2020–21 Brentford F.C. season

The 2020–21 Brentford F.C. season was the club's 131st season in existence and seventh consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Brentford would also compete in the FA Cup and competed in the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 September 2020 to 30 June 2021. Brentford secured promotion to the Premier League on 29 May 2021, following a 2–0 victory against Swansea City in the play-off final at Wembley, confirming the club's top flight status for the first time in 74 years.[1]

Brentford
2020–21 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head coachThomas Frank
StadiumBrentford Community Stadium
Championship3rd (Promoted via play-offs)
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ivan Toney (31)
All:
Ivan Toney (33)
Highest home attendance4,000
Lowest home attendance2,000
Average home league attendance2,000

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

First team squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 season.
# Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 David Raya GK (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 24) Blackburn Rovers 2019
13 Patrik Gunnarsson GK (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 19) Breiðablik 2018 Loaned to Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF
25 Ellery Balcombe GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2016 Loaned to Doncaster Rovers
28 Luke Daniels GK (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 32) Scunthorpe United 2017
40 Nathan Shepperd GK (2000-10-09)9 October 2000 (aged 19) Swansea City 2019
Defenders
2 Dominic Thompson LB (2000-07-26)26 July 2000 (aged 20) Arsenal 2019 Loaned to Swindon Town
3 Rico Henry LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 23) Walsall 2016
4 Charlie Goode CB (1995-08-03)3 August 1995 (aged 25) Northampton Town 2020
5 Ethan Pinnock CB (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 27) Barnsley 2019
18 Pontus Jansson (c) CB (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 29) Leeds United 2019
22 Henrik Dalsgaard RB (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 31) Zulte Waregem 2017
23 Julian Jeanvier CB (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 28) Reims 2018 Loaned to Kasımpaşa
23 Winston Reid CB (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 32) West Ham United 2021 On loan from West Ham United
29 Mads Bech Sørensen CB (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 21) AC Horsens 2017
30 Mads Roerslev RB (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 21) F.C. Copenhagen 2019
32 Luka Racic CB (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 21) F.C. Copenhagen 2018 Loaned to Northampton Town
35 Kane O'Connor CB (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 19) Hibernian 2019
36 Fin Stevens RB (2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 17) Worthing 2020
39 Lewis Gordon LB (2001-02-12)12 February 2001 (aged 19) Watford 2020
Midfielders
6 Christian Nørgaard DM (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 26) Fiorentina 2019
8 Mathias Jensen CM (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 24) Celta 2019
9 Emiliano Marcondes AM (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 25) Nordsjælland 2018
14 Josh Dasilva AM (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 21) Arsenal 2018
20 Saman Ghoddos AM (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 27) Amiens 2021 Loaned from Amiens before transferring permanently
26 Shandon Baptiste CM (1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 22) Oxford United 2020
27 Vitaly Janelt DM (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 22) VfL Bochum 2020
31 Jan Žambůrek CM (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 19) Slavia Prague 2018 Loaned to Shrewsbury Town
32 Paris Maghoma CM (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 19) Tottenham Hotspur 2020
41 Mads Bidstrup DM (2001-02-25)25 February 2001 (aged 19) RB Leipzig 2020
Attackers
7 Sergi Canós W (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 23) Norwich City 2017
15 Marcus Forss FW (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 21) West Bromwich Albion 2017
16 Joel Valencia W (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 25) Piast Gliwice 2019 Loaned to Legia Warsaw
17 Ivan Toney FW (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 24) Peterborough United 2020
19 Bryan Mbeumo W (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 21) Troyes 2019
21 Halil Dervişoğlu FW (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 20) Sparta Rotterdam 2020 Loaned to FC Twente and Galatasaray S.K.
24 Tariqe Fosu LW (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 24) Oxford United 2020
34 Aaron Pressley FW (2001-11-07)7 November 2001 (aged 18) Aston Villa 2020
37 Alex Gilbert LW (2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 18) West Bromwich Albion 2020
38 Max Haygarth W (2002-01-21)21 January 2002 (aged 18) Manchester United 2021 Loaned from Manchester United before transferring permanently
Players who left the club mid-season
10 Saïd Benrahma W (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 25) OGC Nice 2018 Loaned to West Ham United, transferred to West Ham United
11 Ollie Watkins FW (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 24) Exeter City 2017 Transferred to Aston Villa
33 Fredrik Hammar CM (2001-02-26)26 February 2001 (aged 19) Akropolis IF 2019 Transferred to Akropolis IF

