2016–17 Brentford F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Brentford's 127th year in existence and third consecutive season in the Championship.^[1] The club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Brentford

2016–17 season
Owner	Matthew Benham
Chairman	Cliff Crown
Head Coach	Dean Smith
Stadium	Griffin Park
Championship	10th
FA Cup	Fourth round (vs. Chelsea)
League Cup	First round (vs. Exeter City)
Top goalscorer	League: Lasse Vibe (15 goals) All: Lasse Vibe (16 goals)
Highest home attendance	12,052 (vs Fulham, 4 November 2016)
Lowest home attendance	7,537 (vs Eastleigh, 7 January 2017)
Average home league attendance	10,467
Home colours Away colours
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Season review

July

Brentford began the 2016–17 season with various transfers. Captain Jake Bidwell joined arch-rivals Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee on 1 July.^[2] However, on the same day, Brentford also brought in three new players: Dan Bentley, John Egan, and Romaine Sawyers after their contracts at their respective clubs expired.^[3][4][5] On 8 July, defender Jack O'Connell joined Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.^[6] Later that day, Brentford kicked off their first pre-season friendly against Boreham Wood. A late Lewis Macleod header could not prevent defeat for the Bees as they lost 2–1.^[7] On 9 July, Brentford travelled to Germany for a 7-day pre-season training camp. During their time there, Brentford played VfL Bochum and won 1–0 thanks to a first half Scott Hogan goal.^[8] On 19 July, goalkeeper David Button joined local rivals Fulham for an undisclosed fee.^[9] Brentford continued their pre-season with a trip to Wycombe Wanderers. New signing Egan scored his first goal for the club before the break but Dayle Southwell equalised with a header in the second half, leaving the final score as 1–1.^[10] The first home game of the season was against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 23 July. On a very hot day, Brentford took the lead after Alexander Ring inadvertently headed the ball into his own net in the second half. However, minutes later, Brentford conceded an equaliser from Róbert Pich to make the score 1–1.^[11] Just three days later, Brentford welcomed Peterborough United to Griffin Park. Paul Taylor scored for the Posh early on after a Tom Field mistake, but despite dominating the rest of the game, Brentford could not beat the opposition goalkeeper.^[12] On 30 July, Brentford announced the season-long loan of Callum Elder from Leicester City as a replacement for Bidwell at left back.^[13] Elder made his first appearance for the club in a testimonial match against Millwall to honour former captain Tony Craig. The match finished 1–1 after Yoann Barbet's early free kick was cancelled out by Steve Morison's header.^[14] Brentford's pre-season concluded with only one win from six matches.

August

Forward Lasse Vibe was called up for Denmark in the 2016 Summer Olympics and so would miss Brentford's first few games of the season.^[15] Brentford began their Championship campaign away to Huddersfield Town where they finished their previous season. Elias Kachunga put the hosts in front in the first half with Nico Yennaris equalising after coming off the bench in the second half. However, substitute Kasey Palmer scored the winner after a good Bentley save.^[16] On 8 August, midfielder Akaki Gogia joined Dynamo Dresden on a season long loan.^[17] The following day, Brentford announced the signing of Emmanuel Ledesma, who had been training with The Bees during pre-season, on a non-contract basis.^[18] He was available for the EFL Cup First round tie against League Two side Exeter City. In a disappointing display, Brentford suffered a 1–0 defeat after extra time thanks to a good Ryan Harley finish from inside the penalty box.^[19] Brentford made amends with a convincing 2–0 victory against Ipswich Town with Egan scoring both goals on his home competitive debut and also Sam Saunders' 200th competitive game for the club.^[20] Brentford's second home league game of the season finished 1–0 against Nottingham Forest. Hogan scored his first goal of the season after Stephen Henderson saved his and Macleod's earlier efforts. Despite going a man down, Forest finished the game on top, with Bentley keeping out a last minute one-on-one effort from Britt Assombalonga to secure all three points.^[21] Vibe returned to Brentford's lineup in their next game against Rotherham United. While Brentford had played some promising football, they could not unlock the opposition defence and succumbed to a 1–0 defeat after conceding a dubious Danny Ward goal which had appeared offside.^[22] A week later, Brentford hosted Sheffield Wednesday at Griffin Park. Wednesday dominated the first half and was unlucky to not be ahead by half-time. It would be Brentford that broke the deadlock first in the second half after a clearance by goalkeeper Keiren Westwood cannoned off the onrushing Vibe and bounced into the net. Both teams went down to 10 men after David Jones received a second yellow card for dissent while the goalscorer Vibe also received a second yellow card. In the dying minutes, and with Brentford camped outside their box, Wednesday equalised as Sam Hutchinson headed in a Barry Bannan free kick.^[23]

