2025–26 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
2025–26 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head coachKeith Andrews
StadiumBrentford Community Stadium
Premier League17th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
All statistics correct as of 14:58, 17 August 2025 (UTC).

The 2025–26 season is the 136th season in the history of Brentford Football Club, and the club's fifth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Prior to the season starting, Thomas Frank departed as head coach after seven years to join Tottenham Hotspur.[1] Keith Andrews was then later appointed as the new head coach.[2] On 2 August, Nathan Collins was named captain, following the departure of previous captain Christian Nørgaard to Arsenal.[3]

First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2025–26 season.
No. Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Caoimhín Kelleher Republic of Ireland GK (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 26) Liverpool 2025 2030 (+1)
12 Hákon Valdimarsson Iceland GK (2001-10-13)13 October 2001 (aged 23) Elfsborg 2024 2028 (+2)
13 Matthew Cox England GK (2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 22) AFC Wimbledon 2021 2028 (+1)
31 Ellery Balcombe England GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 25) Academy 2016 2027 (+1)
41 Julian Eyestone United States GK (2006-04-21)21 April 2006 (aged 19) Unattached 2024 2031 (+2)
Defenders
2 Aaron Hickey Scotland RB (2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 23) Bologna 2022 2028 (+1)
3 Rico Henry England LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 28) Walsall 2016 2026 (+1)
4 Sepp van den Berg Netherlands CB / RB (2001-12-20)20 December 2001 (aged 23) Liverpool 2024 2029
5 Ethan Pinnock Jamaica CB (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 32) Barnsley 2019 2027
20 Kristoffer Ajer Norway CB / RB (1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 27) Celtic 2021 2028 (+1)
21 Jayden Meghoma England LB (2006-06-28)28 June 2006 (aged 19) Southampton 2024 2028 (+2) Loaned to Rangers
22 Nathan Collins (c) Republic of Ireland CB (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 24) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023 2029 (+2)
30 Mads Roerslev Denmark RB (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 26) Copenhagen 2019 2026 (+1)
33 Michael Kayode Italy RB (2004-07-10)10 July 2004 (aged 21) Fiorentina 2025 2030 (+1)
43 Benjamin Arthur England CB (2005-10-09)9 October 2005 (aged 19) Peterborough United 2023 2031 (+1)
Kim Ji-soo South Korea CB (2004-12-24)24 December 2004 (aged 20) Seongnam 2023 2027 (+1) Loaned to 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Midfielders
6 Jordan Henderson England DM (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 35) Ajax 2025 2027
8 Mathias Jensen Denmark CM (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 29) Celta Vigo 2019 2026 (+1)
14 Fábio Carvalho Portugal AM (2002-08-30)30 August 2002 (aged 22) Liverpool 2024 2029 (+1)
15 Frank Onyeka Nigeria DM (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 27) Midtjylland 2021 2027 (+1)
17 Antoni Milambo Netherlands AM (2005-03-03)3 March 2005 (aged 20) Feyenoord 2025 2030 (+1)
18 Yehor Yarmolyuk Ukraine CM (2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (aged 21) Dnipro-1 2022 2031 (+1)
24 Mikkel Damsgaard Denmark AM (2000-07-03)3 July 2000 (aged 25) Sampdoria 2022 2030 (+1)
25 Myles Peart-Harris England AM (2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 22) Chelsea 2021 2026
26 Yunus Emre Konak Turkey DM (2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 19) Sivasspor 2024 2029 (+1)
27 Vitaly Janelt Germany DM (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 27) VfL Bochum 2020 2026
32 Paris Maghoma England CM (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 24) Tottenham Hotspur 2020 2027 (+1)
45 Romelle Donovan England AM (2006-11-30)30 November 2006 (aged 18) Birmingham City 2025 2030 (+1)
Josh Dasilva England AM (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 26) Arsenal 2018 2025 (+1)
Ryan Trevitt England MF (2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 22) Leatherhead Youth 2021 2026 (+1) Loaned to Wigan Athletic
Attackers
7 Kevin Schade Germany LW / FW (2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 23) SC Freiburg 2023 2028
9 Igor Thiago Brazil FW (2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 24) Club Brugge 2024 2029 (+1)
11 Yoane Wissa Democratic Republic of the Congo FW / LW (1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 28) Lorient 2021 2026 (+1)
19 Dango Ouattara Burkina Faso W (2002-02-11)11 February 2002 (aged 23) Bournemouth 2025 2030 (+1)
23 Keane Lewis-Potter England LW / LB (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 24) Hull City 2022 2031 (+1)
39 Gustavo Nunes Brazil LW (2005-11-20)20 November 2005 (aged 19) Grêmio 2024 2030 (+2)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] AM England Romelle Donovan England Birmingham City £3,000,000 [4][5]
1 July 2025[b] RB Italy Michael Kayode Italy Fiorentina £17,500,000 [6][7]
1 July 2025[c] GK Republic of Ireland Caoimhín Kelleher England Liverpool £12,500,000 [8][9]
1 July 2025[d] AM England Theo Mawene England Preston North End Undisclosed [10]
3 July 2025 AM Netherlands Antoni Milambo Netherlands Feyenoord £16,000,000 [11][12]
15 July 2025 DM England Jordan Henderson Netherlands Ajax Free transfer [13]
21 July 2025 AM England Kyrie Pierre England Aston Villa Free transfer [14]
16 August 2025 W Burkina Faso Dango Ouattara England Bournemouth £42,500,000 [15]
  1. ^ Donovan's transfer was announced on 2 June 2025 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ Kayode's transfer was announced on 28 May 2025 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ Kelleher's transfer was announced on 3 June 2025 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ Mawene's transfer was announced on 19 June 2025 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2025.

