What went well The good news, however sparse, is that Brentford have survived into a fourth consecutive Premier League season.

They did this playing over half a season without Ivan Toney and weathering an extraordinary injury crisis, and have already signed Toney's replacement in Club Brugge striker Igor Thiago. For a team which still has one of the lowest transfer expenditures and wage bills in the Premier League, this remains hugely impressive.

Keeping Thomas Frank at the club until now has been another plus point, although Manchester United may be circling if Erik ten Hag loses his job. If the Bees keep hold of Frank for another season, that would be their greatest success from 2023-24.

What went badly In short, everything else. Injuries have clouded this season beyond all recognition, with 18 different fitness-related absences in 2023-24, 13 of which were/ are longer than five games.

Having lost just nine games in 2022-23, Brentford lost 19 this season, dropping more points from winning positions than any other team. At one point they went 63 days without a win and did not win consecutive league games between November and April.

This is largely down to a significant defensive drop off. Conceding repeatedly from crosses has been a constant flaw, leading to 19 more goals going in this season than last, compared to just two fewer goals scored.

Another significant black mark against this season is the relative failure of Ivan Toney's return, a potentially expensive misjudgement on Brentford's behalf. Having scored four goals in his first five games after returning, Toney has not scored since.

He now has just one year remaining on his contract and transfer interest in him has dramatically declined. Toney was discussed as an PS80m while serving his ban, he may well now be closer to PS30m. Brentford have little choice but to sell him at this cut price.

Brentford's signings this season have also been underwhelming, especially considering they broke their transfer record twice last summer. Kevin Schade has been massively limited by injuries, making just three starts all season, but he has been unable to make the impact he needed to.

Nathan Collins has been consistent but unspectacular, part of a much poorer defence than the one he joined for PS23m and direly exposed in an all-time horror show against Wolves.

Mark Flekken has improved after a slow start but is no David Raya, and while the Bees have used the loan market well to bring in Sergio Reguilon and Neal Maupay, both are returning to their parent clubs this summer.

The Cameroon international missed 13 league games in the middle of the season after having ankle surgery.

Of those 13 matches and the three he didn't start after recovering, Brentford lost 11 and won just two, picking up nine points from 16 games.

Yet of the 22 games he started in 2023-24, Brentford won eight and drew six, picking up 30 points while Mbeumo scored nine goals and grabbed six assists.

His relationship with Yoane Wissa in Toney's absence was crucial to the Bees' survival and the attack simply didn't function properly without him.

Breakthrough player There is a distinct lack of strong options here, but Keane Lewis-Potter deserves his flowers.

The former Hull academy product joined in 2022 for PS16m, but he only started three league games in his first season, struggling with injury and adjustment.

Yet despite being used in five different positions this season, Lewis-Potter has shone, whether as a left or right wing-back or his preferred left-wing or centre-forward.

His finest performance came off the left in the 5-1 win over Luton, scoring and nearly bagging two more, a sign of his blossoming relationship with Wissa and Mbeumo ahead of Toney's seemingly inevitable departure this summer.

Best team performance The 5-1 win over Luton was perhaps Brentford's most complete performance, but the 1-1 home draw with Manchester United was the most impressive, even if it didn't end up with the desired result.

Brentford annihilated United at the Gtech, hitting the post three times and having a goal disallowed among their 31 shots.

They registered 85 touches inside the opposition penalty area - the highest of any side in a Premier League game this season - and recovered from conceding in the 96th minute by replying through Kristoffer Ajer in the 99th.

"It was probably our best performance of the season," head coach Thomas Frank said. "And I know we beat Manchester United 4-0 last year, but we performed better today overall.

"I know the dynamic in the game changes when you go 1-0 up (like last year), but the way we dominated the game throughout, more or less, in terms of shots and dangerous situations was very impressive."