The Bees had to turn the tide of history to reach English football's promised land, as, prior to the game, all of their nine previous play-off campaigns had ended in defeat. The match was played in front of 12, fans in glorious sunshine at Wembley as sport continued its slow progress back to normality after the COVID pandemic closed stadium doors.
Four Premier League clubs to get 'safe standing' areas from January. Brentford, who finished third in the Championship table, seven points ahead of their opponents, were up after 20 minutes through Ivan Toney's penalty and Emiliano Marcondes. Brentford captain Pontus Janssen said: "I'm so proud of this squad - we were here last year [when they lost to Fulham] with a big disappointment and it's been a hard year but we finally got here.
Toney said he felt, he said, "no nerves", ahead of his 10th minute penalty, his 33rd goal of his first season in the Championship. Brentford have gathered a number of plaudits for the swashbuckling style of play they have implemented, and it will be interesting to see how the adapt to the Premier League.
Along with Toney, the likes of Sergi Canos, Bryan Mbeumo and Saman Ghoddos are going to be expected to score the goals to keep them in the division, while the experienced Pontus Jansson will be required to chaperone a young defensive backline.
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Skip to main content. The Bees boss was proved right as he became the first Danish coach to win a Football League promotion. Brentford's rise has captured the imagination of neutrals after they spent 59 out of 60 seasons in the third or fourth tiers before reaching the Championship in They have climbed well above their traditional status thanks to innovative owner Matthew Benham. Benham has introduced an analytics-influenced approach overseen by two directors of football, ensuring the club make the most of their resources, which are meagre in comparison with the Championship's wealthier teams.
Fittingly, it was Championship top scorer Toney who put Brentford on course for the top-flight for the first time since Toney, signed from third tier Peterborough last year, fired Brentford to a third-place finish despite the close-season sales of star forwards Ollie Watkins and Said Benrahma to Aston Villa and West Ham respectively. Now the year-old, rejected by Newcastle as a youngster, will get the chance to show he can thrive in the Premier League.
Six of Brentford's team started last season's final and they quickly seized the initiative in their bid for redemption. In front of a crowd of 11,, including with 5, fans admitted from each club following the easing of lockdown restrictions, Brentford took the lead in the 10th minute. Bryan Mbeumo made a clever run behind the Swansea defence to reach Sergi Canos's superb pass into the penalty area, prompting Freddie Woodman to race off his line and crash into the Brentford striker.
Referee Chris Kavanagh pointed to the spot and Toney stepped up to slot the penalty past Woodman for his 33rd goal of the season. Brentford weren't going to sit on their lead and a blistering counter-attack produced their second goal in the 20th minute. Breaking from their own penalty area, Frank's men caught Swansea out of position as Mbeumo picked out the over-lapping Mads Roerslev.
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