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2025[a] CM England Ethan Brierley England Exeter City End of season [16]
1 July 2025[b] LW England Tony Yogane Scotland Dundee End of season [17]
16 July 2025 MF England Ben Krauhaus England Bromley End of season [18]
22 July 2025 CB South Korea Kim Ji-soo Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern End of season [19]
25 July 2025 CB Nigeria Benjamin Fredrick Belgium Dender End of season [20]
31 July 2025 CM England Ryan Trevitt England Wigan Athletic End of season [21]
17 August 2025 LB England Jayden Meghoma Scotland Rangers End of season [22]
  1. ^ Brierley's loan was announced on 26 June 2025 and commenced on 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ Yogane's loan was announced on 30 June 2025 and commenced on 1 July 2025.

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 MF England Yaw Agyei Free agent Released [23]
30 June 2025 MF England Beaux Booth England Sholing Released [23][24]
30 June 2025 FB England Max Dickov England Mansfield Town Released [23][25]
30 June 2025[a] GK Netherlands Mark Flekken Germany Bayer Leverkusen £8,000,000 [9][26]
30 June 2025 CB England Ben Mee Free agent Released [27]
30 June 2025 CB England Kerron Samuels Free agent Released [23]
30 June 2025 CM England Max Wilcox Free agent Released [23]
30 June 2025 LB England Vonnté Williams Free agent Released [23]
30 June 2025 GK England Ben Winterbottom England Barrow Released [27][28]
4 July 2025 FW England Ashley Hay Scotland Dundee Undisclosed [29][30]
10 July 2025 DM Denmark Christian Nørgaard England Arsenal £15,000,000 [31][32]
21 July 2025 RW Cameroon Bryan Mbeumo England Manchester United £65,000,000 [33][34]
22 July 2025 W England Emeka Peters Netherlands Feyenoord Undisclosed [35]
  1. ^ Flekken's transfer was announced on 3 June 2025 and his Bayer Leverkusen contract commenced on 1 July 2025.

