2020–21 Brentford F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Owner | Matthew Benham | |||
| Chairman | Cliff Crown | |||
| Head coach | Thomas Frank | |||
| Stadium | Brentford Community Stadium | |||
| Championship | 3rd (Promoted via play-offs) | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| EFL Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ivan Toney (31) All: Ivan Toney (33) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 4,000 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 2,000 | |||
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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]
This season marked the club's move to the Brentford Community Stadium from Griffin Park, its home for 116 years.
First team squad
[edit]- 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 | 15 September 1995 (aged 24) | Blackburn Rovers | 2019 | |
| 13 | Patrik Gunnarsson | 
|
GK | 15 November 2000 (aged 19) | Breiðablik | 2018 | Loaned to Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF |
| 25 | Ellery Balcombe | 
|
GK | 15 October 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2016 | Loaned to Doncaster Rovers |
| 28 | Luke Daniels |
|
GK | 5 January 1988 (aged 32) | Scunthorpe United | 2017 | |
| 40 | Nathan Shepperd | 
|
GK | 9 October 2000 (aged 19) | Swansea City | 2019 | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Dominic Thompson |
|
LB | 26 July 2000 (aged 20) | Arsenal | 2019 | Loaned to Swindon Town |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
|
LB | 8 July 1997 (aged 23) | Walsall | 2016 | |
| 4 | Charlie Goode |
|
CB | 3 August 1995 (aged 25) | Northampton Town | 2020 | |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock | 
|
CB | 29 May 1993 (aged 27) | Barnsley | 2019 | |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson (c) | 
|
CB | 13 February 1991 (aged 29) | Leeds United | 2019 | |
| 22 | Henrik Dalsgaard | 
|
RB | 27 July 1989 (aged 31) | Zulte Waregem | 2017 | |
| Julian Jeanvier | 
|
CB | 31 March 1992 (aged 28) | Reims | 2018 | Loaned to Kasımpaşa | |
| 23 | Winston Reid | 
|
CB | 3 July 1988 (aged 32) | West Ham United | 2021 | On loan from West Ham United |
| 29 | Mads Bech Sørensen |
|
CB | 7 January 1999 (aged 21) | AC Horsens | 2017 | |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
|
RB | 24 June 1999 (aged 21) | F.C. Copenhagen | 2019 | |
| Luka Racic |
|
CB | 8 May 1999 (aged 21) | F.C. Copenhagen | 2018 | Loaned to Northampton Town | |
| 35 | Kane O'Connor | 
|
CB | 17 January 2001 (aged 19) | Hibernian | 2019 | |
| 36 | Fin Stevens |
|
RB | 10 April 2003 (aged 17) | Worthing | 2020 | |
| 39 | Lewis Gordon |
|
LB | 12 February 2001 (aged 19) | Watford | 2020 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
|
DM | 10 March 1994 (aged 26) | Fiorentina | 2019 | |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
|
CM | 1 January 1996 (aged 24) | Celta | 2019 | |
| 9 | Emiliano Marcondes |
|
AM | 9 March 1995 (aged 25) | Nordsjælland | 2018 | |
| 14 | Josh Dasilva |
|
AM | 23 October 1998 (aged 21) | Arsenal | 2018 | |
| 20 | Saman Ghoddos | 
|
AM | 6 September 1993 (aged 27) | Amiens | 2021 | Loaned from Amiens before transferring permanently |
| 26 | Shandon Baptiste | 
|
CM | 8 April 1998 (aged 22) | Oxford United | 2020 | |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt | 
|
DM | 10 May 1998 (aged 22) | VfL Bochum | 2020 | |
| 31 | Jan Žambůrek | 
|
CM | 13 February 2001 (aged 19) | Slavia Prague | 2018 | Loaned to Shrewsbury Town |
| 32 | Paris Maghoma |
|
CM | 8 May 2001 (aged 19) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2020 | |
| 37 | Alex Gilbert | 
|
AM | 28 December 2001 (aged 18) | West Bromwich Albion | 2020 | |
| 41 | Mads Bidstrup |
|
DM | 25 February 2001 (aged 19) | RB Leipzig | 2020 | |
| Attackers | |||||||
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
|
W | 2 February 1997 (aged 23) | Norwich City | 2017 | |
| 15 | Marcus Forss | 
|
FW | 18 June 1999 (aged 21) | West Bromwich Albion | 2017 | |
| 16 | Joel Valencia | 
|
W | 16 November 1994 (aged 25) | Piast Gliwice | 2019 | Loaned to Legia Warsaw |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
|
FW | 16 March 1996 (aged 24) | Peterborough United | 2020 | |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo | 
|
W | 7 August 1999 (aged 21) | Troyes | 2019 | |
| 21 | Halil Dervişoğlu | 
|
FW | 8 December 1999 (aged 20) | Sparta Rotterdam | 2020 | Loaned to FC Twente and Galatasaray S.K. |
| 24 | Tariqe Fosu | 
|
LW | 5 November 1995 (aged 24) | Oxford United | 2020 | |
| 34 | Aaron Pressley |
|
FW | 7 November 2001 (aged 18) | Aston Villa | 2020 | |
| 38 | Max Haygarth |
|
W | 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 | 10 August 1995 (aged 25) | OGC Nice | 2018 | Loaned to West Ham United, transferred to West Ham United |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
|
FW | 30 December 1995 (aged 24) | Exeter City | 2017 | Transferred to Aston Villa |
| 33 | Fredrik Hammar |
|
CM | 26 February 2001 (aged 19) | Akropolis IF | 2019 | Transferred to Akropolis IF |
Coaching staff
[edit]| 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 Archived 9 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2020 | CM | |
