Brentford have glaring advantage over Fulham - and it's all thanks to Keith Andrews
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Charlie Grace
Fri 19 September 2025 20:00, UK
Brentford will be looking to flex one of their biggest strengths as they prepare to face Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Keith Andrews will be looking for his side to build on their last result as Brentford drew 2-2 with Chelsea last Saturday.
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Brentford’s opponents, Fulham, have made a more positive start to their Premier League campaign, earning five points from their first four matches.
One area that Brentford will look to target in Fulham’s ranks is their poor defensive record from throw-ins, something that Andrews’ side excels in.
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The Bees have scored seven goals from throw-ins since the start of the 2024-25 season, five more than the next closest team.
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On the contrary, Fulham have conceded three goals from throw-ins across the same period, the joint-most in the Premier League since the start of the 2024-25 season.
Most goals conceded from throw-ins since the start of 2024-25Goals concededFulham3Bournemouth 3Manchester United2Arsenal2Tottenham Hotspur2Most goals conceded from throw-ins in Premier League since start of 2024-25
Fulham are joint-top of that list with Bournemouth and Southampton, and have conceded 14 goals from set pieces overall, the seventh-most since the start of the 2024-25 Premier League season.
What’s intriguing from Brentford’s perspective is that the Bees don’t rely on tall players to head in their long throw-ins, with five of the seven goals they’ve scored coming from players who are five feet nine or below.
PlayerMethodOppositionYoane WissaRightSouthampton (Aug, 2024)Yoane WissaHeadBournemouth (Nov, 2024)Yoane WissaHeadEverton (Feb, 2025)Christian NorgaardRight Bournemouth (March, 2025)Luke Shaw own goalOwn GoalManchester United (April, 2025)Yoane WissaLeftFulham (April, 2025)Fabio CarvalhoRightChelsea (September, 2025)Brentford’s long throw-in goalscorers
Newcastle’s summer signing Yoane Wissa accounted for four of the seven goals Brentford scored from throw-ins since the start of the 2024-25 season, standing at just 5? 9?.
Since the start of 2024-25 in the Premier League, Brentford have accounted for 29 per cent of all the throw-in goals scored in the league.