Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review – with a look back to what I predicted in August.
Prediction: 16th
There is not enough humble pie to go around here and a slice should be aiming in this direction. It was real shame that Brentford missed out on Europe, but they can take huge credit from this season.
Keith Andrews’ appointment in succession to the beloved Thomas Frank was regarded as a high-risk promotion from within, yet he has done a superb and seamless job, even after losing key strikers Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa to Manchester United and Newcastle United respectively.
Igor Thiago has been one of the Premier League players of the season. Jordan Henderson has brought experience and guidance in midfield. And Caoimhin Kelleher has shown, as he did at Liverpool, that he is a quality goalkeeper.
What I said in August: “For the first time in a long time, I genuinely fear for Brentford.”
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