Overview

• Keith Andrews, Brentford’s set-piece coach since summer 2024, succeeds Thomas Frank after building coaching experience at MK Dons, Ireland’s national teams and Sheffield United.
• Director of football Phil Giles described promoting an internal candidate as a lower-risk choice given Andrews’s deep familiarity with Brentford’s culture and methods.
• Brentford face the likely departures of captain Christian Nørgaard to Arsenal and top scorer Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United as part of a major summer turnover.
• Key members of Frank’s backroom team, including Justin Cochrane, Chris Haslam and Claus Nørgaard, have all left the club in the post-Frank transition.
• The new head coach will open the season with six home fixtures against top-six contenders such as Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City, putting the club’s data-driven model under early pressure.