while on loan in May 2015 prevented Saunders from playing at all in Brentford's 2015–16 pre-season and he returned to full training in early August 2015. He made his first appearance of the season as a late substitute for Konstantin Kerschbaumer in a 3–1 defeat to Reading on 29 August, but was ruled out again after the match for a period of further rehabilitation. He returned to fitness in November and made frequent second-half substitute appearances under interim heach coach Lee Carsley and his replacement Dean Smith. He scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw with Leeds United on 26 January 2016 and he signed a new one-year contract 10 days later. but lost his starting place to Konstantin Kerschbaumer later in the month. He regained it in March and scored goals in wins versus Ipswich Town and West London rivals Fulham in April. Saunders finished the 2015–16 season with 25 appearances and three goals. After 67 minutes of a league match versus Ipswich Town on 13 August 2016, Saunders came on as a substitute for Maxime Colin to make his 200th appearance for Brentford. By mid-January 2017 and having failed to make an appearance for nearly three months, co-director of football Rasmus Ankersen revealed that the club were open to offers for Saunders and he departed Griffin Park on 20 January 2017. During seven-and-a-half years with Brentford, Saunders made 206 appearances and scored 30 goals. He was inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2017. Wycombe Wanderers (loan and permanent transfer) On 27 February 2015, Saunders joined League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month loan. After five starting appearances, Saunders' loan was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over Luton Town on 24 March 2015. Saunders' season ended in double heartbreak, as he was substituted with a torn calf less than a minute into the Chairboys' shoot-out defeat to Southend United in the 2015 League Two play-off final. He made 14 appearances and scored two goals during his spell at Adams Park. Nearly two years after he initially joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan, Saunders signed an 18-month permanent contract with the club on a free transfer on 20 January 2017. He made 18 appearances during the remainder of the 2016–17 season and scored the first goal of his