Brentford 2-4 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Sunday 4 October 2020

Result

Brentford 2-4 Preston North End

Championship · Sunday 4 October 2020, 13:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Brentford 2-4 Preston North End: match report

Brentford lost to Preston North End 2-4 in the Championship on Sunday 4 October 2020. The half-time score was 2-0.

Ivan Toney opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Brentford's goals came from Ivan Toney (8') and Ivan Toney (43'). Preston North End scored through Scott Sinclair (52'), Scott Sinclair (60'), Brad Potts (63') and Sean Maguire (70').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Brentford were 14th on 4 points from 3 and Preston North End 21st on 1 point from 3. Brentford went on to finish that season 2nd with 93 points, and Preston North End 13th with 61.

Brentford lined up in a 4-3-3 and Preston North End in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ivan Toney of Brentford (8.5), level with Scott Sinclair (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Brentford wins, 1 draw and 3 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Ivan ToneyBrentford · 1-0
  • 43'Goal · Ivan ToneyBrentford · 2-0
  • 52'Goal · Scott SinclairPreston North End · 2-1
  • 60'Goal · Scott SinclairPreston North End · 2-2
  • 63'Goal · Brad PottsPreston North End · 2-3
  • 70'Goal · Sean MaguirePreston North End · 2-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Brentford 6, draws 1, Preston North End 3.

Team news

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Brentford line-up (4-3-3)

Luke Daniels, Henrik Dalsgaard, Pontus Jansson, Ethan Pinnock, Dominic Thompson, Emiliano Marcondes, Christian Nørgaard, Josh Dasilva, Bryan Mbeumo, Ivan Toney, Sergi Canós

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

Declan Rudd, Joe Rafferty, Patrick Bauer, Ben Davies, Andrew Hughes, Ryan Ledson, Ben Pearson, Brad Potts, Alan Browne, Scott Sinclair, Sean Maguire