The 2025–26 season was the 136th season in the history of Brentford Football Club, and the club's fifth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Prior to the season starting, Thomas Frank departed as head coach after seven years to join Tottenham Hotspur. Keith Andrews was then later appointed as the new head coach. On 2 August, Nathan Collins was named captain, following the departure of previous captain Christian Nørgaard to Arsenal.

This was the first season since 2018–19 without Christian Nørgaard and Bryan Mbeumo.

First team squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2025–26 season. No.PlayerNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inNotesGoalkeepers1Caoimhín KelleherGKLiverpool202512Hákon ValdimarssonGKIF Elfsborg202413Matthew CoxGKAFC Wimbledon2021Loaned to Shrewsbury Town31Ellery BalcombeGKAcademy201641Julian EyestoneGKUnattached2024Defenders2Aaron HickeyRB / LBBologna20223Rico HenryLBWalsall20164Sepp van den BergCB / RBLiverpool20245Ethan PinnockCBBarnsley201920Kristoffer AjerCB / RBCeltic202121Jayden MeghomaLBSouthampton2024Loaned to Rangers22Nathan Collins (c)CBWolverhampton Wanderers202333Michael KayodeRBFiorentina202543Benjamin ArthurCBPeterborough United2023Loaned to Celtic49Ollie ShieldRB / RWAcademy202350Josh StephensonCBMillwall202451Conor McManusLB / CBBray Wanderers2023—Kim Ji-sooCBSeongnam2023Loaned to 1. FC KaiserslauternMidfielders6Jordan HendersonDMAjax20258Mathias JensenCMCelta Vigo201910Josh DasilvaAMArsenal201814Fábio CarvalhoAMLiverpool202415Frank OnyekaDMMidtjylland2021Loaned to Coventry City17Antoni MilamboAMFeyenoord202518Yehor YarmolyukCMDnipro-1202224Mikkel DamsgaardAMSampdoria202226Yunus Emre KonakDMSivasspor2024Loaned to Oxford United27Vitaly JaneltDMVfL Bochum202045Romelle DonovanAMBirmingham City202548Luka BenttMFAcademy202452Riley OwenCMTottenham Hotspur2023—Ryan TrevittMFLeatherhead Youth2021Loaned to Wigan AthleticAttackers7Kevin SchadeLW / FWSC Freiburg20239Igor ThiagoFWClub Brugge202411Reiss NelsonWArsenal2025On loan from Arsenal19Dango OuattaraRWBournemouth202523Keane Lewis-PotterLW / LBHull City202239Gustavo NunesLWGrêmio2024Loaned to Swansea City47Kaye FuroFWClub Brugge2026Players who left the club mid-season11Yoane WissaFWLorient2021Transferred to Newcastle United25Myles Peart-HarrisAMChelsea2021Transferred to Oxford United30Mads RoerslevRBCopenhagen2019Transferred to Southampton32Paris MaghomaCMTottenham Hotspur2020Transferred to Norwich City

Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef.1 July 2025AMRomelle Donovan Birmingham City£3,000,0001 July 2025RBMichael Kayode Fiorentina£17,500,0001 July 2025GKCaoimhín Kelleher Liverpool£12,500,0001 July 2025AMTheo Mawene Preston North EndUndisclosed3 July 2025AMAntoni Milambo Feyenoord£16,000,000 15 July 2025 DM Jordan Henderson Ajax Free transfer 21 July 2025AMKyrie Pierre Aston VillaFree transfer16 August 2025RWDango Ouattara Bournemouth£42,500,0008 September 2025 RB Maxwell McKnight Free agent Free transfer 8 September 2025 FB Luca Picotto Free agent Free transfer 11 January 2026FWKaye Furo Club Brugge£8,700,000

Transfers out DatePositionNationalityPlayerToFeeRef.30 June 2025MFYaw Agyei 1. FC SlováckoReleased30 June 2025MFBeaux Booth SholingReleased30 June 2025FBMax Dickov Mansfield TownReleased30 June 2025GKMark Flekken Bayer Leverkusen£8,000,000 30 June 2025 CB Ben Mee Sheffield United Released 30 June 2025CBKerron SamuelsFree agentReleased30 June 2025CMMax WilcoxFree agentReleased30 June 2025LBVonnté Williams Walton & HershamReleased30 June 2025GKBen Winterbottom BarrowReleased4 July 2025FWAshley Hay DundeeUndisclosed10 July 2025DMChristian Nørgaard Arsenal£15,000,00021 July 2025RWBryan Mbeumo Manchester United£65,000,00022 July 2025WEmeka Peters FeyenoordUndisclosed21 August 2025RBMads Roerslev SouthamptonUndisclosed1 September 2025FWYoane Wissa Newcastle United£55,000,0009 January 2026AMMyles Peart-Harris Oxford UnitedUndisclosed15 January 2026CBChanse Headman Harrogate TownFree transfer26 January 2026CMParis Maghoma Norwich CityUndisclosed

Loans in DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromDate untilRef.1 September 2025WReiss Nelson ArsenalEnd of season2 February 2026DFJoseph Wheeler-Henry ChelseaEnd of season

