2022–23 Brentford F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 133rd season in the existence of Brentford Football Club and its second consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Brentford

2022–23 season
Owner	Matthew Benham
Head coach	Thomas Frank
Stadium	Brentford Community Stadium
Premier League	9th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Ivan Toney (20) All: Ivan Toney (21)
Highest home attendance	17,163 vs Liverpool (2 January 2023, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	16,278 vs Gillingham (8 November 2022, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance	17,064
Biggest win	4–0 vs Manchester United, Premier League, 13 August 2022
Biggest defeat	1–5 vs Newcastle United, Premier League, 8 October 2022 0–4 vs Aston Villa, Premier League, 23 October 2022
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Brentford enjoyed one of the best seasons in their history, including a 12-match unbeaten run between October and March, finishing the season in 9th place, narrowly missing out on a European spot. In addition, they were the only side to defeat league and European champions Manchester City at their home ground, and the only side to defeat them twice.

First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2022–23 season.

No.	Player	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	David Raya		GK	(1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 26)	Blackburn Rovers	2019
22	Thomas Strakosha		GK	(1995-03-19)19 March 1995 (aged 27)	Lazio	2022
34	Matthew Cox		GK	(2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 19)	AFC Wimbledon	2021
—	Ellery Balcombe		GK	(1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 22)	Academy	2016	Loaned to Crawley Town and Bristol Rovers
Defenders
2	Aaron Hickey		RB	(2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 20)	Bologna	2022
3	Rico Henry		LB	(1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 25)	Walsall	2016
4	Charlie Goode		CB	(1995-08-03)3 August 1995 (aged 27)	Northampton Town	2020	Loaned to Blackpool
5	Ethan Pinnock		CB	(1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 29)	Barnsley	2019
13	Mathias Jørgensen		CB	(1990-04-23)23 April 1990 (aged 32)	Fenerbahçe	2021
16	Ben Mee		CB	(1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 32)	Burnley	2022
18	Pontus Jansson (c)		CB	(1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 31)	Leeds United	2019
20	Kristoffer Ajer		CB / RB	(1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 24)	Celtic	2021
29	Mads Bech Sørensen		CB	(1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 23)	AC Horsens	2017	Loaned to Nice and Groningen
30	Mads Roerslev		RB	(1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 23)	Copenhagen	2019
32	Tristan Crama		CB	(2001-11-08)8 November 2001 (aged 20)	Béziers	2020
33	Fin Stevens		RB	(2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 19)	Worthing	2020	Loaned to Swansea City
Midfielders
6	Christian Nørgaard		DM	(1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 28)	Fiorentina	2019
8	Mathias Jensen		CM	(1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 26)	Celta Vigo	2019
10	Josh Dasilva		AM	(1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 23)	Arsenal	2018
14	Saman Ghoddos		AM	(1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 28)	Amiens	2021
15	Frank Onyeka		DM	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 24)	Midtjylland	2021
24	Mikkel Damsgaard		AM	(2000-07-03)3 July 2000 (aged 22)	Sampdoria	2022
25	Myles Peart-Harris		AM	(2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 19)	Chelsea	2021	Loaned to Forest Green Rovers
26	Shandon Baptiste		CM	(1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 24)	Oxford United	2020
27	Vitaly Janelt		DM	(1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 24)	VfL Bochum	2020
28	Mads Bidstrup		MF	(2001-02-25)25 February 2001 (aged 21)	RB Leipzig	2020	Loaned to Nordsjælland
35	Ryan Trevitt		MF	(2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 19)	Leatherhead Youth	2021
36	Yehor Yarmolyuk		CM	(2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (aged 18)	Dnipro-1	2022
37	Alex Gilbert		AM	(2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 20)	West Bromwich Albion	2020
―	Paris Maghoma		CM	(2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 21)	Tottenham Hotspur	2020	Loaned to AFC Wimbledon and Milton Keynes Dons
Attackers
7	Sergi Canós		W / RWB	(1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 25)	Norwich City	2017	Loaned to Olympiacos
9	Kevin Schade		LW / FW	(2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 20)	SC Freiburg	2023	On loan from SC Freiburg
11	Yoane Wissa		W / FW	(1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 25)	Lorient	2021
17	Ivan Toney		FW	(1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 26)	Peterborough United	2020
19	Bryan Mbeumo		W / FW	(1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 23)	Troyes	2019
21	Halil Dervişoğlu		FW	(1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 22)	Sparta Rotterdam	2020	Loaned to Burnley
23	Keane Lewis-Potter		LW	(2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 21)	Hull City	2022
38	Michael Olakigbe		LW	(2004-04-06)6 April 2004 (aged 18)	Fulham	2022
―	Tariqe Fosu		LW	(1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 26)	Oxford United	2020	Loaned to Stoke City and Rotherham United
―	Joel Valencia		W	(1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 27)	Piast Gliwice	2019	Loaned to De Graafschap
Players who left the club mid-season
―	Luka Racic		CB	(1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 23)	Copenhagen	2018	Transferred to Sønderjyske

