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We take a closer look at our opposition for the upcoming Premier League season

2023-06-22T09:00:00.000Z

IN FOCUS: BRENTFORD

We take a closer look at our opposition for the upcoming Premier League season

2023-06-22T09:00:00.000Z

We take a closer look at our opposition for the upcoming Premier League season

Brentford

Formed in 1889, Brentford initially played amateur football before entering into the London League in 1896.

Elected into the Southern League two years later, they would win the Second Division in 1901 and move into long-time home Griffin Park three years later.

Going on to be elected into the Football League in 1920, the Bees regularly picked up silverware with league titles in both 1933 and 1935 to propel themselves up to the top flight.

Peaking at a 5th-place finish in the top flight in 1935/36, three relegations would leave them in the Fourth Division by 1962.

14 consecutive seasons were spent in the Third Division starting in 1978, and Brentford became a club who floated between the third and fourth tiers for a period.

Despite winning the League Two title in 2009, the Championship barrier wasn’t breached by Brentford until 2014 when they were promoted as League One champions under Mark Warburton.

Reaching the play-offs in their first season in the second tier since 1993, there would be consistent mid-table finishes in the campaigns which followed until 2019/20 when a 3rd-place finish again saw the Bees in the play-offs.

Going all the way to Wembley, they were beaten by London rivals Fulham behind closed doors during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Down but not out, Thomas Frank would then guide his side to the Premier League via the play-offs the following year though, beating Swansea City at Wembley in 2021.

Since then, their status as a top flight club hasn’t been in doubt, with a historic 9th-place finish last term.

Stadium: GTECH Community Stadium (17,250) – 166 Lionel Road North, Brentford, London, TW8 0RU

Nickname(s): The Bees

Manager: Thomas Frank

2022/23 finishing position: 9th

2022/23 top scorer (all competitions): Ivan Toney (21)

Played for both:

Ben Mee – The former captain joined Burnley initially on loan from Manchester City before making the move permanent in the summer of 2011. Mee made 376 Burnley appearances between 2011 and 2022 scoring 12 goals. The defender then left the Clarets in 2022 and joined Brentford featuring in every single PL fixture and winning the Player of the Year for the Bees.

James Tarkowski – The Manchester-born centre-back spent three seasons with Brentford. Tarkowski won promotion with the Bees from League One in 2014 and made 74 appearances before moving to Turf Moor in January 2016. The defender was promoted to the Premier League in his first season with the Clarets and made 215 appearances over his seven seasons before moving to Everton last summer.

Andre Gray – The striker arrived at Brentford ahead of the 2014/15 season, where Gray scored 18 goals in 50 appearances across his first season at the Club. Gray then scored two goals in the first two matches of the following season before joining Burnley. The forward helped the Clarets achieve promotion and made 78 appearances over his two seasons before joining Watford.

Full record against (competitive): P – 32, W – 13, D – 10, L - 9

Last time we met: 12.03.2022 – Brentford 2 [Toney x2] – 0 Burnley (PL)

Last win against: 30.10.2021 – Burnley 3 [Wood, Lowton, Cornet] – 1 [Ghoddos] (PL)

2023/24 Fixtures: H - 16/03/2024 / A – 21/10/2023