{"match":{"id":664013,"date":"2025-12-14T16:30:00.000Z","status":"fixture","winner":null,"score_a":0,"score_b":0,"venue_type":"home_away","final_period":"soc_p2s","createdAt":"2025-06-18T14:59:20.996Z","updatedAt":"2025-12-10T22:38:35.599Z","gameweek":16,"attendance":0,"display_name":"2025-12-14 16:30:00 Brentford FC vs Leeds United FC","locale":"en","stb_id":"2025-12-13-15-00-00-brentford-fc-vs-leeds-united-fc","overview":null,"leg":"1/1","result_info":null,"interesting_facts_team_a":null,"interesting_facts_team_b":null,"match_summary":null,"key_quotes":null,"match_statistics":null,"match_timeline":null,"league_standings":null,"head_to_head_analysis":null,"link_buy_ticket":null,"position":null,"stb_internal_id":"0197838d-37bd-7a97-85bd-dc7f7c2aa6fc","overrides":null,"broadcast_link":null,"after_broadcast_link":null,"has_article_relations":null,"has_social_media_relations":null,"has_odds":null,"has_h2h":null,"has_overview":null,"has_statistics":false,"has_lineups":false,"has_predictions":true,"interesting_facts_team_a_html":null,"interesting_facts_team_b_html":null,"match_summary_html":null,"key_quotes_html":null,"match_statistics_html":null,"match_timeline_html":null,"league_standings_html":null,"head_to_head_analysis_html":null,"team_a":{"id":49673,"name":"Brentford FC","short_name":"Brentford","tla_name":"BRE","type":"club","gender":"male","status":"active","official_name":"Brentford Football Club","founded":1889,"colors":"Red,White,Black","nicknames":"The Bees","createdAt":"2024-11-04T12:40:32.759Z","updatedAt":"2025-08-11T14:18:06.741Z","website":"http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk","address":"27 Great West Road","address_city":"Hounslow, Borough of London","address_zip":"TW8 9BW","locale":"en","stb_id":"brentford-fc","tier":null,"description":null,"top_position":null,"history_and_foundation":"## Brentford: a football revolution with intelligence\n\n**Brentford** is a **London club** that for a long time **did not attract much attention**, but suddenly began to **change the perception of modern football**. Founded in **1889**, this club from **west London** has long been **\"own for its own\"** - with narrow stands, a modest budget and loyal fans.\n\nToday, **Brentford** is no longer just a **pretty underdog**, but a **well-organized, intelligent team** that gives a fight even to the top teams. Not because he spends more — but because he **thinks better**.\n\n> \"Brentford proves that to be competitive in the Premier League, you don't have to spend millions — you just have to have a system and a mind.\"","sporting_achievements":"## Brentford history\n\nFor a long time, the **story of Brentford** was written **without loud headlines**. The club played in **lower English leagues**, changed **coaches**, **stadiums**, **structure**, but always remained a part of **local culture**.\n\nIn the **1930s**, the team rose to the **First Division**, but after the **World War II** they went down again and settled for a long time in **League 1 and League 2** - effectively the **third and fourth tiers** of English football.\n\nEverything began to change in **2012**, when the club bought **Matthew Benham** — an **analyst** who decided to build football **on data, not intuition**. Since then, **Brentford** began to **select players based on statistics**, hire coaches with a **modern vision** and even **rejected the classic academy**.\n\nIn **2021** the club entered the **Premier League** for the first time in history via the **play-offs**, after several dramatic attempts. This became a **recognition of the built system**: the team not only remained in the elite, but also began to **confidently beat big rivals**.\n","club_identity":"## Brentford Stadium\n\n**Brentford Community Stadium** is the team's new home, opening in **2020**. It is **compact** — a little more than **17 thousand seats**, but **modern and comfortable**. Each seat has a **good view**, and the atmosphere combines **coziness and energy**.\n\nBefore that, the club played at **Griffin Park** — an old stadium known for its **four corner pubs**. Many fans remember it with nostalgia, but admit: **new arena** is **the right step**.\n\n> \"Brentford Community Stadium is an example of how you can make a modern arena without pathos, but with care for the fans.\"\n\n## Brentford achievements\n\n**Brentford** don't have a shop window lined with trophies, but there are **achievements that are more important than cups**:\n\n* **Exit to the Premier League** in **2021** — for the first time in history.\n* **Enshrining in the elite** and **stable play** against top clubs.\n* **Victory in the play-off final** over **Swansea** that lifted the \"curse of the last step\".\n\nToday, **Brentford** is a **full-fledged player of the Premier League**, which builds success not on random victories, but on **systematicity and strategy**.\n","current_status_and_future":"## Brentford famous players\n\n* **Ivan Toney** is the top scorer who came from the lower leagues and became a candidate for the **England team**.\n* **Brian Mbeumo** is an example of **successful scouting**.\n* **David Raya** is a top-level goalkeeper, currently at **Arsenal**.\n* **Christian Eriksen** is a player who has bounced back from **heart problems** with a move from **Brentford**.\n\n> \"They don't buy stars here - they create them here.\"\n\n## Brentford interesting facts\n\n* **The first club in England** to **abandon the classic academy**, focusing on players aged 17+.\n* Has his own **analytics company** that selects players based on statistics and **mental qualities**.\n\n**It is worth noting** that **Brentford** is **an example of a football revolution** where **smart strategy, not money** comes to the fore. This is a club that has proven: **systematic, analysis and the right approach** can lift even an **underdog to the top**.","stb_internal_id":"0192f730-ee70-7370-9323-88657fd23934","overrides":null,"has_social_media_links":true,"has_social_media_relations":true,"has_membership_relations":true,"has_matches":true,"has_article_relations":false,"history_and_foundation_html":"