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2022[a]	FB		Max Dickov	Stockport Town	Free transfer	[1][2]
1 July 2022[b]	MF		Max Wilcox	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[3][4]
9 July 2022	RB		Aaron Hickey	Bologna	£17,000,000	[5]
12 July 2022	LW		Keane Lewis-Potter	Hull City	£16,000,000	[6]
13 July 2022	W		Kyreece Lisbie	Watford	Free transfer	[7]
14 July 2022	GK		Thomas Strakosha	Lazio	Free transfer	[8]
14 July 2022	CM		Yehor Yarmolyuk	Dnipro-1	Undisclosed	[9]
22 July 2022	CB		Ben Mee	Burnley	Free transfer	[10]
29 July 2022	LW		Michael Olakigbe	Fulham	Undisclosed	[11][12]
4 August 2022	FW		Lucias Vine	Aldershot Town	Free transfer	[13]
10 August 2022	RW		Isaac Holland	Sheffield Wednesday	Compensation	[14][15]
10 August 2022	LW		Tony Yogane	Sheffield Wednesday	Compensation	[15][16]
10 August 2022	AM		Mikkel Damsgaard	Sampdoria	£16,700,000	[17][18]
24 August 2022	CM		Angel Waruih	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	[19]
31 August 2022	CB		Edon Pruti	Slough Town	Undisclosed	[20]
1 September 2022	FB		Charlie Farr	Free agent	Free transfer	[21]
20 October 2022	DM		Roy Syla	Free agent	Free transfer	[22]
25 October 2022	FB		Byron Wilson	Free agent	Free transfer	[23]
30 November 2022	W		J'Neil Bennett	Free agent	Free transfer	[24]
1 January 2023[c]	LB		Conor McManus	Bray Wanderers	Undisclosed	[25]
4 January 2023	MF		Beaux Booth	Dorking Wanderers	Undisclosed	[26]
30 January 2023	GK		Vincent Angelini	Watford	Undisclosed	[27]

1. Dickov's transfer was announced on 29 June 2022 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2022.
2. Wilcox's transfer was announced on 29 June 2022 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2022.
3. McManus' transfer was announced on 15 December 2022 and his contract commenced on 1 January 2023.

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
4 January 2023	LW		Kevin Schade	SC Freiburg	End of season[a]	[29]
6 January 2023	FB		Romeo Beckham	Inter Miami II	End of season	[30]

