# 2020–21 Brentford F.C. season

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.
This season marked the club's move to the Brentford Community Stadium from Griffin Park, its home for 116 years.

## First team squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 season.
| # | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | David Raya | GK | (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 24) | Blackburn Rovers | 2019 | |
| 13 | Patrik Gunnarsson | GK | (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 19) | Breiðablik | 2018 | Loaned to Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF |
| 25 | Ellery Balcombe | GK | (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2016 | Loaned to Doncaster Rovers |
| 28 | Luke Daniels | GK | (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 32) | Scunthorpe United | 2017 | |
| 40 | Nathan Shepperd | GK | (2000-10-09)9 October 2000 (aged 19) | Swansea City | 2019 | |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Dominic Thompson | LB | (2000-07-26)26 July 2000 (aged 20) | Arsenal | 2019 | Loaned to Swindon Town |
| 3 | Rico Henry | LB | (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 23) | Walsall | 2016 | |
| 4 | Charlie Goode | CB | (1995-08-03)3 August 1995 (aged 25) | Northampton Town | 2020 | |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock | CB | (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 27) | Barnsley | 2019 | |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson (c) | CB | (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 29) | Leeds United | 2019 | |
| 22 | Henrik Dalsgaard | RB | (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 31) | Zulte Waregem | 2017 | |
| 23 | Julian Jeanvier | CB | (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 28) | Reims | 2018 | Loaned to Kasımpaşa |
| 23 | Winston Reid | CB | (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 32) | West Ham United | 2021 | On loan from West Ham United |
| 29 | Mads Bech Sørensen | CB | (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 21) | AC Horsens | 2017 | |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev | RB | (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 21) | F.C. Copenhagen | 2019 | |
| 32 | Luka Racic | CB | (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 21) | F.C. Copenhagen | 2018 | Loaned to Northampton Town |
| 35 | Kane O'Connor | CB | (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 19) | Hibernian | 2019 | |
| 36 | Fin Stevens | RB | (2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 17) | Worthing | 2020 | |
| 39 | Lewis Gordon | LB | (2001-02-12)12 February 2001 (aged 19) | Watford | 2020 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard | DM | (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 26) | Fiorentina | 2019 | |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen | CM | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 24) | Celta | 2019 | |
| 9 | Emiliano Marcondes | AM | (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 25) | Nordsjælland | 2018 | |
| 14 | Josh Dasilva | AM | (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 21) | Arsenal | 2018 | |
| 20 | Saman Ghoddos | AM | (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 27) | Amiens | 2021 | Loaned from Amiens before transferring permanently |
| 26 | Shandon Baptiste | CM | (1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 22) | Oxford United | 2020 | |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt | DM | (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 22) | VfL Bochum | 2020 | |
| 31 | Jan Žambůrek | CM | (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 19) | Slavia Prague | 2018 | Loaned to Shrewsbury Town |
| 32 | Paris Maghoma | CM | (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 19) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2020 | |
| 37 | Alex Gilbert | AM | (2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 18) | West Bromwich Albion | 2020 | |
| 41 | Mads Bidstrup | DM | (2001-02-25)25 February 2001 (aged 19) | RB Leipzig | 2020 | |
| Attackers ||||||||
| 7 | Sergi Canós | W | (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 23) | Norwich City | 2017 | |
| 15 | Marcus Forss | FW | (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 21) | West Bromwich Albion | 2017 | |
| 16 | Joel Valencia | W | (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 25) | Piast Gliwice | 2019 | Loaned to Legia Warsaw |
| 17 | Ivan Toney | FW | (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 24) | Peterborough United | 2020 | |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo | W | (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 21) | Troyes | 2019 | |
| 21 | Halil Dervişoğlu | FW | (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 20) | Sparta Rotterdam | 2020 | Loaned to FC Twente and Galatasaray S.K. |
| 24 | Tariqe Fosu | LW | (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 24) | Oxford United | 2020 | |
| 34 | Aaron Pressley | FW | (2001-11-07)7 November 2001 (aged 18) | Aston Villa | 2020 | |
| 38 | Max Haygarth | W | (2002-01-21)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 | (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 25) | OGC Nice | 2018 | Loaned to West Ham United, transferred to West Ham United |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins | FW | (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 24) | Exeter City | 2017 | Transferred to Aston Villa |
| 33 | Fredrik Hammar | CM | (2001-02-26)26 February 2001 (aged 19) | Akropolis IF | 2019 | Transferred to Akropolis IF |