Brentford: a football revolution with intelligence

Brentford is a London club that for a long time did not attract much attention, but suddenly began to change the perception of modern football. Founded in 1889, this club from west London has long been \"own for its own\" - with narrow stands, a modest budget and loyal fans.

Today, Brentford is no longer just a pretty underdog, but a well-organized, intelligent team that gives a fight even to the top teams. Not because he spends more — but because he thinks better.

\n
\"Brentford proves that to be competitive in the Premier League, you don't have to spend millions — you just have to have a system and a mind.\"
\n

\n","sporting_achievements_html":"

Brentford history

For a long time, the story of Brentford was written without loud headlines. The club played in lower English leagues, changed coaches, stadiums, structure, but always remained a part of local culture.

In the 1930s, the team rose to the First Division, but after the World War II they went down again and settled for a long time in League 1 and League 2 - effectively the third and fourth tiers of English football.

Everything began to change in 2012, when the club bought Matthew Benham — an analyst who decided to build football on data, not intuition. Since then, Brentford began to select players based on statistics, hire coaches with a modern vision and even rejected the classic academy.

In 2021 the club entered the Premier League for the first time in history via the play-offs, after several dramatic attempts. This became a recognition of the built system: the team not only remained in the elite, but also began to confidently beat big rivals.

\n","club_identity_html":"

Brentford Stadium

Brentford Community Stadium is the team's new home, opening in 2020. It is compact — a little more than 17 thousand seats, but modern and comfortable. Each seat has a good view, and the atmosphere combines coziness and energy.

Before that, the club played at Griffin Park — an old stadium known for its four corner pubs. Many fans remember it with nostalgia, but admit: new arena is the right step.

\n
\"Brentford Community Stadium is an example of how you can make a modern arena without pathos, but with care for the fans.\"
\n

Brentford achievements

Brentford don't have a shop window lined with trophies, but there are achievements that are more important than cups:

Exit to the Premier League in 2021 — for the first time in history.
Enshrining in the elite and stable play against top clubs.
Victory in the play-off final over Swansea that lifted the \"curse of the last step\".

Today, Brentford is a full-fledged player of the Premier League, which builds success not on random victories, but on systematicity and strategy.

\n","current_status_and_future_html":"

Brentford famous players

Ivan Toney is the top scorer who came from the lower leagues and became a candidate for the England team.
Brian Mbeumo is an example of successful scouting.
David Raya is a top-level goalkeeper, currently at Arsenal.
Christian Eriksen is a player who has bounced back from heart problems with a move from Brentford.

