# 2021–22 Brentford F.C. season

The 2021–22 Brentford F.C. season was the club's 132nd season in existence and first season in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Brentford also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. 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.

## First team squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2021–22 season.
| # | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | David Raya | GK | (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 25) | Blackburn Rovers | 2019 | |
| 40 | Álvaro Fernández | GK | (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 (aged 23) | Huesca | 2021 | On loan from Huesca |
| 41 | Matthew Cox | GK | (2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 18) | AFC Wimbledon | 2021 | |
| 49 | Jonas Lössl | GK | (1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 32) | FC Midtjylland | 2022 | On loan from FC Midtjylland |
| — | Ellery Balcombe | GK | (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 21) | Academy | 2016 | Loaned to Burton Albion and Bromley |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Dominic Thompson | LB | (2000-07-26)26 July 2000 (aged 21) | Arsenal | 2019 | Loaned to Ipswich Town |
| 3 | Rico Henry | LB | (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 24) | Walsall | 2016 | |
| 4 | Charlie Goode | CB | (1995-08-03)3 August 1995 (aged 26) | Northampton Town | 2020 | Loaned to Sheffield United |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock | CB | (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 28) | Barnsley | 2019 | |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson (c) | CB | (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 30) | Leeds United | 2019 | |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer | CB / RB | (1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 23) | Celtic | 2021 | |
| 22 | Zanka | CB | (1990-04-23)23 April 1990 (aged 31) | Fenerbahçe | 2021 | |
| 23 | Julian Jeanvier | CB | (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 29) | Reims | 2018 | |
| 29 | Mads Bech Sørensen | CB | (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 22) | AC Horsens | 2017 | |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev | RB | (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 22) | F.C. Copenhagen | 2019 | |
| 32 | Luka Racic | CB | (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 22) | F.C. Copenhagen | 2018 | Loaned to HB Køge |
| 34 | Daniel Oyegoke | RB | (2003-01-03)3 January 2003 (aged 18) | Arsenal | 2021 | |
| 36 | Fin Stevens | RB | (2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 18) | Worthing | 2020 | |
| 39 | Lewis Gordon | LB | (2001-02-12)12 February 2001 (aged 20) | Watford | 2020 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard | DM | (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 27) | Fiorentina | 2019 | |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen | CM | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 25) | Celta | 2019 | |
| 10 | Josh Dasilva | AM | (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 22) | Arsenal | 2018 | |
| 14 | Saman Ghoddos | AM | (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 27) | Amiens | 2021 | |
| 15 | Frank Onyeka | DM | (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 23) | FC Midtjylland | 2021 | |
| 21 | Christian Eriksen | AM | (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 29) | Unattached | 2022 | |
| 25 | Myles Peart-Harris | AM | (2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 18) | Chelsea | 2021 | |
| 26 | Shandon Baptiste | CM | (1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 23) | Oxford United | 2020 | |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt | DM | (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 23) | VfL Bochum | 2020 | |
| 28 | Mads Bidstrup | MF | (2001-02-25)25 February 2001 (aged 20) | RB Leipzig | 2020 | Loaned to Nordsjælland |
| 33 | Paris Maghoma | CM | (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 20) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2020 | |
| Attackers ||||||||
| 7 | Sergi Canós | W / RWB | (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 24) | Norwich City | 2017 | |
| 9 | Marcus Forss | FW | (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 22) | West Bromwich Albion | 2017 | Loaned to Hull City |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa | W / FW | (1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 24) | Lorient | 2021 | |
| 16 | Joel Valencia | W | (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 26) | Piast Gliwice | 2019 | Loaned to Alcorcón |
| 17 | Ivan Toney | FW | (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 25) | Peterborough United | 2020 | |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo | W / FW | (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 22) | Troyes | 2019 | |
| 21 | Halil Dervişoğlu | FW | (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 21) | Sparta Rotterdam | 2020 | Loaned to Galatasaray |
| 24 | Tariqe Fosu | LW | (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 25) | Oxford United | 2020 | |
| 37 | Max Haygarth | W | (2002-01-21)21 January 2002 (aged 19) | Manchester United | 2020 | |
| 43 | Nathan Young-Coombes | FW | (2003-01-15)15 January 2003 (aged 18) | Rangers | 2021 | |
| Players who left the club mid-season ||||||||
| 13 | Patrik Gunnarsson | GK | (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 20) | Breiðablik | 2018 | Loaned to Viking, transferred to Viking |
| 31 | Jan Žambůrek | CM | (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 20) | Slavia Prague | 2018 | Transferred to Viborg FF |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Dom Jefferies | Salisbury | Compensation |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Daniel Oyegoke | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Jude Russell | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Nathan Young-Coombes | Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2021 | DM | Frank Onyeka | FC Midtjylland | £8,000,000 |
| 21 July 2021 | CB | Kristoffer Ajer | Celtic | £13,500,000 |
| 22 July 2021 | GK | Matthew Cox | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2021 | AM | Myles Peart-Harris | Chelsea | £1,400,000 |
| 10 August 2021 | LW | Yoane Wissa | Lorient | £8,500,000 |
| 15 August 2021 | CB | Nico Jones | Oxford United | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2021 | LB | Val Adedokun | Dundalk | Undisclosed |
| 9 September 2021 | CB | Zanka | Fenerbahçe | Free transfer |
| 10 September 2021 | GK | Roco Rees | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 23 October 2021 | DM | Roy Syla | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2022 | AM | Christian Eriksen | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2022 | FW | Hans Mpongo | Needham Market | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Jefferies' transfer was announced on 24 June 2021 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2021.
* ↑ Young-Coombes' transfer was announced on 9 June 2021 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2021.