It was a busy transfer deadline day for Brentford with one departure and two new arrivals. Ledesma left the club to join Greek side Panetolikos after being informed that he would not be offered a contract.^[24] Left back Rico Henry joined from Dean Smith's previous club Walsall on a five-year contract for an initial fee of £1.5 million that could rise to over £5 million in add-ons.^[25] Winger Sullay Kaikai joined on loan from Crystal Palace until the end of the season.^[26] Also on transfer deadline day, midfielder Ryan Woods signed a new four-year contract to extend his stay until 2020.^[27]

September

After the international break, Brentford travelled down to the south coast to play Brighton & Hove Albion. In a hard-fought match, Hogan scored his first goal after racing away from the Brighton back line to slot home in the first half. Brentford's defence had to work hard to shut out the Seagulls with Egan having to clear a header off the line. Hogan's left foot finish high into the net from an angle made sure the Bees took home the three points.^[28] On 14 September, Brentford travelled to Villa Park to face Aston Villa for the first time in over 60 years.^[29] Villa appeared to be coasting to a win after new signing Jonathan Kodjia fired in a stunning curler in the first half but Brentford dug deep and, in the 88th minute, Egan fired in the equaliser with the help of two deflections to give Brentford a share of the points.^[30] Brentford then returned to Griffin Park to face Preston North End. It was a tight match in the first half with Hogan's left foot finish after Sawyers' through ball the only goal separating the two sides at the break. However, Preston collapsed after Dean fired in from a corner. The Lilywhites had to finish the game with 10 men when Marnick Vermijl was forced off due to injury with all their substitutions having already been made. Preston conceded 3 goals in almost as many minutes with Hogan completing his hat-trick and Chris Humphrey scoring an own goal. The match ended 5–0 to the Bees.^[31] Brentford's next match was against Wolverhampton Wanderers which finished 3–1 against the Bees. João Teixeira scored a brace with the first one coming after Josh McEachran was dispossessed in the Wolves half and the second one a free kick that found its way into the net after a dubious decision by the referee to penalise Woods. Kaikai's first goal for the club was not enough to rescue a point for the visitors as Ivan Cavaleiro slotted under Bentley late on.^[32] Brentford's impressive home form continued with a 4–1 drubbing of Reading. Josh Clarke scored his first goal for the Bees after a lovely passing move with Vibe adding to the scoreline just before half-time. After the break, Maxime Colin also netted his first goal for the club with a high finish from an angle. Yann Kermorgant gave Reading some hope with a converted penalty after Yennaris tripped Stephen Quinn but it was not to be for the R's as Hogan netted his 7th goal of the season after McEachran's cute pass on the edge of the box.^[33]

Hogan won the Championship Player of the Month award for September after scoring 6 goals in 5 matches.^[34]

October

Brentford extended their home unbeaten run to 10 games with a goalless draw against Wigan Athletic.^[35] After the international break, Brentford made the journey north-east to face promotion favourites Newcastle United. Ciaran Clark nodded in the opener with Dwight Gayle also scoring within the first quarter of an hour as well as early in the second half. While Hogan netted his 8th goal of the season, it only proved to be a consolation to a much better side.^[36] Brentford's next match came against Derby County where a solid defensive display meant the game finished 0–0.^[37] On 20 October, midfielder Alan McCormack was charged for "using abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official" which "included a reference to gender" during a Cardiff City match in April. McCormack was suspended for five matches and fined £6,000 as well as being ordered to attend a training course.^[38] Brentford celebrated their 4000th English Football League match at Griffin Park against Barnsley but failed to win against the South Yorkshire club. Adam Armstrong's placed finish after Barbet's attempted clearance following a free kick gave Barnsley the lead in the first half. Sam Winnall tapped home after Ryan Kent's shot rebounded off the inside of the post to secure the win.^[39] Brentford travelled to Loftus Road to face Queens Park Rangers in the first West London derby of the season. Clarke wriggled around the defenders in the box from McEachran's pass and slotted the ball under goalkeeper Alex Smithies just before half-time to give the Bees the lead. Brentford doubled their lead after Colin found Sawyers free on the edge of the box. With a wonderful first time, left foot finish, Sawyers grabbed the winner in what was a well deserved 2–0 victory.^[40] Shortly after the goal, Macleod was stretchered off with a knee injury. It was later found that it was a significant injury which would require surgery and that Macleod would be out of action for the rest of the season.^[41]

