Brentford are without Shandon Baptiste for their first Premier League clash with west London neighbours Chelsea.Grenada midfielder Baptiste dislocated his shoulder during the Bees’ 2-1 victory at West Ham before the international break.Kristoffer Ajer and Vitaly Janelt should be available after missing the West Ham win through injury, while Ethan Pinnock has recovered from the knock which ...Full Story »

Yoane Wissa thumped home a stoppage-time winner as Brentford floored West Ham 2-1 at the London Stadium.The Bees leapfrogged their opponents in the Premier League table, courtesy of DR Congo forward Wissa’s last-gasp strike.Jarrod Bowen thought he had scrambled the Hammers a draw with his first goal in 15 Premier League games 10 minutes from time, but replacement Wissa blasted into the net...Full Story »

BRENTFORD star Sergi Canos has issued a plea for fans to return his shin pads after they were given away to a fan by mistake. The Spanish winger tweeted his appeal shortly after the conclusion of the Bees' thrilling 3-3 with Prem leaders Liverpool at the Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday. Canos, 24, tweeted: "Guys please I left my shin pads on the touch line and some security guy gave ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was not happy with his side's finishing in their 3-3 draw with Brentford, insisting the Reds should've scored more goals to win the game. Goalscorer Mohamed Salah wasted a golden opportunity in particular to make it 4-2 and Klopp hinted that he felt the Egyptian should've found the back of the net to kill the game despite scoring earlier on. Liverpool initially we...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitted Brentford deserved their point after a “wild” 3-3 draw in west London.Mohamed Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool but it was not enough to sting the Bees, who twice pegged the Reds back in a breathless match.Klopp’s side were unable to reap the maximum profit from slip-ups by Manchester United and Chelsea earlier in the ...Full Story »

Mohamed Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool but it was not enough to beat Brentford, who twice pegged the Reds back in a breathless 3-3 draw.Jurgen Klopp’s side were unable to reap the maximum profit from slip-ups by Manchester United and Chelsea earlier in the day as they shared the points after an early-evening cracker in west London.Instead they moved just one point...Full Story »

Shandon Baptiste could return after suspension when Brentford host Liverpool on Saturday.The midfielder sat out Tuesday’s 7-0 Carabao Cup win over Oldham after his red card in last weekend’s 2-0 Premier League win at Wolves.The Bees have no new injury issues, but Mads Sorensen and Josh Dasilva are long-term absentees.Liverpool will be without midfield pair Thiago Alcantara and Naby K...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank gave Marcus Forss “10 out of 10” for his four-goal performance against Oldham.Finnish striker Forss starred as Brentford battered the lowly Latics 7-0 in a Carabao Cup mismatch.The 22-year-old filled his boots against the hapless visitors, who lie rock-bottom of the English Football League and played like it.Yoane Wissa found the net twice, including a spe...Full Story »

Marcus Forss scored four goals as Brentford battered lowly Oldham 7-0 in a Carabao Cup mismatch.The 22-year-old from Finland filled his boots against the hapless Latics, who lie rock-bottom of the English Football League and played like it.Yoane Wissa also found the net twice, including a spectacular seventh, on a comfortable night for the Bees.These two sides were regular opponents in the third...Full Story »

Brentford manager Thomas Frank will make changes in the Carabao Cup against Oldham on Tuesday.The Premier League new boys head into the third-round clash buoyed by Saturday’s impressive 2-0 win at Wolves.Shandon Baptiste is unavailable to face Latics through suspension and Bees boss Frank says they have no fresh injuries to contend with.The Dane will shuffle his pack on Tuesday but name a ...Full Story »

Ivan Toney inspired Brentford to their first away win in the top flight for 74 years with a 2-0 victory at Wolves.Toney almost moved to Molineux from Northampton as a teenager in 2014, the move collapsing when he failed a medical, so it was perhaps inevitable he would star as Wolves slumped to a fourth straight home Premier League defeat.The 25-year-old had a goal, an assist and two disallowed i...Full Story »

Hwang Hee-chan is pushing to start Wolves’ clash with Brentford at Molineux.The on-loan RB Leipzig striker scored on his debut after coming off the bench in last week’s 2-0 win at Watford.Jonny (knee) and Pedro Neto (knee) remain long-term absentees for Wolves with Neto not expected back until early next year.Brentford have no new injuries to contend with following their last-gasp de...Full Story »

Graham Potter praised his Brighton side after they continued their fine start to the new campaign with a 1-0 win at Brighton.Leandro Trossard struck in the 90th minute in west London to make it three wins out of four for the Seagulls in the Premier League. It took them 19 games in the top flight to reach that tally last season.Adam Webster was forced off with a hamstring...Full Story »

Ivan Toney maintained Brentford’s unbeaten start to the season as the Bees earned a deserved 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.The striker’s first goal of the campaign ensured Thomas Frank’s side continue their seamless adaptation to life in the Premier League.Emi Buendia’s leveller, his first goal since a club-record move from Norwich, pegged the Bees back but five points from the...Full Story »

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins could be fit to face his former club Brentford.Watkins, who moved to Villa Park from the Bees in a club-record deal in September 2020, has been managing a bruised knee and has yet to play this season.Villa boss Dean Smith, who also includes Saturday’s opponents among his old employers, thinks the game will come too soon for Leon Bailey (hamstring) and Bert...Full Story »

Thomas Frank admitted he may have tinkered too much after Brentford were almost on the end of a Carabao Cup shock.Last season’s giantkillers nearly got a taste of their own medicine before coming from behind to beat Forest Green 3-1.Brentford, who knocked out four top-flight sides on their way to the semi-finals last year, fell behind to an early goal from Rovers’ Jack Aitchison.Now ...Full Story »

Last season’s Carabao Cup giantkillers Brentford almost got a taste of their own medicine before coming from behind to beat Forest Green 3-1.Brentford, who knocked out four top-flight sides on their way to the semi-finals last year, fell behind to an early goal from Rovers’ Jack Aitchison.Now a Premier League club themselves, the Bees suddenly found themselves a potential scalp for L...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank has confirmed Ethan Pinnock will captain the side when they host the defender’s former club Forest Green in the second round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.The centre-back spent one season at Rovers, helping them gain promotion to the English Football League.Frank is likely to make a number of alterations following an unbeaten start to life in the Premier League ...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira was left with mixed emotions after Crystal Palace were held to a goalless home draw by Brentford but insisted the performance was the “benchmark” for his players moving forward.The 45-year-old secured his first point as a manager in the Premier League, but it could have been more had Conor Gallagher taken a first-half chance where he hit both the post and crossbar, whi...Full Story »

Conor Gallagher is set to make his competitive debut for Crystal Palace on Saturday when Premier League new boys Brentford visit Selhurst Park.The Chelsea loanee was ineligible to face his parent club last weekend but will be welcomed into the squad by manager Patrick Vieira following their 3-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.James Tomkins is also available after recovering from a knock but Nathan Fer...Full Story »