Brentford and West Brom interested in 24-year-old with 19 goal achievements last season

Brentford and West Brom interested in 24-year-old with 19 goal achievements last season – originally posted on Sportslens.com Brentford and West Bromwich Albion are among the clubs interested in signing Liverpool attacker Harry Wilson this summer, Goal.com reports. Wilson graduated through the Reds’ youth ranks, but he has made just two competitive appearances for them […]

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Six Norwich players included in PFA Championship TOTY

Daniel Farke’s Norwich City have dominated the 2020/21 PFA Championship Team of the Year, as six of their players have been selected. The Canaries sealed an instant return to the Premier League in style, finishing six points clear at the top of the table with 97 points. Goalkeeper Tim Krul, defenders Max Aarons and Grant […]

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Brentford striker Ivan Toney could be next season’s Ollie Watkins in the Premier League

Brentford striker Ivan Toney could be next season’s Ollie Watkins in the Premier League – originally posted on Sportslens.com For the first time in 74 years, Brentford has earned promotion to the Premier League. The Bees enjoyed a fantastic campaign, ultimately beating Swansea in the Championship playoff final. One of the main reasons that Brentford […]

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Blackpool peer into the future with crack coach Critchley

Blackpool took a huge punt on appointing Liverpool youth-team coach Neil Critchley despite his lack of experience at senior level. It worked.   At first glance, you would be hard-pressed to find similarities between Blackpool’s managerial situation and that of Champions League winner Thomas Tuchel, but following the Tangerines’ promotion back to the Championship, the […]

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Hammers & Spurs dealt blow as chairman says 33-goal hitman is no longer for sale

Hammers & Spurs dealt blow as chairman says 33-goal hitman is no longer for sale – originally posted on Sportslens.com Brentford striker Ivan Toney was linked with both West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month. However, Saturday’s Championship play-off victory for the Bees has dealt a blow to their chances of landing the […]

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Five Premier League newcomers we’re giddy to watch

The criteria is that they must not have played even a minute in the Premier League before…which ruled out most of Norwich and Watford’s squad. It also ruled out Ivan Toney, with his ten Newcastle minutes in 2015/16. We think we pretty much nailed it last year.   Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) Absolutely extraordinary in the […]

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Brentford reach the Premier League: 16 Conclusions

Well this is a first. We have 16 Conclusions on the Championship play-off final between Brentford and Swansea. Soak it in.  But first read Brentford are Premier League: Moneyball and a broken jinx 1) Let’s start at the beginning. The past couple of weeks have given us the long-awaited return of fans back in stadiums. […]

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Frank hails ‘incredible’ Brentford stars after play-off win

Thomas Frank has heaped praise on his Brentford squad following their promotion to the Premier League. The Bees will play in the competition for the first time next season after beating Swansea 2-0 in the play-off final. Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes scored to give them a comfortable victory in front of 12,000 fans at […]

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Brentford are Premier League: Moneyball and a broken jinx

Throw those flatcaps in the air, twang those braces and pass the beard oil – it’s victory for the hipster xG nerds. Brentford are a Premier League football team. They’ve avoided ‘La Decima’; broke their jinx to win the play-offs at the tenth time of asking. They won it in 20 devastating minutes. Freddie Woodman […]

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Brentford 2-0 Swansea: Bees secure promotion to the Prem

Brentford made it 10th time lucky as they beat Swansea 2-0 in the Championship play-off final to reach the Premier League for the first time. Goals from Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes saw the Bees finally break their play-off hoodoo after all nine of their previous attempts had ended in failure. It was swift redemption […]

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