1. Under the terms of Schade's loan, Brentford paid a €1,000,000 fee.^[28]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
5 July 2022	CM		Mads Bidstrup	Nordsjælland	End of season	[31]
18 July 2022	CM		Paris Maghoma	AFC Wimbledon	5 January 2023[a]	[33]
22 July 2022	W		Lachlan Brook	Crewe Alexandra	End of season[b]	[35]
27 July 2022	RB		Daniel Oyegoke	Milton Keynes Dons	2 January 2023[c]	[37]
29 July 2022	RW		Nathan Young-Coombes	AFC Wimbledon	20 January 2023[d]	[39]
30 July 2022	GK		Ellery Balcombe	Crawley Town	17 January 2023[e]	[41]
16 August 2022	LW		Tariqe Fosu	Stoke City	20 January 2023[f]	[43]
22 August 2022	AM		Myles Peart-Harris	Forest Green Rovers	End of season[g]	[45]
31 August 2022	W		Joel Valencia	De Graafschap	End of season	[46]
1 September 2022	FW		Halil Dervişoğlu	Burnley	End of season	[47]
1 September 2022	CB		Mads Bech Sørensen	Nice	1 January 2023[h]	[49]
1 September 2022	RB		Fin Stevens	Swansea City	1 January 2023[i]	[51]
4 January 2023	FW		Aaron Pressley	Accrington Stanley	End of season	[52]
18 January 2023	CB		Mads Bech Sørensen	Groningen	End of season	[53]
19 January 2023	GK		Ellery Balcombe	Bristol Rovers	End of season	[54]
20 January 2023	LW		Tariqe Fosu	Rotherham United	End of season	[42]
23 January 2023	CM		Paris Maghoma	Milton Keynes Dons	End of season	[55]
23 January 2023	CB		Charlie Goode	Blackpool	End of season	[56]
31 January 2023	RW		Sergi Canós	Olympiacos	End of season	[57]

1. Maghoma was recalled from his season-long loan at AFC Wimbledon on 5 January 2023.^[32]
2. Brook's half-season loan at Crewe Alexandra was extended until the end of the season on 4 January 2023.^[34]
3. Oyegoke was recalled from his season-long loan at Milton Keynes Dons on 2 January 2023.^[36]
4. Young-Coombes was recalled from his season-long loan at AFC Wimbledon on 20 January 2023.^[38]
5. Balcombe was recalled from his season-long loan at Crawley Town on 17 January 2023.^[40]
6. Fosu was recalled from his season-long loan at Stoke City on 20 January 2023.^[42]
7. Peart-Harris' half-season loan at Forest Green Rovers was extended until the end of the season on 3 January 2023.^[44]
8. Sørensen was recalled from his season-long loan at Nice on 1 January 2023.^[48]
9. Stevens was recalled from his season-long loan at Swansea City on 1 January 2023.^[50]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
10 June 2022[a]	CB		Ben Hockenhull	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	[58]
22 June 2022[b]	CM		Dom Jefferies	Gillingham	Free transfer	[59]
30 June 2022	AM		Christian Eriksen	Manchester United	Released	[60]
30 June 2022	LB		Lewis Gordon	Bristol Rovers	Released	[61][62]
30 June 2022	W		Max Haygarth	Linfield	Released	[61][63]
30 June 2022	RW		Wraynel Hercules	Enfield Town	Released	[61][64]
30 June 2022	CB		Julian Jeanvier	Auxerre	Released	[65][66]
30 June 2022	FW		Gustav Mogensen	Sarpsborg 08	Released	[61][67]
30 June 2022	FW		Hans Mpongo	Þróttur V.	Released	[68][69]
30 June 2022	CM		Jaakko Oksanen	KuPS	Released	[61][70]
30 June 2022	CB		Jude Russell	Beckenham Town	Released	[61][71]
30 June 2022	DM		Roy Syla	Free agent	Released	[61]
25 July 2022	LB		Dominic Thompson	Blackpool	Undisclosed	[72]
28 July 2022	FW		Marcus Forss	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[73]
1 September 2022	CB		Luka Racic	Sønderjyske	Undisclosed	[74]
13 January 2023	CB		Edon Pruti	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed	[75]

1. Hockenhull's transfer was announced on 27 May 2022 and took place on 10 June 2022, the opening day of the summer transfer window.
2. Jefferies' transfer was announced on 16 June 2022 and took place on 22 June 2022.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Boreham Wood v Brentford