November

Brentford hosted Fulham for another West London derby, a week after defeating Queens Park Rangers. The Bees could not find the form they showed against Q.P.R. as they suffered a 2–0 defeat. Sone Aluko tapped in the opening goal in the first half after his initial shot was saved by Bentley. Button, who had left Brentford for Fulham in the summer, was rarely tested in goal. As Brentford were pushing for an equaliser, Tom Cairney scored Fulham's second goal on the break late into stoppage time to seal defeat for the Bees.^[42] After the international break, Brentford travelled to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers. It was a frantic match with Hogan scoring within the first minute before Danny Graham scored twice in quick succession to bring the match into Blackburn's favour. Hogan scored his second soon after to level the score but a deflection from Dean into his own net proved to be the winner as Blackburn won 3–2.^[43] Brentford's dismal November continued back at Griffin Park against Birmingham City. Despite dominating the game, Brentford fell to a 2–1 defeat after a penalty from former Bee Clayton Donaldson and a goal from Ryan Shotton midway through the second half. Blues' keeper Tomasz Kuszczak had a fine game with a string of good saves while Vibe had a shot blocked on the line. Hogan's header was merely a consolation goal as Brentford finished November with no points from 3 games.^[44][45]

New crest

On 10 November, Brentford announced their new crest that would be used from the start of the 2017/18 season. Featuring a circular crest and a more modern, clean look, the design was loosely based on the crest used from 1972 to 1975.^[46]

Transfers & loans

Transfers in

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	GK	Dan Bentley	Southend United	Compensation	[3]
1 July 2016	DF	Jarvis Edobor	Chalfont St Peter	n/a	[47]
1 July 2016	DF	John Egan	Gillingham	Compensation	[4]
1 July 2016	GK	Dominic Kurasik	Stoke City	Free	[47]
1 July 2016	GK	Dimi Kyriatzis	Henley Town	Free	[47]
1 July 2016	MF	Romaine Sawyers	Walsall	Free	[5]
1 July 2016	DF	Lukas Talbro	Odense	n/a	[47]
14 July 2016	FW	Marc Río	FC Barcelona	Free	[48]
18 July 2016	FW	Justin Shaibu	Køge	Undisclosed	[49]
6 August 2016	DF	Ilias Chatzitheodoridis	Arsenal	Free	[50]
9 August 2016	MF	Emmanuel Ledesma	Rotherham United	Non-contract	[18]
31 August 2016	DF	Rico Henry	Walsall	£1,500,000	[51]
1 September 2016	MF	Raphael Assibey-Mensah	1. FSV Mainz 05	Free	[52]
10 January 2017	FW	Henrik Johansson	Halmstad	Undisclosed	[53]
27 January 2017	MF	Florian Jozefzoon	PSV Eindhoven	Undisclosed	[54]
31 January 2017	FW	Jan Novak	NK Krka	Undisclosed	[55]
31 January 2017	MF	Sergi Canós	Norwich City	Undisclosed	[56]
14 March 2017	FW	Joe Hardy	Manchester City	Undisclosed	[57]

Loans in

Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	Parent Club	End date	Ref.
30 July 2016	DF	Callum Elder	Leicester City	31 January 2017	[13]
31 August 2016	MF	Sullay Kaikai	Crystal Palace	2 January 2017	[26]

Transfers out

Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	DF	Jake Bidwell	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed	[2]
8 July 2016	DF	Jack O'Connell	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[6]
19 July 2016	GK	David Button	Fulham	Undisclosed	[9]
20 January 2017	MF	Sam Saunders	Wycombe Wanderers	Free	[58]
31 January 2017	FW	Scott Hogan	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	[59]

Loans out

Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	End date	Ref.
8 August 2016	MF	Akaki Gogia	Dynamo Dresden	End of season	[17]
1 January 2017	DF	Manny Onariase	Cheltenham Town	End of season	[60]
20 January 2017	MF	Jan Holldack	Wuppertaler SV	End of season	[61]

Players released

Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
31 August 2016	MF	Emmanuel Ledesma	Panetolikos	31 August 2016	[24]
25 February 2017	DF	Nathan Fox	Cray Wanderers	25 February 2017	[62]
30 June 2017	FW	Luke Dunn	Walton & Hersham	n/a	[63]
30 June 2017	MF	James Ferry	Stevenage	1 July 2017	[64]
30 June 2017	FW	Seika Jatta	Free agent		[63]
30 June 2017	GK	Dominic Kurasik	Colchester United	31 July 2017	[63]
30 June 2017	GK	Dimi Kyriatzis	Hayes & Yeading United	14 October 2017	[63]
30 June 2017	MF	Kyjuon Marsh-Brown	Bedford Town	1 September 2017	[63]
30 June 2017	DF	Alan McCormack	Luton Town	1 July 2017	[65]
30 June 2017	FW	Danny Parish	Concord Rangers	September 2017	[63]
30 June 2017	FW	Marc Río	UA Horta	July 2017	[63]

Pre-season and friendlies

Boreham Wood v Brentford

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) Friendly	Boreham Wood	2–1	Brentford	Borehamwood
19:30 BST	Andrade 17' Clifford 60'	Report	Macleod 87'	Stadium: Meadow Park

VfL Bochum v Brentford

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Friendly	VfL Bochum	0–1	Brentford	Bochum, Germany
19:00 CEST		Report	Hogan 36'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion

Wycombe Wanderers v Brentford

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Brentford	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Southwell 77'	Report	Egan 39'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,338