\n
\"They don't buy stars here - they create them here.\"
\n

Brentford interesting facts

The first club in England to abandon the classic academy, focusing on players aged 17+.
Has his own analytics company that selects players based on statistics and mental qualities.

It is worth noting that Brentford is an example of a football revolution where smart strategy, not money comes to the fore. This is a club that has proven: systematic, analysis and the right approach can lift even an underdog to the top.

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To stay in the elite, every season **20 clubs** fight.\n\n**EPL football** was founded in **1992**. She gave birth to **a new era of English football**. The format is simple: **38 matches**, where each opponent is a test. The one who lasts the distance wins.\n\n> \"The Premier League is not just a championship, it is a global phenomenon that has changed the perception of football as a spectacle.\"\n\n### EPL history: how it became a global brand\n\n**1992–1995: the first stage** – **APL creation**, formation.\n\nThe league started with **22 clubs**. The main bet is **television contracts**, which immediately made it financially independent from the rest of English football. **Money began to attract** quality players, and the level of play began to rise.\n\n**1995: Reduction to 20 teams.**\n\nTo improve the quality of the championship and adapt to the international calendar, **the number of clubs has been reduced**.\n\n**2000s: APL development.**\n\n**EPL opens itself to the world.** Rapid growth of income from **international broadcast rights**, active involvement of investors, expansion of audience in **Asia, USA, Middle East** - English clubs are becoming not just teams, but **global corporations**.\n\n**2010s: the era of the tactical revolution.**\n\nThe Premier League is no longer a purely physical league. The arrival of **new generation coaches** – **Guardiola, Klopp, Pochettino, Conte** – changes the style of the game, making it **technical, dynamic, intellectual**.\n\n**2020s: financial power** that has no analogues.\n\n> \"Broadcasting contracts are growing to record sums, even middle-class clubs can afford the transfers that the giants of other European leagues dream about.\"\n\n## Premier League system\n\nIt is built so that **every match counts**.\n\n* **20 teams** is the optimal number that guarantees high competition and spectacle.\n* **38 rounds** – each club plays two matches with each opponent: one at home, one away.\n* **380 matches per season** – each match can change the course of the season.\n\n> \"In this championship, even a draw can be fatal for championship ambitions.\"\n\n**Playoffs?** None. There are no accidental champions here. The winner is the one who **is consistently stronger at the distance** in nine months.\n\n**How is the winner determined?** The logic of the championship is simple, but **ruthless**:\n\n* **Victory** – 3 points.\n* **Die** – 1 point.\n* **Defeat** – 0 points.\n\n**If** two **EPL teams** have the same number of points, the champion is determined according to the following criteria:\n1. **Difference between scored and conceded goals.**\n2. **Goals scored.**\n3. **Statistics of face-to-face meetings** between teams.\n\n### Cult teams and legendary players\n\n**EPL** is not just a championship. This is a **legend generator**. Teams that made history and players that changed football itself.\n\n* **\"Manchester United\"** (Ferguson era). The club that dominated the 90s and 2000s. **13 Premier League titles**, incredible comebacks, the era of **Beckham, King, Giggs, Ronaldo**.\n\n* **\"Arsenal\" of the invincible** (2003/04). **Arsene Wenger**'s team that went through the season **without a single defeat**. **Henri, Bergkamp, Vieira** are symbols of perfect football.\n\n* **\"Chelsea\" Mourinho**. The revolution of 2004: defensive tactics, incredible physics, the dominance of **Drogba, Lampard, Terry**.\n\n* **\"Manchester City\" of the Guardiola era**. The most technical team in the league, which broke all possible records in England.\n\n* **Klopp's Liverpool**. Football chaos that has become a perfect system. Triumph in the **Champions League** and the long-awaited **EPL** title after **30 years of waiting**.\n\n## Eurocups: access to the football elite\n\nThe championship is not only a fight for the title, but also a **chance to play on the world stage**.\n\n* **Top-4** – a ticket to the **Champions League**. This is the main goal for the clubs, because here is the biggest money, the best opponents, the maximum prestige.\n\n* **5th place** – entry into the **Europa League**. For many teams, this is also a great chance to declare themselves at the international level.