Preston v Brentford result

Full-time · Preston 2–3 Brentford

Championship · Sat, 28 Oct 2017 15:00 BST

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Preston 2–3 Brentford — Brentford won this Championship match.

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Brentford: Hull City v Brentford, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 2–3 Brentford · Championship
Referee: David Coote, England
Recent form: Preston 1W 3D 1L · Brentford 2W 3D 0L

Preston 2–3 Brentford (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.33 / 7.75

Corners

against 4.17 / 5.5 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.67 / 6.5

Shots on target

against 3.83 / 3.75 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.83 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.33 / 3.5 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 October 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 October 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Brentford for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.33 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	7.75 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	13.67 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	17.75 for · 10 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4.67 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6.5 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	15 for · 13.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 15 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.83 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Hugill n 8	85.5	3.6 8/7	2.1 7/6	—
J. Welsh n 5	45.8	3.1 4/3	2 2/1	—
J. Earl n 8	90	2.5 8/6	1.3 5/3	—
J. Harrop n 8	54	2.3 5/4	0.6 2/1	—
B. Pearson n 6	76.5	2 4/4	1.2 3/2	Ke Li

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Robinson n 8	15	5.3 4/3	2.3 3/0
S. Maguire n 8	81.8	3.3 8/7	1.5 7/2
S. Mavididi n 5	27.4	2.6 2/1	0.7 1/0
J. Hugill n 8	85.5	2.1 8/6	0.7 5/0
J. Harrop n 8	54	2.1 7/3	1 5/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Horgan n 4	15.8	0 0/0	1.4 1/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	79.3	0.3 2/0	0.6 4/0
S. Maguire n 8	81.8	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
C. Robinson n 8	15	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
J. Harrop n 8	54	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Earl n 8	90	0 0/0
P. Huntington n 8	90	0 0/0
B. Davies n 8	90	0 0/0
Daniel Johnson n 8	89.9	0 0/0
A. Browne n 8	89.5	0 0/0

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Maxwell n 8	90	1.9 4/2

Brentford

Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Dalsgaard n 8	90	3 8/6	1 5/3	—
Ke Li n 8	78	2 7/5	1 4/3	B. Pearson
C. Mepham n 3	45.3	2 2/1	0 0/0	—
J. McEachran n 8	31.9	1.8 2/2	0.4 1/0	—
R. Henry n 8	83.1	1.5 5/3	2.2 6/5	—

Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Watkins n 8	85.5	4.2 8/7	0.9 6/1
L. Vibe n 6	60.7	3.7 6/4	1 4/0
F. Jozefzoon n 8	55.4	3 5/4	0.4 1/1
N. Maupay n 8	77	2.9 8/7	0.9 4/1
Yoann Barbet n 8	85.8	2 7/6	0.4 3/0

Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Jozefzoon n 8	55.4	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
O. Watkins n 8	85.5	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Yoann Barbet n 8	85.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Ke Li n 8	78	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
N. Maupay n 8	77	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Dalsgaard n 8	90	0 0/0
R. Woods n 8	87.5	0 0/0
Yoann Barbet n 8	85.8	0 0/0
O. Watkins n 8	85.5	0 0/0
R. Henry n 8	83.1	0 0/0

Brentford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Bentley n 8	90	2.4 3/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Brentford
55%	Possession	45%
13	Shots	17
3	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	8
3	Blocked shots	5
8	Shots inside the box	11
4	Corners	5
1	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	9
3	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
465	Passes	365
72%	Pass accuracy	69%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
C. Maxwell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Fisher	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
P. Huntington	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.8
C. Woods	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
J. Earl	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.1
B. Pearson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Daniel Johnson	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
J. Hugill	90	0	0	3	1	2	0	6.9
T. Barkhuizen	83	1	0	3	1	1	0	6.8
S. Maguire	77	1	0	2	1	2	Y	6.9
C. Robinson	70	0	1	3	0	2	0	6.7
J. Harrop sub	20	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.8
D. Horgan sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
S. Mavididi sub	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Brentford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Rating
D. Bentley	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
H. Dalsgaard	90	0	0	2	0	0	7.1
J. Egan	90	0	1	0	0	1	6.8
Andreas Bjelland	90	0	0	0	0	1	7.1
J. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	1	6.8
K. Mokotjo	90	0	0	0	0	3	6.5
R. Woods	90	0	0	1	0	1	6.6
O. Watkins	90	1	0	1	1	5	8
L. Vibe	89	0	0	6	0	1	7
F. Jozefzoon	75	0	1	3	1	2	7
Ke Li	45	1	0	1	1	0	7.1
R. Sawyers	45	1	0	1	1	0	7
Sergi Canós	15	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
N. Maupay	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Preston v Brentford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonDWDDL

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

BrentfordWDDWD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#7 pos49 pts31 pl+8 GD

Brentford#10 pos44 pts31 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.23

Brentford scored1.39

Preston conceded0.97

Brentford conceded1.29

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