The 2026–27 season is the 137th season in the history of Brentford Football Club, and the club's sixth consecutive season being in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

First team squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2026–27 season. No.PlayerNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsNotesGoalkeepers1Caoimhín KelleherGKLiverpool20252030 (+1)12Hákon ValdimarssonGKIF Elfsborg20242030 (+2)31Ellery BalcombeGKAcademy20162029 (+1)41Julian EyestoneGKUnattached20242031 (+2)Loaned to Rotherham United—Matthew CoxGKAFC Wimbledon20212028 (+1)Loaned to BarnetDefenders2Aaron HickeyRB / LBBologna20222028 (+1)3Rico HenryLBWalsall201620274Sepp van den BergCB / RBLiverpool2024202920Kristoffer AjerCB / RBCeltic20212030 (+1)21Jayden MeghomaLBSouthampton20242028 (+2)Loaned to Portsmouth22Nathan Collins (c)CBWolverhampton Wanderers20232029 (+2)25El Hadji Malick DioufLBWest Ham United20262031 (+1)33Michael KayodeRBFiorentina20252032 (+1)36Kim Ji-sooCBSeongnam20232027 (+1)43Benjamin ArthurCBPeterborough United20232031 (+1)Loaned to Portsmouth44Jannik SchusterCBRed Bull Salzburg20262031 (+1)48Benjamin FredrickRBSimoiben20242030 (+1)—Josh StephensonCBMillwall20242028 (+1)Loaned to Crewe AlexandraMidfielders6Yehor YarmolyukCMDnipro-120222031 (+1)8Mathias JensenCMCelta Vigo2019202710Josh DasilvaAMArsenal2018202714Fábio CarvalhoAMLiverpool20242029 (+1)17Antoni MilamboAMFeyenoord20252030 (+1)18Mamadou SangaréDMLens20262031 (+1)24Mikkel DamsgaardAMSampdoria20222030 (+1)26Yunus Emre KonakDMSivasspor20242031 (+1)Loaned to Lincoln City27Vitaly JaneltDMVfL Bochum20202030 (+1)45Romelle DonovanAMBirmingham City20252030 (+1)Loaned to Sheffield UnitedAttackers7Kevin SchadeLW / FWSC Freiburg202320289Igor ThiagoFWClub Brugge20242031 (+1)11Dango OuattaraWBournemouth20252030 (+1)13Callum WilsonFWWest Ham United2026202719Jaidon AnthonyLWBurnley20262030 (+1)23Keane Lewis-PotterLW / LBHull City20222031 (+1)39Gustavo NunesLWGrêmio20242030 (+2)47Kaye FuroFWClub Brugge20262031Players who left the club mid-season5Ethan PinnockCBBarnsley20192027Transferred to Coventry City

Transfers and contracts Transfers in DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef. 1 July 2026 CB Jannik Schuster Red Bull Salzburg £12,000,000 2 July 2026 RB Joseph Wheeler-Henry Chelsea Undisclosed 7 July 2026 LW Jaidon Anthony Burnley £15,000,000 9 July 2026 CF Callum Wilson West Ham United Free 20 July 2026 CM Sam Sene-Richardson Chatham Town Undisclosed 1 August 2026 CM Mamadou Sangaré Lens £41,000,000 12 August 2026 CB Donal O'Connor Cork City £145,000 15 August 2026 CM Darwin Guagua Independiente del Valle Undisclosed 17 August 2026 RM Ben Wilson Glenavon 28 August 2026 LB El Hadji Malick Diouf West Ham United £35,000,000 2 September 2026 LW Kiefer Gorman Watford Undisclosed

Loans in DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromLoaned untilRef. 29 July 2026 GK Aidan Stokes New York Red Bulls End of Season

Loans out DatePositionNationalityPlayerToUntilRef. 30 June 2026 RW Michael Olakigbe WSG Tirol End of Season 8 July 2026 RW Romelle Donovan Sheffield United 13 July 2026 CM Ben Krauhaus Falkirk 25 July 2026 GK Matthew Cox Barnet 11 August 2026 GK Julian Eyestone Rotherham United 12 August 2026 CB Benjamin Arthur Portsmouth 15 August 2026 CM Darwin Guagua Mérida 18 August 2026 CDM Yunus Konak Lincoln City 21 August 2026 CB Josh Stephenson Crewe Alexandra 1 September 2026 LB Jayden Meghoma Portsmouth