\n\n* **6th or 7th place** – **Conference League**. A new tournament that opens the way to Europe even for middle-class teams.\n\n### Players who left their mark in the statistics of the Premier League\n\n> \"Titles are won by teams, but records are set by individuals.\"\n\n* **Best scorer in history:** **Alan Shearer** – **260 goals**. No one scored more. His record has been standing for several decades.\n\n* **Most goals in a season:** **Erling Holland** – **36 (2022/23)**. It's not just a number, it's proof that the game continues to evolve.\n\n* **The most matches in the Premier League:** **Gareth Barry** – **653 matches**. The game changes, players come and go, but real fighters endure years on the field.\n\n* **Most assists:** **Ryan Giggs** – **162 assists**. A legend who created goals for an entire era of football.\n\n## Famous teams of the English Premier League: clubs that shaped history\n\n**\"Manchester United\".**\n\n**13 titles.** No club in the EPL era has surpassed this record. They ruled while others were just trying to catch up.\n\n> \"1999 is a moment of absolute triumph. Treble. Premier League. FA Cup. Champions League.\"\n\n**Ferguson** is the architect of the dynasty. He created a car that didn't just win - it destroyed rivals.\n\n**Legends:** **Cristiano Ronaldo. Eric Cantona. Wayne Rooney. Paul Scholes. Ryan Giggs.** Each of them left their mark.\n\n**Main rivalry:** **\"Liverpool\"** - a war that has been going on for decades.\n\n**\"Arsenal\".**\n\n**2003/04. 38 matches. Zero defeats.** They didn't just win the league, they rewrote it.\n\n**Legends:** **Thierry Henry. Patrick Vieira. Denis Bergkamp.** Masters who created magic on the field.\n\n**\"Chelsea\": the club that overturned the rules of the game.**\n\nThe first English team to win the Champions League twice (**2012, 2021**).\n\n**Legends:** **Frank Lampard. Didier Drogba. John Terry.** The backbone of a team that knew no fear.\n\n**Main rivalry:** **\"Liverpool\"** - a battle that repeats itself in the finals time and time again.\n\n**\"Manchester City\": the absolute dominance of the new era.**\n\n**Pep Guardiola** came - and destroyed the old order. His **\"City\"** is **total control, maximum speed, perfect tactics**.\n\n> \"Five titles in the last six seasons. Dominance unprecedented in recent Premier League history.\"\n\n**Legends:** **Sergio Aguero. David Silva. Kevin De Bruyne.** Names that define an era.\n\n**The main rivalry:** **\"Manchester United\"** – the battle for the city, which turned into a fight for England.\n\n**\"Liverpool\": the revival of the legend.**\n\n**Juergen Klopp** came – and returned **\"Liverpool\"** to the top.\n\n**EPL title in 2020. Triumph in the Champions League in 2019.** These are not just victories. This is the return of the heir to the throne.\n\n**Legends:** **Steven Gerrard. Mohamed Salah. Virgil van Dijk.** Leaders who changed the course of history.\n\n### The current state of the Premier League: a new era of competition\n\nA league that dominates football has no right to stagnate. Today **EPL** is a championship that:\n\n* **Has the strongest lineup of teams.** All 20 clubs can win matches, and even the underdogs are capable of stopping the giants.\n\n* **Financially superior to all other leagues.** Even mid-level clubs buy stars available only to giants in other leagues.\n\n* **Attracts the best coaches in the world.** **Guardiola, Klopp, Arteta, Postecoglou** are not just coaches, but architects of the future of football.\n\n* **Is the most watched tournament in the world.** No other championship has such an audience as the **EPL**.\n\n### Interesting facts\n\n> \"Football is not just about goals and trophies. It's stories that leave a mark on the fans' memories.\"\n\n* **The fastest goal in the history of the Premier League:** **7.69 seconds** – **Shane Long** (Southampton). The game had not yet started, and the opponent was already knocked down.\n\n* **The coach who won the most:** **Alex Ferguson** – **13 titles**. Domination that no one can repeat.\n\n* **Most suspensions:** **Duncan Ferguson and Patrick Vieira** – **8 red cards**. Two warriors who never retreated.\n\n> \"The Premier League continues to evolve, setting new standards for world football. It's not just a league, it's the future of sports.\"\n\n**It is worth noting** that the **English Premier League** remains the standard of modern football, combining **tradition, innovation and global influence**. Will other leagues catch up with **EPL**? Time will tell, but today she definitely rules the football world.","active":true,"short_code":"UK PL","category":1,"top_position":null,"stb_internal_id":"0192f730-4812-79f7-814f-a5337adffb1f","overrides":null,"has_article_relations":false,"has_social_media_relations":true,"inactive":null,"description_html":"

