The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast

Brentford gave it their all tonight but came unstuck to another Ollie Watkins winner. The Bees enjoyed a lot of possession and really put Villa under pressure throughout.. but a sloppy start to the second half cost Thomas Frank’s side ultimately.

Brentford look forward to the visit of Champions League contending Aston Villa this weekend with revenge for the earlier defeat at Villa Park as well as Watkinsgate from last season still in out minds.Villa, celebrating their 150th anniversary this season, are one place above The Bees in the Premier League table after an inconsistant few months, but most will consider The Villans favourites when looking at the quality in their squad and having boosted the side in January with Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio joining on loan to good effect. Brentford are unsure of the fitness situation with Christian Norgaard and Kevin Schade going into the match.Billy ‘the Bee’ Grant and Dave ‘Laney’ Lane hook up in the Virtual Joint to chew the fat over this weeken’s match, as well as looking back to the clashes with Everton and Leicester City, where Bees fans contrasting performances.Jonathan Burchill wades in with his usual Fact and Funk vibes and Jacob Gowler provides some statistical and tactical insight into the Brentford team.

Brentford played David Moyes’ Everton and despite going ahead from a Wissa goal they were unable to hold on as Everton gsined a pointww spoke to everton and brentford fans in the stands and the pub after the match

After the 4-0 mauling of the Foxes in Leicester, Brentford are back home playing guest to Everton with Norgaard out injured due to concussionBilly Grant and Dave Lane discuss the Everton match with JB adding his usual blend of facts and funk to the show

Bees went to leicester. No messing. They did a jobWe spoke to Bees and Leicester fans after the game

Another away win for Brentford as they went to the London Stadium as they produced a totally professional and well executed performance dispatching West HamThe Beesotted crew of Billy TheBee Grant, Dave Laney Lane and Ali Mullalley hooked up to discuss: Brentford TAPS system recap. The club may be considering a few alterationsEverton's new stadiumBrentford's accounts. Still the second lowest wage budget in the Premier League. Will Brentford start reaching out for investment at some stage?Plus we recapped the West Ham MatchJacob Gowler from Bees Breakdown gave the statistical and tactical knowledge on West Ham and also LeicesterJonathan JB Burchill gives more facts and funkPlus Jordan from Big Strong Leicester Boys Podcast gives us the lowdown on Leicester

Brentford made it three away wins on the spin in 2025 following a fine 1-0 victory against West Ham United. Kevin Schade’s early goal proved the winner in a game of two halves… however, the win was fully deserved. COYB 🐝

Ahead of Brentford’s trip to West Ham United this Saturday, Billy ‘The Bee’ Grant and Dave ‘Laney’ Lane convened to discuss the club’s revised TAPs fan-loyalty scheme that affects all fans in one way or another when they buy match tickets, the news that Hickey and Rico (again) may be on the mend and able to pull on a Bees shirt again in the coming weeks, plus they look back at the frustrating defeat to Tottenham and our chances against Graham Potter’s Hammers in East London. Thanks to Jonathan Burchill for his Facts and FunkJacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler at Bees Breakdown for his statistical and tactical analysis on the Spurs and West Ham matchesAnd Andy Payne from Hammers United gives us the West Ham lowdownAnd if you fancy joining us in (and) Leicester from around lunch time for a bit of a pub crawl, drop us a message!

Bit of a smash n grab as Spurs nicked all three points at Brentfordwe spoke to Bees & Spurs fans immediately after the match in the stands and pub