9 July 2022 Friendly	Boreham Wood	0–2	Brentford	Borehamwood
15:00 BST		Report	Mbeumo 9' (pen.) Dasilva 87'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,170 Referee: Will Finnie

VfB Stuttgart v Brentford

16 July 2022 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Brentford	Friedrichshafen
15:30 CEST	Kastanaras 72' Coulibaly 90' (pen.)	Report	Mbeumo 11'	Stadium: Zeppelinstadion Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Strasbourg v Brentford

19 July 2022 Friendly	Strasbourg	2–2	Brentford	Donaueschingen
13:30 CEST	Ajorque 9', 61'	Report	Wissa 36' Lewis-Potter 86'	Stadium: Obere Wiesen

VfL Wolfsburg v Brentford

23 July 2022 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	4–0	Brentford	Wolfsburg
16:00 CEST	Wimmer 27' Bornauw 56' Wind 66' Kamiński 86'	Report		Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Felix Bickel

Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford

26 July 2022 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Brentford	Falmer
15:00 BST		Report	Toney 80'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Arsenal v Brentford

27 July 2022 Friendly	Arsenal	1–2	Brentford	London Colney
13:00 BST	Nketiah 24'	Report	Mbeumo 9' Trevitt 45'	Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0

Brentford v Real Betis

30 July 2022 Friendly	Brentford	1–0	Real Betis	Brentford
15:00 BST	Mbeumo 29'	Report		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Brentford XI v Reading

22 September 2022 Friendly	Brentford XI	1–1	Reading	Osterley
	Gilbert 62'	Report	Meite	Stadium: Jersey Road Attendance: 0

Brentford v Bordeaux

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) Friendly	Brentford	1–2	Bordeaux	Caldes de Montbui
13:30 CET	Gilbert 8'	Report	Davitashvili 18' Maja pen.'	Stadium: La Vinya Attendance: 0

Brentford v Celta Vigo

13 December 2022 (2022-12-13) Friendly	Brentford	1–3	Celta Vigo	Osterley
12:00 GMT	Wissa 1'	Report	Aspas 25', 47' Larsen	Stadium: Jersey Road Attendance: 0

Brentford v VfL Wolfsburg

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) Friendly	Brentford	2–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Brentford
13:00 GMT	Mbeumo 21' Toney 37'	Report	Waldschmidt 13' Pejčinović 67'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0

Chelsea v Brentford

20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) Friendly	Chelsea	5–1	Brentford	Stoke d'Abernon
	Havertz	Report		Stadium: Cobham Training Centre Attendance: 0
Note: Match played over three 45-minute 'halves'.

Brentford XI v Leyton Orient

18 January 2023 (2023-01-18) Friendly	Brentford XI	3–1	Leyton Orient	Osterley
	Lewis-Potter 43' Schade 45', 60'	Report		Stadium: Jersey Road Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	7 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	9th	38	15	14	9	58	46	+12	039.47
FA Cup	7 January 2023		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	23 August 2022	8 November 2022	Second round	Third round	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	050.00
Total					41	16	15	10	61	48	+13	039.02

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2022–23 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Aston Villa	38	18	7	13	51	46	+5	61	Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8	Tottenham Hotspur	38	18	6	14	70	63	+7	60
9	Brentford	38	15	14	9	58	46	+12	59
10	Fulham	38	15	7	16	55	53	+2	52
11	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	40	49	−9	45

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^[76]
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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
38	15	14	9	58	46	+12	59	10	7	2	35	18	+17	5	7	7	23	28	−5

Source: Premier League

Results 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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W
Position	9	3	8	10	11	8	8	9	10	11	9	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	7	8	9	9	9	9	8	7	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9

Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Leicester City v Brentford

7 August 2022 1	Leicester City	2–2	Brentford	Leicester
14:00 BST	Castagne 33' Dewsbury-Hall 46'	Report	Toney 62' Dasilva 86'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,794 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Brentford v Manchester United

