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Brentford
2018–19 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head CoachDean Smith
(until 10 October[1])
StadiumGriffin Park
EFL CupThird round
2019–20 →

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.

Season review

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 2018 GK Iceland Patrik Gunnarsson Iceland Breiðablik Undisclosed [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 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]

Loans in

Players loaned in
Start date Pos. Name Parent Club End date Ref.
16 July 2018 MF Denmark Nikolaj Kirk Denmark FC Midtjylland End 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 2018 MF Scotland Theo Archibald England Forest Green Rovers End of season [24]
27 July 2018 MF England Reece Cole England Yeovil Town 24 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

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
21 July 2018 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Brentford Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Okenabirhie
Amadi-Holloway
Report Forss
Nsiala o.g.'
Camargo
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 2,454
28 July 2018 Brentford 1–2 Watford Brentford
15:00 BST Watkins 5' Report Dalsgaard 25' (o.g.)
Gray 36'
Stadium: Griffin Park

Championship

League table

Template:2018–19 EFL Championship table

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
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

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: Britannia 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

FA Cup

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 Contract ends Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Daniel Bentley England GK (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 25) Southend United 2016 2020
16 Jack Bonham Republic of Ireland GK (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 24) Watford 2013 2019 Loaned to Bristol Rovers
25 Ellery Balcombe England GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2016 2022 Loaned to Boreham Wood
28 Luke Daniels England GK (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 30) Scunthorpe United 2017 2020
Defenders
2 Moses Odubajo England RB / RW (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 (aged 24) Hull City 2018 2019
3 Rico Henry England LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 21) Walsall 2016 2021
6 Chris Mepham Wales CB (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 20) Academy 2016 2022
22 Henrik Dalsgaard Denmark RB (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 29) Zulte Waregem 2017 2020
23 Julian Jeanvier France CB (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 26) Reims 2018 2022
26 Ezri Konsa England CB / RB / MF (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 (aged 20) Charlton Athletic 2018 2021
29 Yoann Barbet France CB / LB (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 25) Chamois Niortais 2015 2019
30 Tom Field Republic of Ireland LB (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 21) Academy 2015 2020 Loaned to Cheltenham Town
34 Mads Bech Sørensen Denmark LB / CB (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 18) AC Horsens 2017 2021
Midfielders
4 Lewis Macleod Scotland LM / AM (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 24) Rangers 2015 2019
8 Nico Yennaris England CM / RB (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 (aged 25) Arsenal 2014 2021
10 Josh McEachran England CM (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 25) Chelsea 2015 2019
12 Kamohelo Mokotjo South Africa DM (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 27) FC Twente 2017 2020
14 Josh Dasilva England AM / W (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 19) Arsenal 2018 2022
15 Ryan Woods England CM (1993-12-13)13 December 1993 (aged 24) Shrewsbury Town 2015 2020 Loaned to Stoke City
17 Emiliano Marcondes Denmark AM / FW / LW (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 23) Nordsjælland 2018 2021
18 Alan Judge Republic of Ireland AM / LM (1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 29) Blackburn Rovers 2014 2019
19 Romaine Sawyers Saint Kitts and Nevis AM / CM (1991-11-02)2 November 1991 (aged 26) Walsall 2016 2020
20 Josh Clarke England RW / RB (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 24) Academy 2013 2020
Attackers
7 Sergi Canós Spain W (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 21) Norwich City 2017 2021
9 Neal Maupay France FW (1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 21) Saint-Étienne 2017 2021
11 Ollie Watkins England FW / LW / AM (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 22) Exeter City 2017 2021
21 Saïd Benrahma Algeria RW (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 22) OGC Nice 2018 2022
24 Chiedozie Ogbene Republic of Ireland W (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 21) Limerick 2018 2021 Loaned to Exeter City
33 Marcus Forss Finland FW (1999-06-18)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

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