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 July 2025 Friendly Gil Vicente 1–1 Brentford Barcelos
19:30 WEST Pablo 10' Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Referee: Jose Armando Torres Bessa
2 August 2025 Friendly Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Brentford Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,070
Referee: Gavin Ward
8 August 2025 Friendly Brentford 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Brentford
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 11,082
Referee: Simon Hooper
9 August 2025 Friendly Brentford XI 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Osterley
Report
Stadium: Jersey Road
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 26 August 2025 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00

Last updated: 17 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
16 Bournemouth 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
17 Brentford 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
18 Burnley 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0 Relegation to EFL Championship
19 West Ham United 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[36]

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
1 0 0 1 1 3  −2 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 1 1 3  −2

Last updated: 17 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1
GroundA
ResultL
Position17
Points0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released, with Brentford away to Nottingham Forest on the opening weekend.[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2025 1 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Brentford West Bridgford
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,949
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 16 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[38]
23 August 2025 2 Brentford v Aston Villa Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
30 August 2025 3 Sunderland v Brentford Sunderland
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
13 September 2025 4 Brentford v Chelsea Brentford
20:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 September 2025 5 Fulham v Brentford Fulham
20:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 September 2025 6 Brentford v Manchester United Brentford
12:30 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Note: Live on TNT Sports
4 October 2025 7 Brentford v Manchester City Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
18 October 2025 8 West Ham United v Brentford Stratford
15:00 BST Stadium: London Stadium
25 October 2025 9 Brentford v Liverpool Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
1 November 2025 10 Crystal Palace v Brentford Selhurst
15:00 GMT Stadium: Selhurst Park
8 November 2025 11 Brentford v Newcastle United Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
22 November 2025 12 Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford Brighton and Hove
15:00 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
29 November 2025 13 Brentford v Burnley Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
3 December 2025 14 Arsenal v Brentford Holloway
19:45 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
6 December 2025 15 Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford Tottenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
13 December 2025 16 Brentford v Leeds United Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
20 December 2025 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
27 December 2025 18 Brentford v Bournemouth Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
30 December 2025 19 Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur Brentford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
3 January 2026 20 Everton v Brentford Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Everton Stadium
7 January 2026 21 Brentford v Sunderland Brentford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
17 January 2026 22 Chelsea v Brentford Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
24 January 2026 23 Brentford v Nottingham Forest Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
31 January 2026 24 Aston Villa v Brentford Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
7 February 2026 25 Newcastle United v Brentford Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James' Park
11 February 2026 26 Brentford v Arsenal Brentford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
21 February 2026 27 Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
28 February 2026 28 Burnley v Brentford Burnley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Turf Moor
4 March 2026 29 Bournemouth v Brentford Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
14 March 2026 30 Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
21 March 2026 31 Leeds United v Brentford Leeds
15:00 GMT Stadium: Elland Road
11 April 2026 32 Brentford v Everton Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
18 April 2026 33 Brentford v Fulham Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
25 April 2026 34 Manchester United v Brentford Old Trafford
15:00 BST Stadium: Old Trafford
2 May 2026 35 Brentford v West Ham United Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
9 May 2026 36 Manchester City v Brentford Manchester
15:00 BST Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
17 May 2026 37 Brentford v Crystal Palace Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
24 May 2026 38 Liverpool v Brentford Liverpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Anfield

EFL Cup

Brentford were drawn away to AFC Bournemouth in the second round.[39]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 August 2024 Second round AFC Bournemouth v Brentford Boscombe
19:45 BST Stadium: Dean Court

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 17 August 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Player League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland Caoimhín Kelleher 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland Aaron Hickey 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
3 DF England Rico Henry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Netherlands Sepp van den Berg 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF England Jordan Henderson 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
7 FW Germany Kevin Schade 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
8 MF Denmark Mathias Jensen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Brazil Igor Thiago 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
14 MF Portugal Fábio Carvalho 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Nigeria Frank Onyeka 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
17 MF Netherlands Antoni Milambo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Ukraine Yehor Yarmolyuk 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland Nathan Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF England Keane Lewis-Potter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Italy Michael Kayode 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 17 August 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Player PL FAC EFLC Total
9 FW Brazil Igor Thiago 1 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 1

Discipline

As of match played 17 August 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Player PL FAC EFLC Total Pts
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
22 DF Republic of Ireland Nathan Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 DF Scotland Aaron Hickey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

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