Brentford, Leeds United and Premier League
Digest more
Calvert-Lewin, Leeds and Brentford
Digest more
Following successive defeats at Arsenal and Tottenham, boss Keith Andrews made four changes to his starting line-up in the hope of getting back on track at fortress Gtech. Brentford have picked up 17 of their 20 points this term on home soil - only Arsenal,
Burnley head to Brentford on Saturday hoping to shake off some capital struggles and get their heads above the Premier League's dreaded bottom three line.
KEITH ANDREWS reckons his striker Igor Thiago is good enough to play for Brazil. And the Brentford boss revealed the Samba Boys had been in contact about his striker — who has scored more than any
By converting the penalty on his 13th appearance of the season, Thiago became the fastest Brentford player to reach 10 goals in a Premier League campaign, beating the record previously held by Ivan Toney (15).
Brentford fought hard and looked good value for the three points, but that late penalty save condemned Keith Andrews' side to a fifth defeat in six away league games this season. That was not the only curse to continue - the Bees are winless in all five of their Premier League games at Brighton (drawn two and lost three),
THERE was late, late drama at the Amex as Bart Verbruggen saved Igor Thiago’s added-time penalty to ensure three points in Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler’s 50th Premier League game in charge. The
Brentford B secured a strong 5–1 win over West Bromwich Albion Under-21s on Monday evening in the Premier League Cup, with Iwan Morgan and Michel Boni both scoring braces in a dominant team
Brentford Under-18s lost 2-0 to Bournemouth at Wheatsheaf Park on Saturday afternoon. Two late second-half goals sunk the young Bees, who created good chances throughout the match but couldn't find their form in front of goal. In the early stages, Gary McDermott's side played through the aggressive Bournemouth press really well.
Jordan Henderson dedicated his first Brentford goal to "good friend" Diogo Jota after the Bees' 1-1 draw with Leeds on Sunday afternoon. Henderson broke the deadlock in the 70th minute as his low effort deflected past Lucas Perri.