13 August 2022 2	Brentford	4–0	Manchester United	Brentford
17:30 BST	Dasilva 10' Jensen 18' Mee 30' Mbeumo 35'	Report	Maguire  16' McTominay  82' Rashford  89' Fernandes  90+4'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,051 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Fulham v Brentford

20 August 2022 3	Fulham	3–2	Brentford	Fulham
15:00 BST	Decordova-Reid 1' Palhinha 20',  29' Tete  31' Mitrović 90' Mbabu  90+4'	Report	Nørgaard 44' Dasilva  56' Toney 71' Mee  80'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,798 Referee: Peter Bankes

Brentford v Everton

27 August 2022 4	Brentford	1–1	Everton	Brentford
15:00 BST	Wissa  54' Janelt 84' Hickey  90+5'	Report	Gordon 24',  90+3' Pickford  81'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,009 Referee: John Brooks

Crystal Palace v Brentford

30 August 2022 5	Crystal Palace	1–1	Brentford	Selhurst
19:30 BST	Zaha 59' Doucouré  90+5'	Report	Hickey  71' Toney  83' Wissa 88'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,043 Referee: Simon Hooper

Brentford v Leeds United

3 September 2022 6	Brentford	5–2	Leeds United	Brentford
15:00 BST	Toney 30' (pen.), 43', 58' Mbeumo 80' Wissa 90+1' Damsgaard  90+5' Hickey  90+7'	Report	Sinisterra  28', 45+1' Roca 79' Klich  90+7'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,946 Referee: Robert Jones

Brentford v Arsenal

18 September 2022 8	Brentford	0–3	Arsenal	Brentford
12:00 BST		Report	Saliba 17' Gabriel Jesus 28',  90' Vieira 49' Xhaka  58'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,122 Referee: David Coote

Bournemouth v Brentford

1 October 2022 9	Bournemouth	0–0	Brentford	King's Park
15:00 BST	Lerma  75'	Report	Toney  45+2' Hickey  67'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,126 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Newcastle United v Brentford

8 October 2022 10	Newcastle United	5–1	Brentford	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Bruno Guimarães 21', 56' Murphy 28' Almirón 82' Pinnock 90' (o.g.)	Report	Toney  45+1', 54' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,067 Referee: John Brooks

Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion

14 October 2022 11	Brentford	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Brentford
20:00 BST	Toney 27', 64' (pen.),  90+3' Jensen  45+1' Baptiste  90+2'	Report	Caicedo  45+2'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,016 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Brentford v Chelsea

19 October 2022 12	Brentford	0–0	Chelsea	Brentford
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,118 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Aston Villa v Brentford

23 October 2022 13	Aston Villa	4–0	Brentford	Aston, Birmingham
14:00 BST	Bailey 2' Ings 7', 14' (pen.),  35' Watkins 59'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,693 Referee: Darren England

Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 October 2022 14	Brentford	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Brentford
15:00 BST	Mee 50' Mbeumo  80' Damsgaard  86' Toney  90+3'	Report	Semedo  1' Podence  30' Neves 52',  84' Costa  90+7'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,051 Referee: Bobby Madley

Nottingham Forest v Brentford

5 November 2022 15	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Brentford	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Gibbs-White 20' Yates  34' Henderson  45+1' Jørgensen 90+6' (o.g.)	Report	Janelt  31' Mbeumo 45+3' (pen.),  70' Wissa 75'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,869 Referee: Andre Marriner

Manchester City v Brentford

12 November 2022 16	Manchester City	1–2	Brentford	Manchester
12:30 GMT	Haaland  37' Foden 45+1' Cancelo  84'	Report	Toney 16', 90+8' Mbeumo  72' Jensen  90+2'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 52,786 Referee: Peter Bankes

Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur

26 December 2022 17	Brentford	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Brentford
12:30 GMT	Janelt 15' Toney 54',  63' Jensen  59' Mbeumo  76'	Report	Bissouma  60' Kane 65' Højbjerg 71'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,137 Referee: David Coote