Coaching staff
Name Role
Thomas Frank Head Coach
Brian Riemer Assistant Head Coach
Kevin O'Connor Assistant First Team Coach
Manu Sotelo Goalkeeper Coach
Neil Greig Head of Medical
Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
Luke Stopforth Head of Performance Analysis
Bernardo Cueva Tactical Statistician

Source: brentfordfc.com

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
16 July 2020CMMads Bidstrup Red Bull LeipzigUndisclosed[2]
23 July 2020CBBen Hockenhull Manchester UnitedUndisclosed[3]
27 July 2020RWWraynel Hercules BarnetFree transfer[4]
28 July 2020CM Fin Stevens WorthingUndisclosed[5]
18 August 2020CBCharlie Goode Northampton TownUndisclosed[6]
25 August 2020CBTristan Crama AS BéziersUndisclosed[7]
1 September 2020FWIvan Toney Peterborough United£5,000,000[8][9]
4 September 2020LBLewis Gordon WatfordFree transfer[10]
20 September 2020 GK Jared Thompson Free agent Free transfer [11]
25 September 2020LWAlex Gilbert West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[12]
3 October 2020 DM Vitaly Janelt VfL Bochum Undisclosed [13]
5 October 2020FWLachlan Brook Adelaide UnitedUndisclosed[14]
4 January 2021MFMax Haygarth Manchester UnitedUndisclosed[15]
11 January 2021 CM Ryan Trevitt Leatherhead Youth Undisclosed [16][17]
14 January 2021 AM Saman Ghoddos Amiens Undisclosed [18]
29 January 2021GKBen Winterbottom LiverpoolUndisclosed[19]

Loans in
Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
21 September 2020AMSaman Ghoddos Amiens14 January 2021[18][20]
5 October 2020RMValgeir Valgeirsson HK23 April 2021[21][22]
16 October 2020WMax Haygarth Manchester United4 January 2021[23]
1 February 2021 CB Winston Reid West Ham United End of season [24]
2 February 2021 DM Ethan Robb Bognor Regis Town End of season [25]

Loans out
Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 August 2020CMJaakko Oksanen AFC WimbledonEnd of season[26]
21 August 2020CBLuka Racic Northampton Town3 January 2021[27][28]
3 September 2020CBJulian Jeanvier KasımpaşaEnd of season[29]
7 September 2020 GK Patrik Gunnarsson Viborg FF 31 December 2020 [30]
10 September 2020 MF Arthur Read Stevenage End of season [31]
16 September 2020 W Joel Valencia Legia Warsaw End of season [32]
5 October 2020 CM Jan Žambůrek Shrewsbury Town 11 January 2021 [33][34]
6 October 2020 FW Halil Dervişoğlu FC Twente 2 January 2021 [35][36]
16 October 2020LWSaïd Benrahma West Ham United29 January 2021[37][38]
4 January 2021LBDominic Thompson Swindon TownEnd of season[39]
5 January 2021 GK Patrik Gunnarsson Silkeborg IF End of season [40]
6 January 2021 GK Ellery Balcombe Doncaster Rovers End of season [41]
25 January 2021 FW Halil Dervişoğlu Galatasaray S.K. End of season [42]
1 February 2021 RW Joe Adams Grimsby Town 9 April 2021 [43][44]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2020LWJaden Brissett Dagenham & RedbridgeReleased[45]
30 June 2020CMReece Cole Queens Park RangersReleased[46]
30 June 2020LBCole DasilvaFree agentReleased[47]
30 June 2020LWMatěj Majka FC MAS TáborskoReleased[47]
30 June 2020CBJonny Mitchell Stirling AlbionReleased[47]
30 June 2020AMJayden Onen ReadingReleased[47]
30 June 2020FWJustin Shaibu FC FredericiaReleased[47]
30 June 2020LBNick Tsaroulla Crawley TownReleased[48]
29 July 2020RBDavid Titov St Patrick's AthleticReleased[49]
5 August 2020CMDru Yearwood New York Red BullsUndisclosed[50]
6 August 2020FWNikos Karelis ADO Den HaagReleased[51]
6 August 2020DMKamohelo Mokotjo FC CincinnatiReleased[52]
9 September 2020 FW Ollie Watkins Aston Villla £28,000,000 [53]
25 January 2021 CM Fredrik Hammar Akropolis IF Undisclosed [54]
29 January 2021 LW Saïd Benrahma West Ham United £21,750,000 [38][55]
23 March 2021 GK Simon Andersson IF Elfsborg Free transfer [56]