Premier League: history, players, records

English Premier League (EPL) — the highest football division of England. To stay in the elite, every season 20 clubs fight.

EPL football was founded in 1992. She gave birth to a new era of English football. The format is simple: 38 matches, where each opponent is a test. The one who lasts the distance wins.

\n
\"The Premier League is not just a championship, it is a global phenomenon that has changed the perception of football as a spectacle.\"
\n

EPL history: how it became a global brand

1992–1995: the first stage – APL creation, formation.

The league started with 22 clubs. The main bet is television contracts, which immediately made it financially independent from the rest of English football. Money began to attract quality players, and the level of play began to rise.

1995: Reduction to 20 teams.

To improve the quality of the championship and adapt to the international calendar, the number of clubs has been reduced.

2000s: APL development.

EPL opens itself to the world. Rapid growth of income from international broadcast rights, active involvement of investors, expansion of audience in Asia, USA, Middle East - English clubs are becoming not just teams, but global corporations.

2010s: the era of the tactical revolution.

The Premier League is no longer a purely physical league. The arrival of new generation coaches – Guardiola, Klopp, Pochettino, Conte – changes the style of the game, making it technical, dynamic, intellectual.

2020s: financial power that has no analogues.

\n
\"Broadcasting contracts are growing to record sums, even middle-class clubs can afford the transfers that the giants of other European leagues dream about.\"
\n

Premier League system

It is built so that every match counts.

20 teams is the optimal number that guarantees high competition and spectacle.
38 rounds – each club plays two matches with each opponent: one at home, one away.
380 matches per season – each match can change the course of the season.

\n
\"In this championship, even a draw can be fatal for championship ambitions.\"
\n

Playoffs? None. There are no accidental champions here. The winner is the one who is consistently stronger at the distance in nine months.

How is the winner determined? The logic of the championship is simple, but ruthless:

Victory – 3 points.
Die – 1 point.
Defeat – 0 points.

If two EPL teams have the same number of points, the champion is determined according to the following criteria:

Difference between scored and conceded goals.
Goals scored.
Statistics of face-to-face meetings between teams.

Cult teams and legendary players

EPL is not just a championship. This is a legend generator. Teams that made history and players that changed football itself.

\"Manchester United\" (Ferguson era). The club that dominated the 90s and 2000s. 13 Premier League titles, incredible comebacks, the era of Beckham, King, Giggs, Ronaldo.
\n
\"Arsenal\" of the invincible (2003/04). Arsene Wenger's team that went through the season without a single defeat. Henri, Bergkamp, Vieira are symbols of perfect football.
\n
\"Chelsea\" Mourinho. The revolution of 2004: defensive tactics, incredible physics, the dominance of Drogba, Lampard, Terry.
\n
\"Manchester City\" of the Guardiola era. The most technical team in the league, which broke all possible records in England.
\n
Klopp's Liverpool. Football chaos that has become a perfect system. Triumph in the Champions League and the long-awaited EPL title after 30 years of waiting.
\n

Eurocups: access to the football elite

The championship is not only a fight for the title, but also a chance to play on the world stage.