West Ham United v Brentford

30 December 2022 18	West Ham United	0–2	Brentford	London
19:45 GMT	Coufal  70'	Report	Toney 18' Dasilva 43'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 62,467 Referee: Darren England

Brentford v Liverpool

2 January 2023 19	Brentford	3–1	Liverpool	Brentford
17:30 GMT	Jørgensen  2' Konaté 19' (o.g.) Wissa 42' Mbeumo 84'	Report	Elliott  19' Oxlade-Chamberlain 50' Thiago  57' Núñez  72'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,163 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Brentford v Bournemouth

14 January 2023 20	Brentford	2–0	Bournemouth	Brentford
17:30 GMT	Toney 39' (pen.) Raya  69' Jensen 75'	Report	Neto  38'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Leeds United v Brentford

22 January 2023 21	Leeds United	0–0	Brentford	Leeds
14:00 GMT	Rodrigo  64' Koch  84'	Report	Toney  71' Wissa  88'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,260 Referee: Peter Bankes

Brentford v Southampton

4 February 2023 22	Brentford	3–0	Southampton	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Mee 41' Mbeumo 44' Toney  64' Jensen 80'	Report	Lavia  59' Salisu  90'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,051 Referee: Darren Bond

Arsenal v Brentford

11 February 2023 23	Arsenal	1–1	Brentford	Holloway
15:00 GMT	Trossard 66'	Report	Toney 74' Nørgaard  90+6' Schade  90+8'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,254 Referee: Peter Bankes

Brentford v Crystal Palace

18 February 2023 24	Brentford	1–1	Crystal Palace	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Mee  3' Nørgaard  75' Janelt 90+6'	Report	Ayew  13' Andersen  35' Eze 69'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,122 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brentford v Fulham

6 March 2023 26	Brentford	3–2	Fulham	Brentford
20:00 GMT	Pinnock 6' Toney 53' (pen.) Jensen 85'	Report	Willian  25' Lukić  35' Mitrović  61' Solomon 39' Carlos Vinícius 90+9'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,025 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Everton v Brentford

11 March 2023 27	Everton	1–0	Brentford	Walton
15:00 GMT	McNeil 1' Coleman  61' Doucouré  71'	Report	Nørgaard  45+1'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,036 Referee: Simon Hooper

Southampton v Brentford

15 March 2023 7	Southampton	0–2	Brentford	Southampton
19:30 GMT	Bednarek  90+3'	Report	Toney 32',  90+3' Hickey  79' Wissa 90+7'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,438 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 10 September 2022, but was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[77]

Brentford v Leicester City

18 March 2023 28	Brentford	1–1	Leicester City	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Jensen 32' Nørgaard  40' Baptiste  89'  90+2'	Report	Maddison  22' Barnes 52' Soumaré  84'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,006 Referee: Darren Bond

Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford

1 April 2023 29	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–3	Brentford	Falmer
15:00 BST	Mitoma 21' Welbeck 28' Mac Allister 90' (pen.),  90+6'	Report	Jansson 10' Toney 22' Pinnock 49' Hickey  89'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,493 Referee: Michael Oliver

Manchester United v Brentford

5 April 2023 25	Manchester United	1–0	Brentford	Manchester
20:00 BST	Shaw  24' Rashford 27' McTominay  42' Fernandes  59'	Report	Damsgaard  50' Nørgaard  61'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,309 Referee: John Brooks
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 February 2023, but was postponed due to Manchester United's involvement in the 2023 EFL Cup final.[78]

Brentford v Newcastle United

8 April 2023 30	Brentford	1–2	Newcastle United	Brentford
15:00 BST	Toney 29, 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Botman  28' Raya 53' (o.g.) Isak 61',  87'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,107 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford

15 April 2023 31	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Brentford	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Costa 27' João Gomes  35' Hwang 69'	Report	Jensen  12'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 30,769 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brentford v Aston Villa