Pre-season
26 August 2020 Brentford 3–0 Derby County Burton upon Trent
11:30 BST Forss 35'
Nørgaard 75'
Jensen 88'		 Report Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
29 August 2020 West Ham United 2–1 Brentford Stratford
14:00 BST Yarmolenko 5'
Souček 61'		 Report Forss 32' Stadium: London Stadium
Referee: Stuart Attwell
1 September 2020 Brentford 2–2 Oxford United Brentford
15:00 BST Canos 55', 73' Report Osei 84', 86' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 12 September 2020 8 May 2021 Matchday 1 46 24 15 7 79 42 +37 052.17
FA Cup 9 January 2021 24 January 2021 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
EFL Cup 6 September 2020 5 January 2021 First round Semi-finals 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 050.00
Total 54 28 17 9 91 51 +40 051.85

Last updated: 11 February 2021
Source: Competitions

Championship
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C, P) 46 29 10 7 75 36 +39 97 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Watford (P) 46 27 10 9 63 30 +33 91
3 Brentford (O, P) 46 24 15 7 79 42 +37 87 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 +17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 +8 78
6 Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 +27 77
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[57]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 24 15 7 79 42  +37 87 12 9 2 39 20  +19 12 6 5 40 22  +18

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: Football Web Pages

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHHAAHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAHHA
ResultLWDLWWLDWDDDWWWDDWDWWWWDWWWWLLLWWLWDDDDWDDWWWW
Position16111015107111191011119766766444343221222222444333443333
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
12 September 2020 1 Birmingham City 1–0 Brentford Bordesley
12:30 BST Bela 37'
Šunjić  59'
Pedersen  72'
Clayton  80'		 Report Nørgaard  49' Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 September 2020 2 Brentford 3–0 Huddersfield Town Brentford
15:00 BST Nørgaard  40'
Dasilva 58'
Forss 86'
Mbeumo 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Referee: Craig Pawson
26 September 2020 3 Millwall 1–1 Brentford London
15:00 BST Wallace 4'
Romeo  18'
Hutchinson  20'
Leonard  64'		 Report Thompson  13'
Toney 21' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Den
Referee: David Coote
4 October 2020 4 Brentford 2–4 Preston North End Brentford
14:00 BST Toney 8', 43' Report Sinclair 52', 60'
Potts 63'
Maguire 70'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
17 October 2020 5 Brentford 2–0 Coventry City Brentford
15:00 BST Jensen  43'
Toney 46', 55'		 Report Sheaf  81' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) 6 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Brentford Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Paterson 25'
Odubajo  73'		 Report Toney 7', 30' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
24 October 2020 7 Stoke City 3–2 Brentford Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Fletcher 9',  81'
McClean 35'
Campbell 59'
Oakley-Boothe  88'		 Report Toney  40'
Forss 70', 90+1'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 October 2020 8 Brentford 1–1 Norwich City Brentford
19:45 GMT Toney 27'
Janelt  80'		 Report Gibson  78'
McLean 87'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
31 October 2020 9 Luton Town 0–3 Brentford Luton
15:00 GMT Hylton  54' Report Henry 20'
Toney 29'
Forss 76'
Janelt  90'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
3 November 2020 10 Brentford 1–1 Swansea City Brentford
19:00 GMT Toney 36'
Marcondes  57'
Dalsgaard  76'
Forss  88'		 Report Ayew 77' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stephen Martin
7 November 2020 11 Brentford 0–0 Middlesbrough Brentford
15:00 GMT Dalsgaard  19' Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
