Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Ipswich 0 Brentford 1
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Ipswich Town. Thomas Frank's unchanged starting XI matched up with Kieran McKenna's 4-2-3-1. Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Burgess, and...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 4 Manchester United 3
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Manchester United. Thomas Frank’s unchanged starting XI faced a young and inexperienced Manchester United squad. Ruben Amorim...
Five Seasons In The Premier League And Counting
So next season will be our fifth season in the Premier League to look forward to, yes a fifth, saying it out loud just sounds crazy, and now in the distance there is the small glow of Europe, not the 80s rock band, or that film with Chevy Chase in, but real European...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 4 Brighton 2
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Brighton. Thomas Frank selected a “fan-approved” starting XI with Kayode and Yarmoliuk getting a chance to make an impact. The...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Arsenal 1 Brentford 1
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw against Arsenal. Thomas Frank deployed his typical starting XI with Ajer, Collins, van den Berg, and Keane Lewis-Potter on the backline....
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Bournemouth. Thomas Frank stuck with an unchanged starting XI to face Bournemouth. The backline consisted of Lewis-Potter,...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 0 Aston Villa 1
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Aston Villa. Thomas Frank made one change to his starting XI, to bring in Nørgaard returning from injury. Brentford’s backline...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 1 Everton 1
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw against Everton. Thomas Frank forced into making one change to the starting XI that thrashed Leicester, with Nørgaad out with a...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Leicester 0 Brentford 4
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Leicester Thomas Frank made one change to the starting XI that faced West Ham, with Ethan Pinnock replacing the injured Sepp van...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – West Ham 0 Brentford 1
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against West Ham. Thomas Frank chose a 4-2-3-1 to face West Ham. Ajer returned to the Bees backline to join Collins, van den Berg, and...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 0 Tottenham 2
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Tottenham. Thomas Frank deployed a 4-2-3-1 with Ajer returning to the backline to join Collins, van den Berg, and Lewis-Potter....
What Would You Do For Another Bees Fan?
Would you dive off a bridge to save Brentford fans from a train heading towards them? It turns out around one in five Crystal Palace supporters would take the plunge to rescue fans wearing their team colours. That fascinating statistic is contained in research...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Crystal Palace 1 Brentford 2
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Crystal Palace. Thomas Frank made one change to the starting XI, bringing Schade on for Yarmoliuk. The Bees came out in a 4-2-3-1...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 0 Liverpool 2
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Liverpool. Thomas Frank chose a 4-4-2 to face Liverpool at the Gtech. Roerslev, Collins, van den Berg, and Lewis-Potter started...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 2 Manchester City 2
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw against Manchester City. Thomas Frank with a minor tweak to his starting XI for the midweek match against Manchester City. The Bees came...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Southampton 0 Brentford 5
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Southampton. Thomas Frank made two minor tweaks to the starting XI that faced Arsenal. The Bees shifted into a 4-3-3 with...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 1 Arsenal 3
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Arsenal. Thomas Frank chose a 4-4-2 to face a talented Arsenal side. The Bees lined up Roerslev, van den Berg, Collins, and...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brighton 0 Brentford 0
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw agaisnt Brighton. Thomas Frank deployed a 4-2-3-1 with Lewis-Potter, Ben Mee, Collins, and Roerslev on the backline. Injuries to Pinnock,...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 0 Nottingham Forest 2
Beesotted contributor Jacob 'The Gowler' Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win agaisnt Newcastle. Thomas Frank, forced into a change, decided to deploy Ben Mee at the back with Pinnock injured against Newcastle. Ben...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 4 Newcastle 2
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win agaisnt Newcastle. Thomas Frank made three changes to his starting XI after the midweek match against Aston Villa. Janelt, Damsgaard, and Schade headed...