Brentford v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	Brentford	1–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Brentford, London
15:00 BST	Ring 47' (o.g.)	Report	Pich 53'	Stadium: Griffin Park Referee: Gavin Ward

Brentford v Peterborough United

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Brentford	0–1	Peterborough United	Brentford, London
19:45 BST		Report	P. Taylor 3'	Stadium: Griffin Park Referee: Gavin Ward

Millwall v Brentford

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Testimonial	Millwall	1–1	Brentford	Bermondsey, London
15:00 BST	Morison 28'	Report	Barbet 6'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 1,951

Leyton Orient XI v Brentford XI

20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) Friendly	Leyton Orient XI	0–2	Brentford XI	Leyton, London
		Report	Hofmann McCormack pen.'	Stadium: Brisbane Road

Championship

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship

League 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	18	10	18	75	65	+10	64	11	5	7	42	25	+17	7	5	11	33	40	−7

Last updated: 7 May 2017.
Source: Brentford F.C.

Results and position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	L
Position	17	12	6	8	14	8	8	6	9	5	7	9	8	11	11	12	14	16	18	15	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	13	13	15	15	14	13	14	12	14	14	14	12	12	12	11	11	9	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Brentford F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Norwich City	46	20	10	16	85	69	+16	70
9	Derby County	46	18	13	15	54	50	+4	67
10	Brentford	46	18	10	18	75	65	+10	64
11	Preston North End	46	16	14	16	64	63	+1	62
12	Cardiff City	46	17	11	18	60	61	−1	62

Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.

Matches

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[66]

Huddersfield Town v Brentford

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Brentford	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Kachunga 50' Hudson  71' Palmer 79'	Report	McEachran  37' Yennaris 77'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 18,479 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Brentford v Ipswich Town

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2	Brentford	2–0	Ipswich Town	Brentford, London
15:00 BST	Egan 48', 56'	Report	Webster  38'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,089 Referee: Steve Martin

Brentford v Nottingham Forest

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3	Brentford	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Brentford, London
19:45 BST	Hogan 29' Colin  60' Egan  68' Woods  71'	Report	Mills  40' Perquis  61'  88' Pereira  84'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,004 Referee: Tim Robinson

Rotherham United v Brentford

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4	Rotherham United	1–0	Brentford	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Ward 32' Smallwood  70'	Report	Colin  75'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,367 Referee: James Adcock

Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday

27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5	Brentford	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Brentford, London
15:00 BST	Vibe 54'  41'  88' Sawyers  52' Dean  90+5'	Report	Jones  61'  73' Hutchinson 90+3'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,677 Referee: Peter Bankes

Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford

10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 6	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Brentford	Brighton
15:00 BST	Knockaert  32' Hemed  45+2' Bong  60' Manu  63' Stephens  75'	Report	Woods  26' Hogan 29', 70' Egan  43'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 26,388 Referee: Scott Duncan

Aston Villa v Brentford

14 September 2016 (2016-09-14) 7	Aston Villa	1–1	Brentford	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Kodjia 19' Bacuna  86' Jedinak  90+4'	Report	Colin  41' Woods  70' Egan 88'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,752 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Brentford v Preston North End

17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8	Brentford	5–0	Preston North End	Brentford, London
15:00 BST	Hogan 34', 84', 87' Dean 74' Humphrey 85' (o.g.)	Report	Cunningham  64' Humphrey  81'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,920 Referee: Keith Stroud

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford

24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Brentford	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	João Teixeira 47', 57' Saïss  74' Ivan Cavaleiro  90+3'	Report	Colin  35' Sawyers  37' Kaikai 67' Dean  76' Woods  90+4'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 20,637 Referee: Andy Davies

Brentford v Reading

27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) 10	Brentford	4–1	Reading	Brentford, London
19:45 BST	Dean  5' McCormack  19' Clarke 41' Vibe 44' Colin 58' Bjelland  69' Yennaris  81' Hogan 86'	Report	van den Berg  16' Swift  19' Kermorgant 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,679 Referee: Oliver Langford

Brentford v Wigan Athletic

1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11	Brentford	0–0	Wigan Athletic	Brentford, London
15:00 BST	McCormack  36' Dean  85' Egan  90+4'	Report	Buxton  40' Warnock  74' Powell  90+3'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,547 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Newcastle United v Brentford

15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 12	Newcastle United	3–1	Brentford	Newcastle
15:00 BST	Clark 11' Gayle 16', 49' Gouffran  26' Colback  38' Atsu  42'	Report	Dean  24' Hogan 52' Sawyers  72' Woods  73'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,885 Referee: Simon Hooper

Derby County v Brentford

18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) 13	Derby County	0–0	Brentford	Derby
19:45 BST	Bryson  67'	Report	Hogan  60'	Stadium: Priide Park Attendance: 26,707 Referee: Scott Duncan