Transfers out DatePositionNationalityPlayerToFeeRef. 15 June 2026 CF Ethan Laidlaw Falkirk Undisclosed 19 June 2026 LW Tony Yogane Aberdeen 29 June 2026 CM Frank Onyeka Coventry City £6,800,000 30 June 2026 CB Gregory Asemokhai Swansea City Released CM Staitham Bowen CM Ethan Brierley Huddersfield Town Undisclosed RB Maxwell McKnight Hornchurch Released CF Michael McSorley Farnham Town CM Yerime Ouattara Blackburn Rovers CM Kyrie Pierre Slough Town GK Marley Tavaziva CM Ryan Trevitt Wigan Athletic 29 July 2026 CDM Jordan Henderson Chelsea Free 3 August 2026 LB Conor McManus Gillingham Undisclosed 7 August 2026 CF Iwan Morgan Grimsby Town 26 August 2026 CB Ethan Pinnock Coventry City £5,000,000

New contracts DatePositionNationalityPlayerContract expiryRef. 1 June 2026 CM Josh Dasilva 30 June 2027 LB Rico Henry CM Mathias Jensen 10 June 2026 CB Caelan Avenell Undisclosed CF Domeiro Bobb-Semple CF Michel Boni CM Ethan Brierley 30 June 2027 RW Naeem Giscombe CB Aidan Golding Undisclosed CB Andre Grey CM Isaac Holland 30 June 2027 CB Matas Klimas LB Conor McManus Undisclosed CM Riley Owen 30 June 2027 CF Nedved Owusu LB Luca Picotto CM Isaiah Powis Undisclosed RB Ollie Shield CB Archie Trimboli GK Connor Wolfheimer 30 June 2027 3 July 2026 RB Michael Kayode 30 June 2032 10 July 2026 CB Benjamin Fredrick 30 June 2030 12 August 2026 GK Ellery Balcombe 18 August 2026 CDM Yunus Konak 30 June 2031 24 August 2026 CF Jovan Kasujja Undisclosed CF Coran Madden

Pre-season and friendlies On 3 June, Brentford announced three pre-season friendlies against Rennes and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Competitions Overall record

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches On 19 June 2026, the Premier League fixtures were released.

FA Cup

EFL Cup

As a Premier League side not involved in any European competition, Brentford entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to Birmingham City. They were then drawn away to Reading in the third round, and away to Sunderland in the fourth round.

Statistics Appearances and goals

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1 GK Caoimhín Kelleher 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 DF Aaron Hickey 1+4 0 0 0 1+1 0 2+5 0 3 DF Rico Henry 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 2+1 0 6 MF Yehor Yarmolyuk 2+3 0 0 0 1+1 0 3+4 0 7 FW Kevin Schade 5 3 0 0 0+1 0 5+1 3 8 MF Mathias Jensen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 FW Igor Thiago 5 1 0 0 0+2 1 5+2 2 11 FW Dango Ouattara 2+3 0 0 0 2 0 4+3 0 12 GK Hákon Valdimarsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 FW Callum Wilson 0+3 0 0 0 2 2 2+3 2 14 MF Fábio Carvalho 0+1 1 0 0 1 1 1+1 2 18 MF Mamadou Sangaré 4+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 5+2 0 19 FW Jaidon Anthony 3+2 1 0 0 1+1 0 4+3 1 20 DF Kristoffer Ajer 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 22 DF Nathan Collins 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 23 DF Keane Lewis-Potter 5 1 0 0 1+1 0 6+1 1 24 MF Mikkel Damsgaard 3+2 0 0 0 1+1 1 4+3 1 25 DF El Hadji Malick Diouf 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 1+2 0 27 MF Vitaly Janelt 5 2 0 0 1 0 6 2 31 GK Ellery Balcombe 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 33 DF Michael Kayode 4+1 1 0 0 1+1 0 5+2 1 44 DF Jannik Schuster 2+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 3+2 0

Discipline

RankNo.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal 1 27 CDM Vitaly Janelt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 ST Igor Thiago 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 CM Mamadou Sangaré 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 CM Yehor Yarmolyuk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 LW Jaidon Anthony 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 CB Kristoffer Ajer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 CB Nathan Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 CB Jannik Schuster 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0

Awards Player awards Premier League Player of the Month MonthPlayerResultAugustMF Mamadou Sangaré201–– September FW Kevin Schade 3 2 0 — —

Premier League Goal of the Month MonthPlayerOppositionResult AugustDF Keane Lewis-Potterv. Tottenham HotpurFW Kevin Schadev. Leeds United

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