English League Championship

Brentford vs Preston North End, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Brentford
  • 8': Ivan Toney
  • 43': Ivan Toney
FT
2 - 4
Preston North End
  • 52': Scott Sinclair
  • 60': Scott Sinclair
  • 63': Brad Potts
  • 70': Sean Maguire

About

Brentford are hosting Preston North End at Gtech Community Stadium, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 6': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
  • 8': Goal! Brentford 1, Preston North End 0. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Dasilva with a cross.
  • 9': Dominic Thompson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Sergi Canós (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Dasilva.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
  • 20': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Christian Nørgaard because of an injury.
  • 22': Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 24': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 24': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergi Canós with a cross.
  • 31': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 31': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 32': Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
  • 35': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
  • 35': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 41': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
  • 41': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Goal! Brentford 2, Preston North End 0. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo following a fast break.
  • 44': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
  • 44': Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Brentford 2, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 2, Preston North End 0.
  • 46': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 46': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
  • 50': Josh Dasilva (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Goal! Brentford 2, Preston North End 1. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Bauer with a headed pass.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Dasilva.
  • 53': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 60': Goal! Brentford 2, Preston North End 2. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
  • 61': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 62': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 62': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Goal! Brentford 2, Preston North End 3. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Ledson.
  • 64': Offside, Brentford. Josh Dasilva tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 67': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Substitution, Brentford. Saïd Benrahma replaces Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 68': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sergi Canós.
  • 69': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 70': Goal! Brentford 2, Preston North End 4. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
  • 73': Foul by Josh Dasilva (Brentford).
  • 73': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
  • 74': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis Jakobsen replaces Sean Maguire.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Ben Pearson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
  • 82': Foul by Josh Dasilva (Brentford).
  • 82': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 84': Offside, Brentford. Henrik Dalsgaard tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 87': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
  • 88': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Brad Potts.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 90'+3': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Preston North End 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 2, Preston North End 4.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
56.1 Possession 43.9
12 SHOTS 13
7 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
376 Accurate Passes 269
486 Passes 379
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 4
23 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.3
89 Long Balls 66
42 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 10
14 Effective Clearances 24
14 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
3 Millwall 46 +15 83
4 Southampton 46 +26 80
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

No. Name
28 Luke Daniels (GK)
5 Ethan Pinnock
18 Pontus Jansson
2 Dominic Thompson
22 Henrik Dalsgaard
6 Christian Nørgaard
14 Josh Dasilva
9 Emiliano Marcondes
17 Ivan Toney
7 Sergi Canós
19 Bryan Mbeumo
Brentford Substitutes:
Saman Ghoddos, Mathias Jensen, Saïd Benrahma, Marcus Forss, Mads Bech Sørensen, David Raya, Tarique Fosu-Henry.

PNE Preston North End (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Declan Rudd (GK)
6 Ben Davies
5 Patrick Bauer
16 Andrew Hughes
15 Joseph Rafferty
8 Alan Browne
4 Ben Pearson
18 Ryan Ledson
24 Sean Maguire
31 Scott Sinclair
44 Brad Potts
Preston North End Substitutes:
Connor Ripley, Paul Gallagher, Jayden Stockley, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Billy Bodin, Josh Harrop, Jordan Storey.

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