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 17 August 2021 | GK | Álvaro Fernández | Huesca | End of season |
| 1 January 2022 | GK | Jonas Lössl | FC Midtjylland | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | LW | Deji Sotona | OGC Nice | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Ellery Balcombe | Burton Albion | 4 January 2022 |
| 16 July 2021 | FW | Aaron Pressley | AFC Wimbledon | End of season |
| 30 August 2021 | GK | Patrik Gunnarsson | Viking | 31 December 2021 |
| 31 August 2021 | LW | Alex Gilbert | Swindon Town | 4 January 2022 |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | Jaakko Oksanen | Greenock Morton | 3 January 2022 |
| 1 September 2021 | FW | Halil Dervişoğlu | Galatasaray | End of season |
| 12 January 2022 | FW | Lachlan Brook | Adelaide United | End of season |
| 18 January 2022 | W | Joel Valencia | Alcorcón | End of season |
| 27 January 2022 | LB | Dominic Thompson | Ipswich Town | End of season |
| 29 January 2022 | CM | Mads Bidstrup | Nordsjælland | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | CB | Charlie Goode | Sheffield United | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | CB | Luka Racic | HB Køge | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | FW | Marcus Forss | Hull City | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | GK | Ellery Balcombe | Bromley | End of season |
| 12 May 2022 | FW | Hans Mpongo | ÍBV | End of season |
* ↑ Balcombe was recalled from his season-long loan at Burton Albion on 4 January 2022.
* ↑ Gilbert was recalled from his season-long loan at Swindon Town on 4 January 2022.

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | DM | Julien Carré | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Henrik Dalsgaard | FC Midtjylland | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Luke Daniels | Middlesbrough | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Aubrel Koutsimouka | Brest II | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | AM | Emiliano Marcondes | Bournemouth | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Kane O'Connor | Cowdenbeath | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Jared Thompson | FC Midtjylland | Released |
| 7 January 2022 | GK | Nathan Shepperd | Dundalk | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2022 | CM | Jan Žambůrek | Viborg FF | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2022 | W | Joe Adams | Dundalk | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2022 | GK | Patrik Gunnarsson | Viking | Undisclosed |

## Pre-season and friendlies

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 % |
| Premier League | 13 August 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 034.21 |
| FA Cup | 8 January 2022 | 5 February 2022 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | 24 August 2021 | 22 December 2021 | Second round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 65 | 65 | +0 | 038.64 |
Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 49 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 48 |
| 13 | Brentford | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 46 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 45 |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 40 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 |

