Brentford 1-0 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 15 July 2020

Result

Brentford 1-0 Preston North End

Championship · Wednesday 15 July 2020, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Brentford 1-0 Preston North End: match report

Brentford won against Preston North End 1-0 in the Championship on Wednesday 15 July 2020. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from O. Watkins of Brentford in the 4th minute.

Discipline: Brentford received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Brentford were 3rd on 78 points from 43 and Preston North End 9th on 62 points from 43. Brentford went on to finish that season 2nd with 85 points, and Preston North End 9th with 66.

Brentford lined up in a 4-3-3 and Preston North End in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to David Raya of Brentford (8.3), ahead of Emiliano Marcondes (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Brentford wins, 1 draw and 3 for Preston North End.

Going into the match Brentford's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Preston North End's D-W-D-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · O. WatkinsBrentford · 1-0
  • 53'Yellow card · Joe RaffertyPreston North End
  • 63'Yellow card · Saïd BenrahmaBrentford
  • 90+2'Yellow card · O. WatkinsBrentford

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Brentford 5, draws 1, Preston North End 3.

Team news

Brentford line-up (4-3-3)

David Raya, Henrik Dalsgaard, Pontus Jansson, Ethan Pinnock, Rico Henry, Emiliano Marcondes, Christian Nørgaard, Mathias Jensen, Bryan Mbeumo, Ollie Watkins, Saïd Benrahma

Preston North End line-up (4-3-1-2)

Declan Rudd, Darnell Fisher, Jordan Storey, Patrick Bauer, Andrew Hughes, Ryan Ledson, Daniel Johnson, Joe Rafferty, Alan Browne, Tom Barkhuizen, Sean Maguire