Brentford’s Premier League Signings Starting To Shine
Beesotted contributor and co-author of the Brentford Revolution book, Tim Street, shares his thoughts in this latest article. Brentford supporters will be making their way to Villa Park tonight hoping the signings the club has made in its Premier League era continue...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 4 Leicester 1
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win agaisnt Leicester. Thomas Frank sent Janelt to the bench in favour of Kevin Schade getting a start on the left wing. Brentford’s 4-2-3-1 returned,...
Another Carsley Reign Ends
And so Lee Carsley’s reign as caretaker England manager came to an end in emphatic style on Sunday with a 5-0 win over the Republic of Ireland – the country he won 40 caps for as a player. As he hands over to Thomas Tuchel, the former Brentford caretaker manager did...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 3 Bournemouth 2
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win agaisnt Bournemouth. Thomas Frank switched things up by bringing Jensen in the starting XI, but keeping the other three midfielders to try to gain a...
Bees Breakdowns Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 4 Ipswich 3
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Ipswich Town. Thomas Frank’s starting XI featured two changes, with Wissa replacing Kevin Schade and Roerslev coming in for the injured Ajer....
Will Manchester United Consider Thomas Frank?
Beesotted contributor Paul Gamble reacts to the developments at Old Trafford and asks whether Thomas Frank may be in the frame for the Manchester United job. So, Manchester United and Erik Ten Hag have finally parted ways. Richard Branson wanabee JIm Ratcliffe has...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Manchester United 2 Brentford 1
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss at Old Trafford. Thomas Frank deployed a 4-2-3-1 against a Big 6 side, which in the past has strictly been a back 5. The unchanged starting XI saw Ajer,...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 5 Wolves 3
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win agaisnt Wolverhampton Thomas Frank started with a 4-2-3-1 for the first time this season, after tinkering in preseason and a few cup matches. Sepp van...
Wolves preview and pub guide: Struggling visitors seeking first league win of season
Wolves have suffered a terrible start to the season and visit the Gtech on Saturday bottom of the table with only one point from six games. That single point came in a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest at the end of August, while they were beaten 2-0 at Arsenal on...
Revved Up Over Brentford’s New Signing
Rev Peter Crumpler is a lifelong Bees supporter, a Church of England minister in St Albans, Herts and a Beesotted contributor. I’m thrilled at the Club’s new signing – and I’m hoping she won’t face any injury worries in the months ahead. It’s Sarah Guinness, who has...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 1 West Ham 1
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw against West Ham. Thomas Frank deployed a 4-3-3 to face a struggling West Ham side. The Bees backline consisted of Sepp van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock,...
West Ham preview and pub guide: Another London derby as Bees finally return home
Brentford's first home league game for a month is one of our many London derbies in the Premier League as West Ham cross town to visit us. We have a good record against the Hammers in the Premier League with five wins and only one defeat - in February's away...
Hammer Time – The Post Spurs Pre West Ham Podcast LIVE
Brentford look to shake off another tough away defeat by welcoming a wobbly West Ham United team to The Gtech this Saturday. The Hammers have lost on all three Premier League visits to Brentford and Thomas Frank and the team will be hoping that run continues. We look...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Tottenham 3 Brentford 1
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Tottenham. Thomas Frank deployed a 3-5-2 to face Tottenham’s heavy possession-based side. Lewis-Potter and Ajer kept their spots as wingbacks,...
Are We Playing In A Blatantly Corrupt League? Tottenham Handball Latest Incident
Beesotted regular contributor, Jim Levack, shares his thoughts on the 'clear hand-ball outside the box' incident at Tottenham yesterday and officialdom in general in the Premier League when it comes to Brentford. I’ll lay my cards on the table here… I’m getting a bit...
If Yer All Going To Tottenham Clap Yer Hand – The Pre Spurs Post Orient & Man City Podcast
Brentford’s sequence of tough away fixtures at the start of the season continues this weekend with a trip to the Tottenham Stadium… The Bees will be looking to build upon last week’s positive performance at The Etihad and the midweek win over Leyton Orient. Spurs, on...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Manchester City 2 Brentford 1
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Manchester City Thomas Frank’s side came out in a 3-5-2, but the squad selection offered flexibility in how the Bees lined up. The wing-backs,...