Brentford v Barnsley

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 14	Brentford	0–2	Barnsley	Brentford, London
15:00 BST	Hogan  45+2' McEachran  66'	Report	Armstrong 29' Winnall  45+1' 67' MacDonald  45+2' Hourihane  81'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,417 Referee: James Lilington

Queens Park Rangers v Brentford

28 October 2016 15	Queens Park Rangers	0–2	Brentford	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST	Borysiuk  18' Chery  74'	Report	Dean  6' Clarke 42' Sawyers 74'	Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium Attendance: 16,888 Referee: James Adcock

Brentford v Fulham

4 November 2016 16	Brentford	0–2	Fulham	Brentford
19:45 GMT	Dean  83' Bjelland  89' Vibe  90+5'	Report	McDonald  27' Aluko 36' Cairney 90+2'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 12,052 Referee: Tim Robinson

Blackburn Rovers v Brentford

19 November 2016 17	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Brentford	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Graham 15', 20' (pen.) Conway  27' Dean 38' (o.g.) Lowe  59' Marshall  66'	Report	Hogan 1', 30' Bjelland  18' Yennaris  66'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,506 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Brentford v Birmingham City

26 November 2016 18	Brentford	1–2	Birmingham City	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Bentley  13' Egan  20' Hogan 77'	Report	Donaldson 13' (pen.) Cotterill  48' Shotton 63' Davis  80'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,925 Referee: Andy Madley

Norwich City v Brentford

3 December 2016 19	Norwich City	5–0	Brentford	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Murphy 6' Dorrans 16' Naismith  44' Brady 59' Oliveira 79' Pritchard 88'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,076 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Brentford v Burton Albion

10 December 2016 20	Brentford	2–1	Burton Albion	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Hogan 11', 53' McEachran  57' Colin  62' Bjelland  90+4' Yennaris  90+7' Sawyers  90+7'	Report	Ward 27' Irvine  66' Mousinho  72' McLaughlin  90+7' Turner  90+7'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,035 Referee: David Coote

Bristol City v Brentford

13 December 2016 21	Bristol City	0–1	Brentford	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Tomlin  73' Smith  87'	Report	Colin 69'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 16,444 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Leeds United v Brentford

18 December 2016 22	Leeds United	1–0	Brentford	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Bartley  51' 89'	Report	Egan  74'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,134 Referee: Darren Bond

Brentford v Cardiff City

26 December 2016 23	Brentford	2–2	Cardiff City	Brentford
13:00 GMT	Bjelland  23' Hogan  73' Dean  75' Kaikai 83', 90+1'	Report	Whittingham 24' (pen.)  31' Gunnarsson  73' Zohore 89'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,098 Referee: Simon Hooper

Brentford v Norwich City

31 December 2016 24	Brentford	0–0	Norwich City	Brentford
17:30 GMT	McEachran  32' Barbet  87' Dean  90+3'	Report	Brady  80' Tettey  90+5'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,377 Referee: Oliver Langford

Birmingham City v Brentford

2 January 2017 25	Birmingham City	1–3	Brentford	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Jutkiewicz 23' Tesche  32' Shotton  57'	Report	Bjelland  16' Hogan 54' Egan  67' Davis 73' (o.g.) Yennaris 87'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 18,030 Referee: James Adcock

Brentford v Newcastle United

14 January 2017 26	Brentford	1–2	Newcastle United	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Vibe 52'  81'	Report	Gayle 20' Dummett  31' Murphy 79'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,435 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Wigan Athletic v Brentford

21 January 2017 27	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Brentford	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Morsy 28' Dean 32' (o.g.) MacDonald  36'	Report	Jota 86'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,244 Referee: James Adcock

Brentford v Aston Villa

31 January 2017 28	Brentford	3–0	Aston Villa	Brentford, London
19:45 GMT	Vibe 25' 65' Yennaris  33' 38'	Report	Hourihane  74'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,016 Referee: David Coote

Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 February 2017 29	Brentford	3–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	Jota 15' Dean 22' Vibe 57' McEachran  64' Kerschbaumer  90+2' 90+4'	Report	Sidwell  64' March 75' Duffy 78' Bruno  90+6' Hemed 90+7'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,433 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Preston North End v Brentford

11 February 2017 30	Preston North End	4–2	Brentford	Preston
15:00 GMT	McGeady 18', 76' Robinson 52' Horgan 77'	Report	Field 12' Colin  29' 89' McEachran  57'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,130 Referee: Tony Harrington

Reading v Brentford

14 February 2017 31	Reading	3–2	Brentford	Reading
20:00 GMT	Swift 22' Williams 77'  82' Beerens 81' Mutch  90+4'	Report	Canós  55' Jota  57' 63' Vibe 66' Woods  72'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,710 Referee: Keith Stroud

Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford

21 February 2017 32	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Brentford	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Forestieri  41' 90+3'	Report	Egan 35' Dean 44'  90+4' Sawyers  76' Yennaris  84'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,014 Referee: Darren Bond

