August Brentford's season began with a 2–2 draw against
Ipswich Town.
Kevin Bru and
Ryan Fraser netted for the visitors but stoppage time goals from
Andre Gray and
James Tarkowski sealed a point for the Bees. Brentford then welcomed
Oxford United to
Griffin Park for the
League Cup First round but were thrashed 0–4 after fielding a weakened team. During this match, new signing
Andreas Bjelland suffered a significant injury to the left knee and was forced out of action for 9 months. On 14 August, Brentford signed right-back
Maxime Colin from
Anderlecht for an undisclosed fee to replace
Moses Odubajo who left to join
Hull City.
Jota underwent surgery after suffering
damaged ankle ligaments in the opening match of the season against Ipswich Town and was expected to be out for around 3 months. On 21 August, Brentford's previous season top goal scorer Andre Gray joined
Burnley for a club record fee. Burnley were Brentford's next opponents where they lost 1–0 to a first half
Michael Keane header in a game where Gray was ineligible. Brentford then hosted
Reading but succumbed to a 1–3 defeat after a poor first half. At the end of the month, Brentford brought in two loan signings:
Marco Djuricin from
Red Bull Salzburg for a season, and
Sergi Canós from
Liverpool on an initial half-season loan. Brentford returned to action after the international break with a 1–1 draw away to
Leeds United. Djuricin scored in the first half on his debut but Leeds equalised late in the second half after Woods, also on his debut, lost the ball in midfield which led to
Mirco Antenucci slotting past Button. Brentford then travelled to
Middlesbrough where they lost 3–1. A brace from
Cristhian Stuani followed by a goal from
Albert Adomah were enough to leave Brentford in 21st place, just above the relegation zone. Dijkhuizen celebrated his first home win at Brentford against
Preston North End. Brentford had conceded within the first minute to a
Daniel Johnson finish but won the vital three points after goals from Vibe and Djuricin in the second half with substitute Sergi Canós making a noticeable difference when he came on. On 26 September, Brentford suffered defeat at home against
Sheffield Wednesday in a game which finished with 10 men on each team. James Tarkowski was sent off in the first half with
Atdhe Nuhiu scoring the resulting penalty.
Alan Judge then curled home after a wonderful long pass from goalkeeper
David Button.
Jérémy Hélan was sent off for a second bookable offence shortly after but with Brentford pushing for a winner,
Lucas João scored the decisive goal in the 90th minute which secured Brentford's fourth defeat in six games. Following that loss, on 28 September, Brentford announced that Dijkhuizen and his assistant, Roy Hendriksen had parted company with the club.
Lee Carsley was promoted to First Team Head Coach alongside his assistant
Paul Williams with Bees legend
Kevin O'Connor replacing Carsley as Development Squad Head Coach. Carsley's first game in charge of Brentford was a 0–2 home defeat to
Birmingham City. Second half goals from
Michael Morrison and former Bee
Clayton Donaldson sealed the win for the Blues.
October On 1 October, Brentford signed
Chelsea midfielder
John Swift on an initial one month youth loan. Swift made his debut as a sub in Brentford's next game against
Derby County. However, he was unable to stop Brentford losing 0–2 in what was a very poor performance overall for the Bees.
Chris Martin and
Tom Ince scored the goals for Derby in the first half. During the international break,
Josh Clarke joined Barnet on loan until the start of 2016. Domestic football returned to Griffin Park with a 2–1 win over
Rotherham United. Judge scored two goals with the first one being a fine volley from the edge of the area. Rotherham had equalised through
Joe Mattock straight after the break but Judge soon struck again, this time with a powerful header. == Transfers & loans ==