Loans out DatePositionNationalityPlayerToDate untilRef.1 July 2025CMEthan Brierley Exeter CityEnd of season1 July 2025LWTony Yogane DundeeEnd of season16 July 2025MFBen Krauhaus BromleyEnd of season22 July 2025CBKim Ji-soo 1. FC KaiserslauternEnd of season25 July 2025RBBenjamin Fredrick DenderEnd of season 31 July 2025 CM Ryan Trevitt Wigan Athletic End of season 17 August 2025LBJayden Meghoma RangersEnd of season5 December 2025CBChanse Headman Maidenhead United3 January 20251 January 2026FWIwan Morgan Shrewsbury TownEnd of season2 January 2026LWMichael Olakigbe Swindon TownEnd of season15 January 2026GKMatthew Cox Shrewsbury TownEnd of season15 January 2026DMYunus Emre Konak Oxford UnitedEnd of season22 January 2026LWGustavo Nunes Swansea CityEnd of season2 February 2026CBBenjamin Arthur CelticEnd of season 2 February 2026 CM Frank Onyeka Coventry City End of season

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

FA Cup

Brentford entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday. They were then drawn away to Macclesfield in the fourth round, and away to West Ham United in the fifth round.

EFL Cup

Brentford entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn away to Bournemouth. They were then drawn at home to Aston Villa in the third round, away to Grimsby Town in the fourth round, and away to Manchester City in the quarter-finals.

Statistics Appearances and goals

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKCaoimhín Kelleher 37 0 1 0 0 0 38 02DFAaron Hickey 8 (13) 0 2 0 2 (1) 1 12 (14) 13DFRico Henry 14 (11) 0 1 0 4 0 19 (11) 04DFSepp van den Berg 30 (2) 0 1 (1) 0 4 0 35 (3) 0 5 DF Ethan Pinnock 4 0 2 0 2 0 8 06MFJordan Henderson 22 (10) 1 2 0 0 0 24 (10) 17FWKevin Schade 32 (3) 8 1 0 2 (1) 0 35 (4) 78MFMathias Jensen 26 (10) 3 2 (1) 1 3 1 31 (11) 59FWIgor Thiago 37 (1) 22 1 2 0 (1) 1 38 (2) 25 10 MF Josh Dasilva 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 011FWReiss Nelson 0 (10) 0 2 0 1 (1) 1 3 (11) 112GKHákon Valdimarsson 1 0 2 0 4 0 7 014MFFábio Carvalho 1 (5) 1 0 0 3 2 4 (5) 315MFFrank Onyeka 0 (6) 0 0 0 3 0 3 (6) 017MFAntoni Milambo 1 0 0 0 2 0 3018MFYehor Yarmolyuk 30 (7) 1 2 0 1 (2) 0 33 (9) 119FWDango Ouattara 25 (7) 7 1 (1) 0 2 (1) 0 28 (9) 7 20 DF Kristoffer Ajer 20 (7) 0 1 0 3 0 24 (7) 0 22 DF Nathan Collins 32 (3) 1 2 0 1 (3) 1 35 (6) 223DFKeane Lewis-Potter 22 (14) 3 2 (1) 1 1 (1) 1 25 (16) 524MFMikkel Damsgaard 23 (10) 4 2 0 1 (1) 0 26 (11) 425MFMyles Peart-Harris 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 026MFYunus Konak 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 027MFVitaly Janelt 15 (10) 1 1 (1) 0 2 (1) 0 18 (12) 133DFMichael Kayode 36 1 2 (1) 0 1 (3) 0 39 (4) 139FWGustavo Nunes 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 043 DF Benjamin Arthur 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 0 2 (1) 045 FW Romelle Donovan 0 (4) 0 2 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 2 (7) 0 47 FW Kaye Furo 0 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 48 MF Luka Bentt 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTotal1 9 Igor Thiago 22 2 1 252 7 Kevin Schade 8 0 0 83 19 Dango Ouattara 7 0 0 74 8 Mathias Jensen 3 1 1 5 23 Keane Lewis-Potter 3 1 1 56 24 Mikkel Damsgaard 4 0 0 47 14 Fábio Carvalho 1 0 2 38 22 Nathan Collins 1 0 1 29 2 Aaron Hickey 0 0 1 1 6 Jordan Henderson 1 0 0 1 11 Reiss Nelson 0 0 1 1 18 Yegor Yarmolyuk 1 0 0 1 27 Vitaly Janelt 1 0 0 1 33 Michael Kayode 1 0 0 1Own goals 2 1 0 3Total 56 5 8 69 Source: Soccerbase, FBREF

Discipline

RankNo.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1 7 FW Kevin Schade 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 12 27 MF Vitaly Janelt 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 03 9 FW Igor Thiago 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 18 MF Yehor Yarmolyuk 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 33 DF Michael Kayode 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 06 6 MF Jordan Henderson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 22 DF Nathan Collins 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 08 19 FW Dango Ouattara 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 09 20 DF Kristoffer Ajer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 010 8 MF Mathias Jensen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 011 3 DF Rico Henry 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 DF Sepp van den Berg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 MF Keane Lewis-Potter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 014 1 GK Caoimhín Kelleher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 DF Aaron Hickey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 DF Ethan Pinnock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 MF Fábio Carvalho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Total 69 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 72 0 1 Source: FBREF

Honours

Player of the Month MonthPlayerAugust 2025 Michael KayodeSeptember 2025 Jordan HendersonOctober 2025 Michael KayodeNovember 2025 Igor ThiagoDecember 2025 Caoimhín Kelleher

References