22 April 2023 32	Brentford	1–1	Aston Villa	Brentford
15:00 BST	Nørgaard  23' Schade  55' Toney 65' Janelt  71'	Report	Young  29' Douglas Luiz  70', 87'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,098 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Chelsea v Brentford

26 April 2023 33	Chelsea	0–2	Brentford	Fulham
19:45 BST	W. Fofana  72'	Report	Azpilicueta 37' (o.g.) Jensen  46' Henry  73' Mbeumo 78'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,929 Referee: Andrew Madley

Brentford v Nottingham Forest

29 April 2023 34	Brentford	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Brentford
15:00 BST	Henry  29' Toney 82' Dasilva 90+4'	Report	Felipe  34' Danilo 45+1' Ayew  56'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,080 Referee: Peter Bankes

Liverpool v Brentford

6 May 2023 35	Liverpool	1–0	Brentford	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Van Dijk  5' Salah 13' Fabinho  42' Konaté  54' Alisson  77'	Report	Mbeumo  27' Henry  70'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,838 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Brentford v West Ham United

14 May 2023 36	Brentford	2–0	West Ham United	Brentford
14:00 BST	Mbeumo 20' Wissa 43' Hickey  76'	Report		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,075 Referee: Michael Oliver

Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford

20 May 2023 37	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Brentford	Tottenham
12:30 BST	Kane 8' Bissouma  45'	Report	Mbeumo 50', 62' Henry  68' Wissa 88'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 61,514 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Brentford v Manchester City

28 May 2023 38	Brentford	1–0	Manchester City	Brentford
16:30 BST	Wissa  55' Damsgaard  65' Janelt  77' Jørgensen  84' Pinnock 85'	Report		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,120 Referee: John Brooks

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Brentford v West Ham United

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) Third round	Brentford	0–1	West Ham United	Brentford
17:30 GMT	Wissa  64'	Report	Dawson  73' Benrahma 79'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,725 Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Colchester United v Brentford

23 August 2022 Second round	Colchester United	0–2	Brentford	Colchester
19:45 BST	Dallison  46' Kazeem  58'	Report	Onyeka  32' Lewis-Potter 39' Sørensen 90+1'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,516 Referee: James Linington

Brentford v Gillingham

8 November 2022 Third round	Brentford	1–1 (5–6 p)	Gillingham	Brentford
19:45 GMT	Toney 3'	Report	Jefferies  5' Mandron 75'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,278 Referee: Tim Robinson
	Penalties
	Toney Ghoddos Dasilva Mbeumo Jensen Damsgaard		Mandron Adelakun Wright Alexander Kashket MacDonald

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		David Raya	38	0	0	0	1	0	39	0
2	DF		Aaron Hickey	23 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	23 (3)	0
3	DF		Rico Henry	37	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	38 (1)	0
5	DF		Ethan Pinnock	30	3	0	0	1	0	31	3
6	MF		Christian Nørgaard	22 (1)	1	0	0	1	0	23 (1)	1
7	MF		Sergi Canós	0 (5)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (6)	0
8	MF		Mathias Jensen	37	5	1	0	0 (1)	0	39 (1)	5
10	MF		Josh Dasilva	14 (21)	4	1	0	0 (2)	0	15 (23)	4
11	MF		Yoane Wissa	16 (21)	7	1	0	0 (1)	0	17 (22)	7
13	DF		Mathias Jørgensen	11 (7)	0	0	0	2	0	13 (7)	0
14	MF		Saman Ghoddos	0 (15)	0	1	0	1 (1)	0	2 (16)	0
15	MF		Frank Onyeka	8 (13)	0	0	0	2	0	10 (13)	0
16	DF		Ben Mee	37	3	1	0	0	0	38	3
17	FW		Ivan Toney	33	20	0	0	1 (1)	1	34 (1)	21
18	DF		Pontus Jansson	9 (3)	1	0	0	0	0	9 (3)	1
19	MF		Bryan Mbeumo	36 (2)	9	0	0	0 (1)	0	36 (3)	9
20	DF		Kristoffer Ajer	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
21	FW		Halil Dervişoğlu	0 (1)	0	―		1	0	1 (1)	0
22	GK		Thomas Strakosha	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
23	MF		Keane Lewis-Potter	3 (7)	0	1	0	2	1	6 (7)	1
24	MF		Mikkel Damsgaard	9 (17)	0	1	0	2	0	12 (17)	0
26	MF		Shandon Baptiste	4 (19)	0	0	0	1	0	5 (19)	0
27	MF		Vitaly Janelt	24 (11)	3	0 (1)	0	1	0	25 (12)	3
29	DF		Mads Bech Sørensen	0 (4)	0	1	0	1	1	2 (4)	1
30	DF		Mads Roerslev	12 (8)	0	1	0	2	0	15 (8)	0
33	DF		Fin Stevens	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
35	MF		Ryan Trevitt	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (2)	0
36	MF		Yehor Yarmolyuk	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0
Players loaned in during the season
9	FW		Kevin Schade	7 (11)	0	0 (1)	0	―		7 (12)	0

• Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers

No	Pos	Nat	Player	PL	FAC	EFLC	Total
17	FW		Ivan Toney	20	0	1	21
19	MF		Bryan Mbeumo	9	0	0	9
11	MF		Yoane Wissa	7	0	0	7
8	MF		Mathias Jensen	5	0	0	5
10	MF		Josh Dasilva	4	0	0	4
27	MF		Vitaly Janelt	3	0	0	3
16	DF		Ben Mee	3	0	0	3
5	DF		Ethan Pinnock	3	0	0	3
18	DF		Pontus Jansson	1	0	0	1
6	MF		Christian Nørgaard	1	0	0	1
23	MF		Keane Lewis-Potter	0	0	1	1
29	DF		Mads Bech Sørensen	0	0	1	1
Opponent				2	0	0	2
Total				56	0	3	59

• Source: Soccerbase, FBREF

Discipline

No	Pos	Nat	Player	PL		FAC		EFLC		Total		Pts
17	FW		Ivan Toney	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
2	DF		Aaron Hickey	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
26	MF		Shandon Baptiste	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	6
6	MF		Christian Nørgaard	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
8	MF		Mathias Jensen	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
19	MF		Bryan Mbeumo	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
24	MF		Mikkel Damsgaard	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
3	DF		Rico Henry	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
11	MF		Yoane Wissa	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	4
27	MF		Vitaly Janelt	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
13	DF		Mathias Jørgensen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
16	DF		Ben Mee	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
9	FW		Kevin Schade	2	0	0	0	―		2	0	2
10	MF		Josh Dasilva	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1	GK		David Raya	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
15	MF		Frank Onyeka	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
Total				57	1	1	0	1	0	59	1	62

• Source: FBREF

International caps

No	Pos	Nat	Player	Caps	Goals	Ref
1	GK		David Raya	1	0	[79]
2	DF		Aaron Hickey	7	0	[80]
5	DF		Ethan Pinnock	1	0	[81]
6	MF		Christian Nørgaard	3	0	[82]
8	MF		Mathias Jensen	5	0	[83]
11	MF		Yoane Wissa	6	1	[84]
13	DF		Mathias Jørgensen	1	0	[85]
14	MF		Saman Ghoddos	3	0	[86]
15	MF		Frank Onyeka	5	0	[87]
17	FW		Ivan Toney	1	0	[88]
19	MF		Bryan Mbeumo	9	1	[89]
20	DF		Kristoffer Ajer	1	0	[90]
21	FW		Halil Dervişoğlu	2	0	[91]
22	GK		Thomas Strakosha	3	0	[92]
24	MF		Mikkel Damsgaard	9	0	[93]

• Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.

Honours

• Supporters' Player of the Year: Ben Mee^[94]
• Players' Player of the Year: Ivan Toney^[94]
• Premier League Goal of the Month: Ivan Toney (September 2022)^[95]

See also

• 2022–23 in English football
• List of Brentford F.C. seasons