Brentford v Rotherham United

25 February 2017 33	Brentford	4–2	Rotherham United	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	Jota 13' 90+2' 90+5' Yennaris  34' 78'	Report	Taylor  16' Forde  60' 87' Belaïd 67'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,918 Referee: Andy Davies

Ipswich Town v Brentford

4 March 2017 34	Ipswich Town	1–1	Brentford	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Huws 26'	Report	Yennaris 44'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,863 Referee: Scott Duncan

Nottingham Forest v Brentford

7 March 2017 35	Nottingham Forest	2–3	Brentford	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Ward  38' Cash  66' Brereton 82' Clough 90+3'	Report	Vibe 17', 55' Henry  63' Jota 68'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,903 Referee: Tim Robinson

Brentford v Huddersfield Town

11 March 2017 36	Brentford	0–1	Huddersfield Town	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	Dean  38'	Report	van La Parra 28'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,278 Referee: Oliver Langford

Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

15 March 2017 37	Brentford	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Brentford, London
19:45 GMT	Colin 31' Egan  34' Canós  51'	Report	Batth  74' Doherty 86' Costa 89'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 8,732 Referee: Keith Stroud

Burton Albion v Brentford

18 March 2017 38	Burton Albion	3–5	Brentford	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Sordell 21', 23' Woodrow 41'	Report	Canós 10', 61' Vibe 51', 85' Jota  67' 86'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,549 Referee: Andy Madley

Brentford v Bristol City

1 April 2017 39	Brentford	2–0	Bristol City	Brentford, London
15:00 BST	Canós 18' Vibe 26'	Report	Bryan  12' O'Neil  35'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,360 Referee: Simon Hooper

Brentford v Leeds United

4 April 2017 40	Brentford	2–0	Leeds United	Brentford, London
19:45 BST	Sawyers 18'  84' Vibe 34' McCormack  74'	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,759 Referee: David Coote

Cardiff City v Brentford

8 April 2017 41	Cardiff City	2–1	Brentford	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Whittingham  39' 76' Morrison 47' Hoilett  88'	Report	Canós 42'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,861 Referee: Darren Bond

Brentford v Derby County

14 April 2017 42	Brentford	4–0	Derby County	Brentford, London
15:00 BST	Vibe 32', 82' Woods  51' Barbet  61' Jota 70', 90'	Report	Baird  31' Johnson  50' Olsson  72'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,133 Referee: Tim Robinson

Barnsley v Brentford

17 April 2017 43	Barnsley	1–1	Brentford	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Watkins 28' MacDonald  60'	Report	Jozefzoon 41' Jota 47'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,935 Referee: Robert Jones

Brentford v Queens Park Rangers

22 April 2017 44	Brentford	3–1	Queens Park Rangers	Brentford, London
15:00 BST	Barbet 31' Jota 60' (pen.), 64'  65'	Report	Freeman  42' Perch  47' Lynch  60' 62'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,888 Referee: James Adcock

Fulham v Brentford

29 April 2017 45	Fulham	1–1	Brentford	Fulham, London
15:00 BST	Cairney 8' 45'+2' Johansen  90+2'	Report	Yennaris 34'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,594 Referee: Darren Bond

Brentford v Blackburn Rovers

7 May 2017 46	Brentford	1–3	Blackburn Rovers	Brentford, London
12:00 BST	Vibe 56' Dean  78'  83'	Report	Mulgrew 10' Guthrie 16' Conway  78' 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,969 Referee: Tony Harrington

League Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

On 22 June 2015, Brentford were beaten 1:0 by Exeter City in the first round of the EFL Cup.^[67]

Exeter City v Brentford

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round	Exeter City	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Brentford	Exeter
19:45 BST	Harley  78' 100'	Report	Woods  54' Saunders  56' Field  75'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,633 Referee: Kevin Johnson

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

Brentford v Eastleigh

7 January 2017 Third round	Brentford	5–1	Eastleigh	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	Barbet 9' (pen.) Field 17', 38' Vibe 23' McEachran  31' Sawyers 45+2'	Report	Stack  6' Obileye 29' Reason  43'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,537 Referee: Peter Bankes

Chelsea v Brentford

28 January 2017 Fourth round	Chelsea	4–0	Brentford	Fulham, London
15:00 GMT	Willian 14' Pedro 21' Ivanović 69' Batshuayi 81' Chalobah  89'	Report	Colin  55'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,042 Referee: Michael Oliver

