 0 47 1
28 GK England Luke Daniels 12 0 4 0 3 0 19 0
29 DF France Yoann Barbet 30 (2) 1 3 0 1 (1) 0 34 (3) 1
30 DF Republic of Ireland Tom Field 0 (1) 0 — 2 0 2 (1) 0
32 DF Denmark Luka Racic 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
33 FW Finland Marcus Forss 1 (5) 1 0 (1) 0 2 1 3 (6) 2
34 DF Denmark Mads Bech Sørensen 7 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 9 (1) 0
36 MF Finland Jaakko Oksanen 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
39 MF Czech Republic Jan Žambůrek 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
Players loaned in during the season
37 DF Denmark 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 France Neal Maupay 25 3 0 28
11 MF England Ollie Watkins 10 2 0 12
21 MF Algeria Saïd Benrahma 10 0 1 11
7 MF Spain Sergi Canós 7 2 0 9
23 DF Guinea Julian Jeanvier 2 1 2 5
12 MF South Africa Kamohelo Mokotjo 3 0 1 4
4 MF Scotland Lewis Macleod 3 0 0 3
22 DF Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 2 0 0 2
33 FW Finland Marcus Forss 1 0 1 2
18 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge 1 0 1 2
29 DF France Yoann Barbet 1 0 0 1
14 MF England Josh Dasilva 1 0 0 1
3 DF England Rico Henry 1 0 0 1
26 DF England Ezri Konsa 1 0 0 1
10 MF England 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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
22 DF Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 14
19 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Romaine Sawyers 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 10
9 FW France Neal Maupay 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
26 DF England Ezri Konsa 4 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 9
6 DF Wales Chris Mepham 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 7
29 DF France Yoann Barbet 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 6
11 MF England Ollie Watkins 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
21 MF Algeria Saïd Benrahma 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
23 DF Guinea Julian Jeanvier 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
2 DF England Moses Odubajo 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
34 DF Denmark Mads Bech Sørensen 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
7 MF Spain Sergi Canós 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3
3 DF England Rico Henry 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
10 MF England Josh McEachran 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
8 MF China Nico Yennaris 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
28 GK England Luke Daniels 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
17 MF Denmark 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 Wales Chris Mepham 2 0 [56]
12 MF South Africa Kamohelo Mokotjo 10 0 [57]
18 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge 1 0 [58]
19 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Romaine Sawyers 4 0 [59]
21 MF Algeria Saïd Benrahma 1 0 [60]
22 DF Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 6 1 [61]
23 DF Guinea Julian Jeanvier 3 0 [62]
38 MF Iceland Kolbeinn Finnsson 2 0 [63]
  • 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
England Dean Smith Head coach
Denmark Thomas Frank Assistant head coach
England Richard O'Kelly Assistant head coach
Spain Iñaki Caña Pavón Goalkeeper Coach
France Nicolas Jover Set-Piece Coach
England Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
England Luke Stopforth Head of Analysis
Denmark Lars Friis Individual Development Coach

Thomas Frank (16 October 2018 – 5 May 2019)

Name Role
Denmark Thomas Frank Head coach
Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor Assistant head coach
Denmark Brian Riemer Assistant head coach
Spain Iñaki Caña Pavón Goalkeeper Coach
France Nicolas Jover Set-Piece Coach
England Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
England Luke Stopforth Head of Analysis

Sources: brentfordfc.com, brentfordfc.com

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Sponsor(s): LeoVegas

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Awards

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