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

| No | Pos | Nat | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total |
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | David Raya | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Dominic Thompson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Rico Henry | 33 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 35 (2) | 3 |
| 4 | DF | | Charlie Goode | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 (2) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Ethan Pinnock | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Christian Nørgaard | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 36 (2) | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Sergi Canós | 26 (5) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 29 (6) | 4 |
| 8 | MF | | Mathias Jensen | 19 (12) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 (12) | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Marcus Forss | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 (1) | 5 | 5 (7) | 6 |
| 10 | MF | | Josh Dasilva | 2 (7) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (8) | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Yoane Wissa | 12 (18) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 (18) | 10 |
| 14 | MF | | Saman Ghoddos | 4 (13) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 8 (15) | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | Frank Onyeka | 12 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 13 (11) | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Ivan Toney | 32 (1) | 12 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 34 (3) | 14 |
| 18 | DF | | Pontus Jansson | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | | Bryan Mbeumo | 34 (1) | 4 | 0 (1) | 3 | 1 (1) | 1 | 35 (3) | 8 |
| 20 | DF | | Kristoffer Ajer | 23 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 26 (2) | 1 |
| 21 | FW | | Halil Dervişoğlu | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Christian Eriksen | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 10 (1) | 1 |
| 22 | DF | | Zanka | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 (2) | 1 |
| 24 | MF | | Tariqe Fosu | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Myles Peart-Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Shandon Baptiste | 10 (12) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 (14) | 1 |
| 27 | MF | | Vitaly Janelt | 27 (4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 (4) | 4 |
| 28 | MF | | Mads Bidstrup | 0 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 3 (5) | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Mads Bech Sørensen | 9 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 (2) | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | Mads Roerslev | 12 (9) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 (10) | 1 |
| 36 | DF | | Fin Stevens | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 |
| 43 | FW | | Nathan Young-Coombes | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| Players loaned in during the season ||||||||||||
| 40 | GK | | Álvaro Fernández | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | GK | | Jonas Lössl | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 3 | 0 |
* Source: Soccerbase

### Goalscorers

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | PL | FAC | EFLC | Total |
| 17 | FW | | Ivan Toney | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | MF | | Yoane Wissa | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 19 | MF | | Bryan Mbeumo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | FW | | Marcus Forss | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | | Sergi Canós | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | MF | | Vitaly Janelt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | | Rico Henry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | DF | | Pontus Jansson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | Christian Nørgaard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | DF | | Kristoffer Ajer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | | Shandon Baptiste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | | Christian Eriksen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Saman Ghoddos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Ethan Pinnock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | | Mads Roerslev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | | Zanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents | Opponents | Opponents | Opponents | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 5 | 12 | 64 |
* Source: Soccerbase, FBREF

### Discipline

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | PL | PL | FAC | FAC | EFLC | EFLC | Total | Total | Pts |
| 7 | MF | | Sergi Canós | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | MF | | Christian Nørgaard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | FW | | Ivan Toney | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | DF | | Pontus Jansson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | DF | | Kristoffer Ajer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | MF | | Bryan Mbeumo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | MF | | Frank Onyeka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | MF | | Vitaly Janelt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | | Josh Dasilva | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | | Charlie Goode | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | DF | | Mads Bech Sørensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | | Saman Ghoddos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | MF | | Shandon Baptiste | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Rico Henry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | DF | | Zanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | DF | | Mads Roerslev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | | Christian Eriksen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Ethan Pinnock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | | David Raya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 75 |
* Source: FBREF

### International caps

| No | Pos | Player | Caps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | David Raya | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ethan Pinnock | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Christian Nørgaard | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Mathias Jensen | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Marcus Forss | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Yoane Wissa | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Saman Ghoddos | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Frank Onyeka | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Kristoffer Ajer | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Halil Dervişoğlu | 7 | 5 |
| 21 | MF | Christian Eriksen | 6 | 2 |
* Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.

## Awards

* Supporters' Player of the Year: Christian Nørgaard
* Players' Player of the Year: Christian Nørgaard
* FA Cup Team of the Round: Bryan Mbeumo (third round)
* EFL Cup Team of the Tournament: Marcus Forss, Saman Ghoddos
* EFL Cup Team of the Round:
** Marcus Forss, Charlie Goode, Yoane Wissa (third round)
** Ivan Toney (fourth round)
* EFL Cup Goal of the Tournament: Yoane Wissa
* EFL Cup Goal of the Round: Yoane Wissa (third round)