First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2016–17 season.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Dan Bentley		GK	(1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 23)	Southend United	2016
16	Jack Bonham		GK	(1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 22)	Watford	2013
34	Dominic Kurasik		GK	(1996-11-04)4 November 1996 (aged 19)	Stoke City	2016
37	Ellery Balcombe		GK	(1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 16)	Academy	2016
Defenders
2	Maxime Colin		RB	(1991-11-15)15 November 1991 (aged 24)	RSC Anderlecht	2015
5	Andreas Bjelland		CB / LB	(1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 28)	FC Twente	2015
6	Harlee Dean		CB	(1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 25)	Southampton	2012
14	John Egan		CB	(1992-10-20)20 October 1992 (aged 23)	Gillingham	2016
22	Rico Henry		LB	(1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 19)	Walsall	2016
29	Yoann Barbet		CB / LB	(1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 23)	Chamois Niortais	2015
30	Tom Field		LB	(1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 19)	Academy	2015
35	Ilias Chatzitheodoridis		LB	(1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 18)	Arsenal	2016
36	Manny Onariase		CB	(1996-10-21)21 October 1996 (aged 19)	West Ham United	2016	Loaned to Cheltenham Town
38	Chris Mepham		CB	(1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2016
Midfielders
4	Lewis Macleod		LM / AM	(1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 22)	Rangers	2015
8	Nico Yennaris		CM	(1993-05-24)24 May 1993 (aged 23)	Arsenal	2014
10	Josh McEachran		CM	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23)	Chelsea	2015
12	Alan McCormack		CM / RB	(1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 32)	Swindon Town	2013
15	Ryan Woods		CM	(1993-12-13)13 December 1993 (aged 22)	Shrewsbury Town	2015
17	Konstantin Kerschbaumer		CM / AM	(1992-07-01)1 July 1992 (aged 24)	Admira Wacker Mödling	2015
18	Alan Judge		AM / LM	(1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 27)	Blackburn Rovers	2014
19	Romaine Sawyers		AM / CM	(1991-11-02)2 November 1991 (aged 24)	Walsall	2016
20	Josh Clarke		RW / RB	(1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 22)	Academy	2013
23	Jota		AM / RM	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 25)	Celta de Vigo	2014	Loaned to SD Eibar
24	Akaki Gogia		AM / LM	(1992-01-18)18 January 1992 (aged 24)	Hallescher FC	2015	Loaned to Dynamo Dresden
31	Jan Holldack		CM / CB / RB	(1996-05-11)11 May 1996 (aged 20)	1. FC Köln	2015	Loaned to Wuppertaler SV
32	Reece Cole		CM	(1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 18)	Academy	2016
39	Zain Westbrooke		CM	(1996-10-28)28 October 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015
47	Sergi Canós		RW / LW	(1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 19)	Norwich City	2017
Forwards
7	Florian Jozefzoon		RW / LW	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 25)	PSV Eindhoven	2017
11	Philipp Hofmann		ST	(1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 23)	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2015
21	Lasse Vibe		ST / RW	(1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 29)	IFK Göteborg	2015
33	Justin Shaibu		ST	(1997-10-28)28 October 1997 (aged 18)	HB Køge	2016
Players who departed mid-season
3	Callum Elder		LB	(1995-01-27)27 January 1995 (aged 21)	Leicester City	2016	Returned to Leicester City after loan
7	Sam Saunders		RM	(1983-08-29)29 August 1983 (aged 32)	Dagenham & Redbridge	2009	Transferred to Wycombe Wanderers
9	Scott Hogan		ST	(1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 24)	Rochdale	2014	Transferred to Aston Villa
25	Sullay Kaikai		RM / LM	(1995-08-26)26 August 1995 (aged 20)	Crystal Palace	2016	Returned to Crystal Palace after loan
26	Emmanuel Ledesma		AM / LM / RM	(1988-05-24)24 May 1988 (aged 28)	Rotherham United	2016	Non-contract

Source: soccerbase.com
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Coaching staff

Last updated 8 December 2016

	Role
Dean Smith	Head Coach
Richard O'Kelly	Assistant Head Coach
Thomas Frank	Assistant Head Coach
Bartek Sylwestrzak	Technical Coach
Vacant[68]	Performance Psychologist
Simon Royce	Goalkeeping Coach
Luke Stopforth	Head of Analysis
Daryl Martin	Physiotherapist
Richard Clarke	Physiotherapist
Chris Haslam	Head of Athletic Performance
Tom Perryman	Conditioning Coach
James Purdue	Conditioning Coach
Neil Greig	Head of Medical
Bob Oteng	Kit Logistics Manager

Kit

On 22 July, the kit for the 2016–17 season was revealed. The kit sponsor was changed from matchbook.com, the previous season's sponsor, to 888sport, an online bookmaker. Adidas remained as the kit supplier.^[69][70]

Supplier: adidas
Sponsor(s): 888sport, University of West London

Home

Away

Away Alt.

Third

Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper 2

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Nico Yennaris was an ever-present for Brentford during the season.