21 November 2020 12 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Brentford High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Kashket  45+1'
Samuel  63'
Stewart  64'
Horgan  89'		 Report Canós  70'
Toney  90+4'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
24 November 2020 13 Barnsley 0–1 Brentford Barnsley
19:45 GMT Chaplin  40' Report Toney 66' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
27 November 2020 14 Brentford 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Brentford
19:45 GMT Janelt 14'
Sørensen  39'
Toney 64'
Canós  90+5'		 Report Dykes 26'
Hämäläinen  29'
Kane  66'  84'
Ball  74'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
1 December 2020 15 Rotherham United 0–2 Brentford Rotherham
20:00 GMT Crooks  22'
Wood  48'
Miller  72'  82'
MacDonald  73'		 Report Forss 57'
Toney 82' (pen.)		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
5 December 2020 16 Brentford 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Brentford
15:00 GMT Forss  5'
Janelt  31'
Toney 37' (pen.)
Canós 61'
Fosu  82'		 Report Douglas  10'
Rothwell 19',  49'
Lenihan  27',  36'
Johnson  57'
Davenport 87'
Kaminski  90+4'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Oliver Langford
9 December 2020 17 Brentford 0–0 Derby County Brentford
19:45 GMT Dalsgaard  55'
Dasilva  90+1'		 Report Shinnie  41' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: David Webb
12 December 2020 18 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Figueiredo  61'
Samba  64'
Knockaert  79'  90+5'
Worrall 90+2'		 Report Dalsgaard 15'
Toney  64', 88'
Raya  81'
Dasilva 83'
Janelt  90+2'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
15 December 2020 19 Watford 1–1 Brentford Watford
20:00 GMT Deeney 60' (pen.),  87'
Kabasele  76'
Troost-Ekong  90+1'
Sarr  90+3'		 Report Pinnock  58'
Toney 63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
19 December 2020 20 Brentford 3–1 Reading Brentford
15:00 GMT Jensen 11',  45+1'
Mbeumo 23', 29'
Janelt  90+4'		 Report Baldock  53'
Aluko 64'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 December 2020 21 Cardiff City 2–3 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Vaulks 45+4', 76',  55' Report Canós 50', 65', 73' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 December 2020 22 Brentford 2–1 Bournemouth Brentford
17:30 GMT Dalsgaard 37'
Fosu 79'		 Report Solanke 25'
Cook  41'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 January 2021 23 Brentford 1–0 Luton Town Brentford
19:00 GMT Ghoddos 14'
Mbeumo  32'
Toney  81'  90+5'		 Report Bradley  39'
Lockyer  90+5'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
27 January 2021 24 Swansea City 1–1 Brentford Swansea
19:00 GMT Hourihane  39', 78'
Naughton  44'  69'
Fulton  51'
Roberts  90+4'		 Report Fosu 74' Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
30 January 2021 25 Brentford 7–2 Wycombe Wanderers Brentford
15:00 GMT Pinnock 9'
Toney 41', 56' (pen.), 86'
Fosu 50'
Canós 81'
Dasilva 89'		 Report Ikpeazu 14'
Muskwe 43'
Wheeler  45+3'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
3 February 2021 26 Brentford 3–2 Bristol City Brentford
19:45 GMT Canós 27'
Toney 50'
Ghoddos 53'		 Report Vyner 3'
Wells 90'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 February 2021 27 Middlesbrough 1–4 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Raya 3' (o.g.)
Saville  29'		 Report Fosu  21'
Toney 38', 80'
Janelt  50', 58'
Jensen 64'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
10 February 2021 28 Reading 1–3 Brentford Reading
19:00 GMT João 24' (pen)
Richards  74'		 Report Dasilva 36', 86'
Toney 88'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
14 February 2021 29 Brentford 0–2 Barnsley Brentford
13:00 GMT Toney  90+6' Report Chaplin 13'
Sollbauer  26'
Dike  43'
Morris 47'
Woodrow  83'
Mowatt  90+1'