## Coaching staff

| 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
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 16 July 2020 | CM | Mads Bidstrup | Red Bull Leipzig | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2020 | CB | Ben Hockenhull | Manchester United | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2020 | RW | Wraynel Hercules | Barnet | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2020 | CM | Fin Stevens | Worthing | Undisclosed |
| 18 August 2020 | CB | Charlie Goode | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
| 25 August 2020 | CB | Tristan Crama | AS Béziers | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2020 | FW | Ivan Toney | Peterborough United | £5,000,000 |
| 4 September 2020 | LB | Lewis Gordon | Watford | Free transfer |
| 20 September 2020 | GK | Jared Thompson | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 25 September 2020 | AM | Alex Gilbert | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer |
| 3 October 2020 | DM | Vitaly Janelt | VfL Bochum | Undisclosed |
| 5 October 2020 | FW | Lachlan Brook | Adelaide United | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2021 | MF | Max Haygarth | Manchester United | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2021 | MF | Ryan Trevitt | Leatherhead Youth | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2021 | AM | Saman Ghoddos | Amiens | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2021 | GK | Ben Winterbottom | Liverpool | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 21 September 2020 | AM | Saman Ghoddos | Amiens | 14 January 2021 |
| 5 October 2020 | RM | Valgeir Valgeirsson | HK | 23 April 2021 |
| 16 October 2020 | W | Max Haygarth | Manchester United | 4 January 2021 |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | Winston Reid | West Ham United | End of season |
| 2 February 2021 | DM | Ethan Robb | Bognor Regis Town | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 13 August 2020 | CM | Jaakko Oksanen | AFC Wimbledon | End of season |
| 21 August 2020 | CB | Luka Racic | Northampton Town | 3 January 2021 |
| 3 September 2020 | CB | Julian Jeanvier | Kasımpaşa | End of season |
| 7 September 2020 | GK | Patrik Gunnarsson | Viborg FF | 31 December 2020 |
| 10 September 2020 | MF | Arthur Read | Stevenage | End of season |
| 16 September 2020 | W | Joel Valencia | Legia Warsaw | End of season |
| 5 October 2020 | CM | Jan Žambůrek | Shrewsbury Town | 11 January 2021 |
| 6 October 2020 | FW | Halil Dervişoğlu | FC Twente | 2 January 2021 |
| 16 October 2020 | LW | Saïd Benrahma | West Ham United | 29 January 2021 |
| 4 January 2021 | LB | Dominic Thompson | Swindon Town | End of season |
| 5 January 2021 | GK | Patrik Gunnarsson | Silkeborg IF | End of season |
| 6 January 2021 | GK | Ellery Balcombe | Doncaster Rovers | End of season |
| 25 January 2021 | FW | Halil Dervişoğlu | Galatasaray S.K. | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | RW | Joe Adams | Grimsby Town | 9 April 2021 |
* ↑ Racic was recalled from his season-long loan at Northampton Town on 3 January 2021.
* ↑ Žambůrek was recalled from his season-long loan at Shrewsbury Town on 11 January 2021.
* ↑ Dervişoğlu was recalled from his season-long loan at FC Twente on 2 January 2021.
* ↑ Benrahma's season-long loan at West Ham United was made into a permanent transfer on 29 January 2021.
* ↑ Adams was recalled from his half-season loan at Grimsby Town on 9 April 2021.

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2020 | LW | Jaden Brissett | Dagenham & Redbridge | Released |
| 30 June 2020 | CM | Reece Cole | Queens Park Rangers | Released |
| 30 June 2020 | LB | Cole Dasilva | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2020 | LW | Matěj Majka | FC MAS Táborsko | Released |
| 30 June 2020 | CB | Jonny Mitchell | Stirling Albion | Released |
| 30 June 2020 | AM | Jayden Onen | Reading | Released |
| 30 June 2020 | FW | Justin Shaibu | FC Fredericia | Released |
| 30 June 2020 | LB | Nick Tsaroulla | Crawley Town | Released |
| 29 July 2020 | RB | David Titov | St Patrick's Athletic | Released |
| 5 August 2020 | CM | Dru Yearwood | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2020 | FW | Nikos Karelis | ADO Den Haag | Released |
| 6 August 2020 | DM | Kamohelo Mokotjo | FC Cincinnati | Released |
| 9 September 2020 | FW | Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | £28,000,000 |
| 25 January 2021 | CM | Fredrik Hammar | Akropolis IF | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2021 | LW | Saïd Benrahma | West Ham United | £21,750,000 |
| 23 March 2021 | GK | Simon Andersson | IF Elfsborg | Free transfer |

## Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | 052.17 |
| FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | 24 January 2021 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | 6 September 2020 | 5 January 2021 | First round | Semi-finals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 91 | 51 | +40 | 051.85 |
Source: Soccerway

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 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 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 78 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 77 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2021. Source: Football Web Pages

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 16 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
### EFL Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No | Pos | Nat | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Playoffs | Playoffs | Total | Total |
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | 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

| 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 | Total | Total | Total | 79 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 96 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
* Source: Soccerbase

### Discipline

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FLCh. | FLCh. | FAC | FAC | FLCu. | FLCu. | FLP | FLP | Total | Total | Pts |
| 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 | Total | Total | 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

| No | Pos | Player | Caps | Goals |
| 5 | DF | Ethan Pinnock | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Christian Nørgaard | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Mathias Jensen | 12 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Saïd Benrahma | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Marcus Forss | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | CB | Pontus Jansson | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Saman Ghoddos | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Halil Dervişoğlu | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Henrik Dalsgaard | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Tariqe Fosu | 4 | 1 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
* Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.

## Awards

* EFL Championship Player of the Month: Ivan Toney (October 2020)
* EFL Championship Manager of the Month: Thomas Frank (December 2020)
* EFL Championship Team of the Year: Ivan Toney
* EFL Championship Golden Boot: Ivan Toney
* London Football Awards EFL Player of the Year: Ivan Toney
* EFL Cup Team of the Tournament: Luke Daniels
* EFL Cup Goal of the Round:
** Emiliano Marcondes: third round
** Saïd Benrahma (fourth round)
* DBU Coach of the Year: Thomas Frank
* PFA Championship Team of the Year: Rico Henry, Ethan Pinnock, Ivan Toney
* Supporters' Player of the Year: Ivan Toney