Have Bees Turned the Page On A New Chapter – Manchester City Defeat Positives
Beesotted regular Jim Levack shares his thoughts on the Brentford performance at The Etihad this weekend. I bumped into a few chaps of a certain vintage in a pub a stone’s throw from Manchester Piccadilly station ahead of the game. All wore the telltale lines and...
Bring On The Champions – Brentford Head To Manchester City Preview Podcast
Premier League football returns after the international break and offers up arguably Brentford’s toughest away match of the season – a trip to take on Champions Manchester City at The Etihad. Thomas Frank’s side has enjoyed a solid start to the campaign, however, 100%...
Brentford 3 Southampton 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Southampton. Thomas Frank deployed a 4-3-3 with a backline of Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, and Janelt. The midfield trio consisted of Jensen,...
Southampton preview and pub guide: Saints seeking to end league goal drought
Southampton have had a difficult start to the season after returning to the Premier League following a one-year absence. The Saints have lost each of their first two games 1-0 - on the opening weekend at Newcastle and then last Saturday at home to Nottingham...
Liverpool 2 Brentford 0 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss at Anfield. Thomas Frank made one change to his starting XI that faced Crystal Palace, with Keane Lewis-Potter replacing Kevin Schade. Surprisingly, the...
Brentford 2 Crystal Palace 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributor The Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Crystal Palace. Brentford’s fourth Premier League season kicked off at the Gtech against Crystal Palace. The Bees were without Ivan Toney, amid...
Crystal Palace preview and pub guide: Eagles landing to start our season
Brentford start our fourth season in the Premier League against a team we have never beaten in the competition. Palace are one of two sides we have played in the league in each of the past three seasons, the other being Newcastle, against whom we have failed to win....
Fabio Carvahlo Joins Brentford from Liverpool – The Anfield Wrap Player Analysis
Brentford have signed Fabio Carvahlo from Liverpool for a fee of around £20m. The transfer has upset Fulham fans, where Fabio was a favourite of the Putney faithful in his time there, and has also irked a fair few Liverpool fans who saw Carvalho, only 21 years old, as...
Are Brentford Having A Brat Summer?
Beesotted regular Lewis 'Sherlock' Holmes kicks the new season off with a new article and ask's whether The Bees are having a Brat Summer... whatever the ***** one of them is! I’m not really sure what a Brat Summer is but I keep hearing it. Even Kamala Harris busted...
Not Just A Colour, But An Attitude! The New Pink Kit
Regular Beesotted contributor Nemone Sariman shares her thoughts on Brentford's new tickled pink kit! So we have a pink second kit. If you’ve not yet checked your social media, I’ll give you a couple of minutes to absorb that jarring piece of news. The husband: “Well,...
“BITES, HACKS, KICKS” A Human Bull Fight in Which Portugese Players “Went Mad” – BEES IN PORTUGAL 1936
Brentford head to sunny Portugal this week to take on their illustrious hosts, Benfica, in a preseason friendly. Many Bees fans have made the trip to see Thomas Frank's side take on one of the most famous names in European football, however, if Brentford's first visit...
Beesotted at Euro 2024: Talking To Fans in the Stands and Bars at Every England Game
England embarked on their quest for a trophy at Euro 2024 with three - on paper - not bad looking group games against Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia. Billy Grant was over in Germany for his 16th major tournament following England to catch up with the action and speak to...
Christian Nørgaard Wins Beesotted Brentord Global Player Of The Season
We are pleased to announce that the Beesotted Global Brentford Player of the Season for 2023/24 has gone to Christian Nørgaard. Despite a season of ups and downs for the team and some time spent on the sidelines for the player, he has once again shown his class in a...