Valérien Ismaël 		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
17 February 2021 30 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Brentford Shepherd's Bush
19:00 GMT Kane  29'
Ball  33'
Dickie  57'
Field 72'
Austin 76'
Cameron  84'
Dieng  89'		 Report Toney 30',  90' Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 February 2021 31 Coventry City 2–0 Brentford Bordesley
12:30 GMT Walker 19' (pen.), 55'
Hyam  44'
O'Hare  77'		 Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
24 February 2021 32 Brentford 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford
19:00 GMT Mbeumo 23'
Ghoddos  30', 74'
Canós  39'
Dalsgaard  72'
Sørensen 83'		 Report Penney  82' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
27 February 2021 33 Brentford 2–1 Stoke City Brentford
15:00 GMT Dasilva  18'
Janelt 56'
Toney 79'		 Report Brown 1'
Thompson  25'
Norrington-Davies  35'
Allen  68'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
3 March 2021 34 Norwich City 1–0 Brentford Norwich
17:30 GMT Buendía 26'
Vrančić  51'
Hernández  71'		 Report Reid  41' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
12 March 2021 35 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Brentford Blackburn
19:45 GMT Buckley  75'
Lenihan  86'
Bennett  90+6'
Johnson  90+9'		 Report Toney 10' (pen.)
Mbeumo  80'
Sørensen  90'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
16 March 2021 36 Derby County 2–2 Brentford Derby
19:00 GMT Gregory 47'
Sibley 87'		 Report Toney 8' (pen.)
Canós 23'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
20 March 2021 37 Brentford 1–1 Nottingham Forest Brentford
12:30 GMT Toney 12' (pen.)
Janelt  26'
Dalsgaard  35'
Marcondes  90'		 Report Mighten  25'
Krovinović 63'
Cafú  67'
Ameobi  78'
Figueiredo  90'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
3 April 2021 38 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Brentford Huddersfield
12:30 BST O'Brien 7',  90+3'
Holmes  56'
Hogg  88'
Schofield  90+1'		 Report Bech Sørensen 50'
Mbeumo  66'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 April 2021 39 Brentford 0–0 Birmingham City Brentford
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
10 April 2021 40 Preston North End 0–5 Brentford Preston
15:00 BST Ledson  45+3' Report Mbeumo 9'
Forss 26'
Toney 75'
Canós 82'
Marcondes 90+1'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
17 April 2021 41 Brentford 0–0 Millwall Brentford
12:30 BST Fosu  48' Report Evans  36' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
20 April 2021 42 Brentford 1–1 Cardiff City Brentford
18:00 BST Fosu 63',  87'
Canós  90'		 Report Moore 57' (pen.) Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
24 April 2021 43 Bournemouth 0–1 Brentford King's Park
12:30 BST Lerma  68' Report Jansson  25'  50'
Forss  68'
Mbeumo 77'
Toney  80'
Janelt  87'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
27 April 2021 44 Brentford 1–0 Rotherham United Brentford
19:00 BST Mbeumo 26' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
1 May 2021 45 Brentford 2–0 Watford Brentford
15:00 BST Forss 46'
Toney 60'
Bidstrup  66'
Canós  69'		 Report Perica  88' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
8 May 2021 46 Bristol City 1–3 Brentford Ashton Gate
12:30 BST Palmer  27'
Simpson  54'
Baker  60'
Britton  77', 87'		 Report Toney  30', 57'
Mbeumo 78'
Canós 83'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington

Play-offs
Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs
17 May 2021 Semi-final first leg Bournemouth 1–0 Brentford King's Park
18:00 BST Danjuma 55' Report Roerslev  45+4'
Jansson  47'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tim Robinson
22 May 2021 Semi-final second leg Brentford 3–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Bournemouth Brentford
12:30 BST Toney 16' (pen.),  17'
Janelt 50'
Jansson  78'
Forss 81'
Dalsgaard  90+1'		 Report Danjuma 5'
Begović  17'
Mepham  28'
Lerma  45+6'
Stacey  90+4'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,830
Referee: Jarred Gillett
29 May 2021 Final Brentford 2–0 Swansea City Wembley
15:00 BST Toney 10' (pen.)
Marcondes 20',  22'
Janelt  70'		 Report Grimes  6'
Fulton  65'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 11,689
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup
9 January 2021 Third round Brentford 2–1 Middlesbrough Brentford
18:00 GMT Ghoddos  6', 64'
Dervişoğlu 35'		 Report Folarin 48'
Tavernier  78'
Hackney  88'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 January 2021 Fourth round Brentford 1–3 Leicester City Brentford
14:30 GMT Sørensen 6'
Žambůrek  21'		 Report Ünder 46'
Tielemans 51' (pen.)
Maddison 71'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup
6 September 2020 First round Brentford 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Wycombe Wanderers Brentford
12:00 BST Pinnock 32' Report Gape  48'
Horgan 76'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Penalties
Toney
Žambůrek
Jensen
Canós
Forss 		Jacobson
Freeman
Horgan
Kashket
16 September 2020 Second round Southampton 0–2 Brentford Southampton
19:45 BST McCarthy  8' Report Thompson  12'
Nørgaard 40'
Dasilva 45+1'
Dalsgaard  52'
Goode  58'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
22 September 2020 Third round West Bromwich Albion 2–2
(4–5 p)		 Brentford West Bromwich
19:00 BST Robson-Kanu 56' (pen.), 66' (pen.)
O'Shea  88'		 Report Marcondes 58'
Forss 73' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Penalties
Austin
Gallagher
Edwards
Townsend
Diangana 		Toney
Dasilva
Fosu
Forss
Nørgaard
1 October 2020 Fourth round Brentford 3–0 Fulham Brentford
17:30 BST Forss 37'
Fosu  47'
Benrahma 62', 77'		 Report Kamara  12'
Johansen  49'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
22 December 2020 Quarter-finals Brentford 1–0 Newcastle United Brentford
17:30 GMT Dasilva 66' Report Shelvey  70' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
5 January 2021 Semi-finals Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Brentford Tottenham
19:45 GMT Sissoko 12'
Reguilón  52'
Son 70'		 Report Canós  14'
Janelt  18'
Mbeumo  51'
Dasilva  84'		 Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: For the 2020–21 season, the EFL Cup semi-finals were played over only one leg to reduce fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the late start to the season.