Last Updated 7 May 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Dan Bentley	47	0	45+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	FRA	Maxime Colin	40	4	38+0	4	2+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	SCO	Lewis Macleod	13	0	10+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	DEN	Andreas Bjelland	29	0	25+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Harlee Dean	45	3	42+0	3	2+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	SUR	Florian Jozefzoon	19	1	6+13	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	CHN	Nico Yennaris	49	6	39+7	6	2+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Josh McEachran	29	0	14+13	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	GER	Philipp Hofmann	11	0	0+10	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
12	MF	EIR	Alan McCormack	12	0	2+9	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	DF	EIR	John Egan	37	4	34+0	4	2+0	0	1+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Ryan Woods	45	0	42+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
16	GK	EIR	Jack Bonham	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	AUT	Konstantin Kerschbaumer	21	1	9+11	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	MF	EIR	Alan Judge	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	SKN	Romaine Sawyers	45	3	39+4	2	2+0	1	0+0	0
20	MF	ENG	Josh Clarke	32	2	19+11	2	0+1	0	1+0	0
21	FW	DEN	Lasse Vibe	36	16	30+4	15	2+0	1	0+0	0
22	DF	ENG	Rico Henry	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ESP	Jota	23	12	19+2	12	0+2	0	0+0	0
29	DF	FRA	Yoann Barbet	24	2	14+8	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
30	DF	EIR	Tom Field	17	3	13+2	1	1+0	2	1+0	0
31	MF	GER	Jan Holldack	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	MF	ENG	Reece Cole	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	DEN	Justin Shaibu	5	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
34	GK	AUS	Dominic Kurasik	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	DF	GRE	Ilias Chatzitheodoridis	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Manny Onariase	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	GK	ENG	Ellery Balcombe	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	DF	WAL	Chris Mepham	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
39	MF	ENG	Zain Westbrooke	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	FW	ESP	Sergi Canós	18	4	13+5	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	AUS	Callum Elder	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Sam Saunders	9	0	3+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	IRL	Scott Hogan	27	14	25+0	14	0+1	0	0+1	0
25	MF	SLE	Sullay Kaikai	18	3	6+12	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	ARG	Emmanuel Ledesma	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk Archived 10 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Goalscorers

Lasse Vibe was this season's top goalscorer with 16 goals.

No.	Pos	Player	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
21	FW	Lasse Vibe	15	1	0	16
9	FW	Scott Hogan	14	0	0	14
23	MF	Jota	12	0	0	12
8	MF	Nico Yennaris	6	0	0	6
2	DF	Maxime Colin	4	0	0	4
14	DF	John Egan	4	0	0	4
47	FW	Sergi Canós	4	0	0	4
6	DF	Harlee Dean	3	0	0	3
19	MF	Romaine Sawyers	2	1	0	3
25	MF	Sullay Kaikai	3	0	0	3
30	DF	Tom Field	1	2	0	3
20	MF	Josh Clarke	2	0	0	2
29	DF	Yoann Barbet	1	1	0	2
7	MF	Florian Jozefzoon	1	0	0	1
17	MF	Konstantin Kerschbaumer	1	0	0	1
		Own Goals	2	0	0	2
		Totals	75	5	0	80

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk Archived 10 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Disciplinary record

Last Updated 7 May 2017

No.	Pos	Player
6	DF	Harlee Dean	12	1
21	FW	Lasse Vibe	3	1
15	MF	Ryan Woods	8	0
2	DF	Maxime Colin	7	0
10	MF	Josh McEachran	7	0
14	DF	John Egan	7	0
8	MF	Nico Yennaris	6	0
19	MF	Romaine Sawyers	6	0
5	DF	Andreas Bjelland	5	0
9	FW	Scott Hogan	3	0
12	MF	Alan McCormack	3	0
23	MF	Jota	3	0
29	DF	Yoann Barbet	2	0
47	FW	Sergi Canós	2	0
1	GK	Dan Bentley	1	0
7	MF	Sam Saunders	1	0
17	MF	Konstantin Kerschbaumer	1	0
21	FW	Lasse Vibe	1	0
22	DF	Rico Henry	1	0
30	DF	Tom Field	1	0
		Totals	80	2

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk Archived 10 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Management

Name	Nat	From	To	Record All Comps					Record League
				P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
Dean Smith		30 November 2015	present	49	19	10	20	038.78|	46	18	10	18	039.13

Summary

Games played	49 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won	19 (18 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn	10 (10 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	20 (18 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	80 (75 Championship, 5 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Goals conceded	71 (65 Championship, 5 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Clean sheets	13 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards	80 (75 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Red cards	2 (2 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline	(12 yellows and 1 red) Harlee Dean
Biggest league win	5–0 (vs Preston North End)
Worst league defeat	0–5 (vs Norwich City)
Most appearances	49 Nico Yennaris
Top scorer (league)	15 Lasse Vibe
Top scorer (all competitions)	16 Lasse Vibe
Hat Tricks	2 Scott Hogan (vs Preston North End) & Jota (vs Rotherham United)