Mads Bidstrup | Red Bull Leipzig |
Undisclosed | [2] |
| 23 July 2020 | CB | |
Ben Hockenhull | Manchester United |
Undisclosed | [3] |
| 27 July 2020 | RW | |
Wraynel Hercules | Barnet |
Free transfer | [4] |
| 28 July 2020 | CM |
|
Fin Stevens | Worthing |
Undisclosed | [5] |
| 18 August 2020 | CB | |
Charlie Goode | Northampton Town |
Undisclosed | [6] |
| 25 August 2020 | CB |  |
Tristan Crama | AS Béziers |
Undisclosed | [7] |
| 1 September 2020 | FW | |
Ivan Toney | Peterborough United |
£5,000,000 | [8][9] |
| 4 September 2020 | LB | |
Lewis Gordon | Watford |
Free transfer | [10] |
| 20 September 2020 | GK | 
|
Jared Thompson | Free agent | Free transfer | [11] |
| 25 September 2020 | AM | |
Alex Gilbert | West Bromwich Albion |
Free transfer | [12] |
| 3 October 2020 | DM |
|
Vitaly Janelt | VfL Bochum
|
Undisclosed | [13] |
| 5 October 2020 | FW |  |
Lachlan Brook | Adelaide United |
Undisclosed | [14] |
| 4 January 2021 | MF | |
Max Haygarth | Manchester United |
Undisclosed | [15] |
| 11 January 2021 | MF |
|
Ryan Trevitt | Leatherhead Youth
|
Undisclosed | [16][17] |
| 14 January 2021 | AM |
|
Saman Ghoddos | Amiens
|
Undisclosed | [18] |
| 29 January 2021 | GK | |
Ben Winterbottom | Liverpool |
Undisclosed | [19] |
Loans in
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2020 | AM | |
Saman Ghoddos | Amiens |
14 January 2021 | [18][20] |
| 5 October 2020 | RM | |
Valgeir Valgeirsson | HK |
23 April 2021 | [21][22] |
| 16 October 2020 | W | |
Max Haygarth | Manchester United |
4 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
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2020 | CM | |
Jaakko Oksanen | AFC Wimbledon |
End of season | [26] |
| 21 August 2020 | CB | |
Luka Racic | Northampton Town |
3 January 2021 | [27][28] |
| 3 September 2020 | CB | |
Julian Jeanvier | Kasımpaşa |
End 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 2020 | LW | |
Saïd Benrahma | West Ham United |
29 January 2021 | [37][38] |
| 4 January 2021 | LB | |
Dominic Thompson | Swindon Town |
End 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
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2020 | LW | |
Jaden Brissett | Dagenham & Redbridge |
Released | [45] |
| 30 June 2020 | CM | |
Reece Cole | Queens Park Rangers |
Released | [46] |
| 30 June 2020 | LB | |
Cole Dasilva | Free agent | Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2020 | LW | |
Matěj Majka | FC MAS Táborsko |
Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2020 | CB | |
Jonny Mitchell | Stirling Albion |
Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2020 | AM | |
Jayden Onen | Reading |
Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2020 | FW | |
Justin Shaibu | FC Fredericia |
Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2020 | LB |  |
Nick Tsaroulla | Crawley Town |
Released | [48] |
| 29 July 2020 | RB |  |
David Titov | St Patrick's Athletic |
Released | [49] |
| 5 August 2020 | CM | |
Dru Yearwood |  New York Red Bulls |
Undisclosed | [50] |
| 6 August 2020 | FW |  |
Nikos Karelis | ADO Den Haag |
Released | [51] |
| 6 August 2020 | DM |  |
Kamohelo Mokotjo | FC Cincinnati |
Released | [52] |
| 9 September 2020 | FW |
|
Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa
|
£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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Overview
[edit]| 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 | 3rd | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 52.17 |
| FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | 24 January 2021 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
| EFL Cup | 6 September 2020 | 5 January 2021 | First round | Semi-finals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Total | 54 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 91 | 51 | +40 | 51.85 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Championship
[edit]League table
[edit]| 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]| 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 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 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: Loftus Road 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: Kirklees 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: Dean Court 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
[edit]| 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: Dean Court 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FLCh. | FAC | FLCu. | FLP | Total | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- EFL Championship Player of the Month: Ivan Toney (October 2020)[68]
- EFL Championship Manager of the Month: Thomas Frank (December 2020)[69]
- EFL Championship Team of the Year: Ivan Toney[70]
- EFL Championship Golden Boot: Ivan Toney[71]
- London Football Awards EFL Player of the Year: Ivan Toney[72]
- EFL Cup Team of the Tournament: Luke Daniels[73]
- EFL Cup Goal of the Round:
- Emiliano Marcondes: third round[74]
- Saïd Benrahma (fourth round)[75]
- DBU Coach of the Year: Thomas Frank[76]
- PFA Championship Team of the Year: Rico Henry, Ethan Pinnock, Ivan Toney[77]
- Supporters' Player of the Year: Ivan Toney[78]
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