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK David Raya 42 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 48 0
2 DF Dominic Thompson 1 (3) 0 — 5 0 — 6 (3) 0
3 DF Rico Henry 30 1 0 0 3 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 33 (2) 1
4 DF Charlie Goode 4 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 0 0 7 (5) 0
5 DF Ethan Pinnock 39 1 2 0 4 1 3 0 48 2
6 MF Christian Nørgaard 15 (2) 0 0 0 1 (3) 1 1 0 17 (5) 1
7 MF Sergi Canós 33 (12) 9 1 0 4 (1) 0 3 0 41 (13) 9
8 MF Mathias Jensen 35 (10) 2 0 (1) 0 3 (1) 0 3 0 41 (12) 2
9 MF Emiliano Marcondes 12 (18) 1 0 0 4 (2) 1 2 (1) 1 18 (21) 3
10 MF Saïd Benrahma 0 (2) 0 — 1 2 — 1 (2) 2
14 MF Josh Dasilva 26 (4) 5 0 0 4 (1) 2 0 0 30 (5) 7
15 FW Marcus Forss 9 (30) 7 2 0 4 (2) 2 1 (2) 1 16 (34) 10
16 MF Joel Valencia 0 0 — 0 (1) 0 — 0 (1) 0
17 FW Ivan Toney 44 (1) 31 0 0 2 (2) 0 3 2 49 (3) 33
18 DF Pontus Jansson 23 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 (1) 0
19 MF Bryan Mbeumo 37 (7) 8 0 0 2 0 2 (1) 0 41 (8) 8
20 MF Saman Ghoddos 16 (23) 3 2 1 2 0 0 (3) 0 20 (26) 4
21 FW Halil Dervişoğlu 0 0 1 1 0 (1) 0 — 1 (1) 1
22 DF Henrik Dalsgaard 34 (1) 2 0 0 2 0 2 (1) 0 38 (2) 2
24 MF Tariqe Fosu 19 (20) 4 2 0 5 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 27 (22) 4
26 MF Shandon Baptiste 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 2 (2) 0
27 MF Vitaly Janelt 36 (5) 3 1 0 2 0 3 1 42 (5) 4
28 GK Luke Daniels 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 9 0
29 DF Mads Bech Sørensen 29 (3) 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 36 (3) 3
30 DF Mads Roerslev 10 (7) 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 15 (7) 0
31 MF Jan Žambůrek 0 (6) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 (6) 0
34 FW Aaron Pressley 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0
36 DF Fin Stevens 0 (2) 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 (3) 0
37 MF Alex Gilbert 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
38 MF Max Haygarth 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0
39 DF Lewis Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 MF Mads Bidstrup 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 1 (5) 0
Players loaned in during the season
23 DF Winston Reid 7 (3) 0 — — 0 (1) 0 7 (4) 0
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers
No Pos Nat Player FLCh. FAC FLCu. FLP Total
17 FW Ivan Toney 31 0 0 2 33
15 FW Marcus Forss 7 0 2 1 10
7 MF Sergi Canós 9 0 0 0 9
19 MF Bryan Mbeumo 8 0 0 0 8
14 MF Josh Dasilva 5 0 2 0 7
24 MF Tariqe Fosu 4 0 0 0 4
20 MF Saman Ghoddos 3 1 0 0 4
27 MF Vitaly Janelt 3 0 0 1 4
29 DF Mads Bech Sørensen 2 1 0 0 3
9 MF Emiliano Marcondes 1 0 1 1 3
22 DF Henrik Dalsgaard 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF Mathias Jensen 2 0 0 0 2
5 DF Ethan Pinnock 1 0 1 0 2
10 MF Saïd Benrahma 0 — 2 — 2
3 DF Rico Henry 1 0 0 0 1
21 FW Halil Dervişoğlu 0 1 0 — 1
6 MF Christian Nørgaard 0 0 1 0 1
Total 79 3 9 5 96
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline
No Pos Nat Player FLCh. FAC FLCu. FLP Total Pts
17 FW Ivan Toney 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 11
27 MF Vitaly Janelt 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 10
7 MF Sergi Canós 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 6
22 DF Henrik Dalsgaard 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 6
24 MF Tariqe Fosu 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 5
14 MF Josh Dasilva 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5
18 DF Pontus Jansson 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 5
19 MF Bryan Mbeumo 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
15 FW Marcus Forss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
9 MF Emiliano Marcondes 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
5 DF Ethan Pinnock 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 MF Mathias Jensen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
6 MF Christian Nørgaard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
29 DF Mads Bech Sørensen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
2 DF Dominic Thompson 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0 2
20 MF Saman Ghoddos 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
41 MF Mads Bidstrup 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 GK David Raya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
23 DF Winston Reid 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0 1
31 MF Jan Žambůrek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 DF Charlie Goode 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
30 DF Mads Roerslev 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Total 47 3 2 0 7 1 6 0 62 4 74
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN

International caps
No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
5 DF Ethan Pinnock 1 0 [58]
6 MF Christian Nørgaard 9 0 [59]
8 MF Mathias Jensen 12 1 [60]
10 MF Saïd Benrahma 3 0 [61]
15 FW Marcus Forss 7 1 [62]
18 CB Pontus Jansson 4 0 [63]
20 MF Saman Ghoddos 4 0 [64]
21 FW Halil Dervişoğlu 3 1 [65]
22 DF Henrik Dalsgaard 1 0 [66]
24 MF Tariqe Fosu 4 1 [67]
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
  • Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.

Awards

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