Top-4 – a ticket to the Champions League. This is the main goal for the clubs, because here is the biggest money, the best opponents, the maximum prestige.
\n
5th place – entry into the Europa League. For many teams, this is also a great chance to declare themselves at the international level.
\n
6th or 7th place – Conference League. A new tournament that opens the way to Europe even for middle-class teams.
\n

Players who left their mark in the statistics of the Premier League

\n
\"Titles are won by teams, but records are set by individuals.\"
\n

Best scorer in history: Alan Shearer – 260 goals. No one scored more. His record has been standing for several decades.
\n
Most goals in a season: Erling Holland – 36 (2022/23). It's not just a number, it's proof that the game continues to evolve.
\n
The most matches in the Premier League: Gareth Barry – 653 matches. The game changes, players come and go, but real fighters endure years on the field.
\n
Most assists: Ryan Giggs – 162 assists. A legend who created goals for an entire era of football.
\n

Famous teams of the English Premier League: clubs that shaped history

\"Manchester United\".

13 titles. No club in the EPL era has surpassed this record. They ruled while others were just trying to catch up.

\n
\"1999 is a moment of absolute triumph. Treble. Premier League. FA Cup. Champions League.\"
\n

Ferguson is the architect of the dynasty. He created a car that didn't just win - it destroyed rivals.

Legends: Cristiano Ronaldo. Eric Cantona. Wayne Rooney. Paul Scholes. Ryan Giggs. Each of them left their mark.

Main rivalry: \"Liverpool\" - a war that has been going on for decades.

\"Arsenal\".

2003/04. 38 matches. Zero defeats. They didn't just win the league, they rewrote it.

Legends: Thierry Henry. Patrick Vieira. Denis Bergkamp. Masters who created magic on the field.

\"Chelsea\": the club that overturned the rules of the game.

The first English team to win the Champions League twice (2012, 2021).

Legends: Frank Lampard. Didier Drogba. John Terry. The backbone of a team that knew no fear.

Main rivalry: \"Liverpool\" - a battle that repeats itself in the finals time and time again.

\"Manchester City\": the absolute dominance of the new era.

Pep Guardiola came - and destroyed the old order. His \"City\" is total control, maximum speed, perfect tactics.

\n
\"Five titles in the last six seasons. Dominance unprecedented in recent Premier League history.\"
\n

Legends: Sergio Aguero. David Silva. Kevin De Bruyne. Names that define an era.

The main rivalry: \"Manchester United\" – the battle for the city, which turned into a fight for England.

\"Liverpool\": the revival of the legend.

Juergen Klopp came – and returned \"Liverpool\" to the top.

EPL title in 2020. Triumph in the Champions League in 2019. These are not just victories. This is the return of the heir to the throne.

Legends: Steven Gerrard. Mohamed Salah. Virgil van Dijk. Leaders who changed the course of history.

The current state of the Premier League: a new era of competition

A league that dominates football has no right to stagnate. Today EPL is a championship that:

Has the strongest lineup of teams. All 20 clubs can win matches, and even the underdogs are capable of stopping the giants.
\n
Financially superior to all other leagues. Even mid-level clubs buy stars available only to giants in other leagues.
\n
Attracts the best coaches in the world. Guardiola, Klopp, Arteta, Postecoglou are not just coaches, but architects of the future of football.
\n
Is the most watched tournament in the world. No other championship has such an audience as the EPL.
\n

Interesting facts

\n
\"Football is not just about goals and trophies. It's stories that leave a mark on the fans' memories.\"
\n

The fastest goal in the history of the Premier League: 7.69 seconds – Shane Long (Southampton). The game had not yet started, and the opponent was already knocked down.
\n
The coach who won the most: Alex Ferguson – 13 titles. Domination that no one can repeat.
\n
Most suspensions: Duncan Ferguson and Patrick Vieira – 8 red cards. Two warriors who never retreated.
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\"The Premier League continues to evolve, setting new standards for world football. It's not just a league, it's the future of sports.\"
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It is worth noting that the English Premier League remains the standard of modern football, combining tradition, innovation and global influence. Will other leagues catch up with EPL? Time will tell, but today she definitely rules the football world.

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