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ARSENAL 3 BRENTFORD 1

Bill Hagerty celebrates the return to form of a Griffin Park favourite as Arsenal record their second win over the Bees in 71 years. Forget the result – at least, push it to the back of your mind – for this game belonged to Alan Judge. Still brave of heart,...
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DERBY COUNTY 3 BRENTFORD 1

Stewart Purvis sees Brentford lose out in '14 minutes of pain'. On Saturday lunchtime they got special treatment on the BBC’s 'Football Focus' as the team 'that could go top of the Championship table tonight'. By Saturday teatime they had come down to earth with a real bump on the...
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IPSWICH TOWN 1 BRENTFORD 1

Donald Kerr was at Portman Road to see the Bees take a point with Maupay again making headlines. On a warm blustery night in Suffolk, the Bees dominated the first 45 minutes and then, with a change of tactics and two substitutions at half time, Ipswich took charge of the...
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BRENTFORD 2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 0

Bill Hagerty sees a brace of Maupay goals as Wigan wilt and Brentford romp into second place in the Championship. A comprehensive defeat of Wigan, second place in the Championship table and two goals from Neal Maupay that propelled him to top the list of the division’s leading scorers –...
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BRENTFORD 2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1

Bill Hagerty admires some fancy football from Brentford but regrets Forest’s hostile tactics and the delivery of a dozen yellow cards. Was it a match, was it a battle, was it a confrontation? Yes, all of those things, which in the final few minutes threatened to explode into a full-scale...
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BRENTFORD 1 CHELTENHAM TOWN 0

Bill Hagerty sees encouraging one-way traffic at Griffin Park, but once again bemoans the lack of goals. The statistics tell the story: 27 shots, 13 on target; 15 corners; 58 per cent possession, although it seemed a lot more than that. And, oh yes, one goal. “It should have been...
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