Preston v Brentford result

Full-time · Preston 4–3 Brentford

Championship · Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:45 BST

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Preston 4–3 Brentford — Preston won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Preston beat Brentford 4–3 in the Championship on Wednesday 24 October. Preston have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Preston led 3–1 at half-time. The goals — Preston: Alan Browne (5’), Callum Robinson (12’, assisted by D. Fisher; 69’, assisted by Daniel Johnson) and T. Barkhuizen (23’, assisted by Lukas Nmecha); Brentford: Sergi Canós (29’, assisted by Neal Maupay), O. Watkins (56’, assisted by Sergi Canós) and Neal Maupay (85’, assisted by H. Dalsgaard).

Discipline

The bookings — Preston: D. Fisher (66’) and Benjamin Davies (78’); Brentford: R. Sawyers (23’) and H. Dalsgaard (38’).

What it changes

With seven goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 14, across 12 matches. Preston are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Brentford are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Callum Robinson (Preston) 11.2, Sergi Canós (Brentford) 9.8 and Neal Maupay (Brentford) 9.5 led the match.

Next up

Preston next host West Brom on 24 October 2026.

Brentford next travel to Hull City on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

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 4–3 Brentford · Championship
Referee: Scott Duncan, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Preston 0 · draws 1 · Brentford 1 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 1W 3D 1L · Brentford 0W 3D 2L

Preston 4–3 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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.13

Goals

against 2.25 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 6.83

Corners

against 4.25 / 5.17 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.25 / 4.83

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 5 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

3 / 3.67

Cards

against 2.25 / 3.17 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 October 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 October 2018. 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	2 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	6.83 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	12.75 for · 13.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	13.33 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.83 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.5 for · 12.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	13.33 for · 15.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	3.67 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. 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
L. Nmecha n 8	65.9	2.2 7/4	2.2 6/3	—
P. Gallagher n 8	37	2.1 5/2	0.3 1/0	—
Daniel Johnson n 8	57.5	2 6/3	0.6 3/0	K. Mokotjo
L. Moult n 8	39	1.7 4/1	2 5/2	—
B. Pearson n 8	89.9	1.6 6/5	1.5 6/4	N. Maupay

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. 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	84.1	4.1 8/8	1.9 7/5
Graham Burke n 5	43.6	3.3 5/3	1.7 3/1
L. Nmecha n 8	65.9	2 6/4	0.9 4/1
T. Barkhuizen n 8	63.4	2 4/3	0.5 3/0
Daniel Johnson n 8	57.5	2 6/4	1.2 4/2

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Gallagher n 8	37	0.9 3/0	0.6 2/0
Daniel Johnson n 8	57.5	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
C. Robinson n 8	84.1	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
A. Browne n 8	88.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
S. Maguire n 8	57.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Ledson n 6	54.7	2.2 3/2
D. Fisher n 8	84.6	1.9 7/3
B. Pearson n 8	89.9	1.6 8/4
B. Davies n 8	78.9	1.6 6/2
Daniel Johnson n 8	57.5	1.2 6/0

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Rudd n 8	90	2.5 6/2
C. Maxwell n 8	90	2 5/3

Brentford

Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. 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
L. MacLeod n 8	67.8	2.3 8/5	1 4/2	—
N. Maupay n 8	86.1	2.1 7/5	2.2 7/5	B. Pearson
C. Mepham n 8	84	1.6 7/3	0.8 4/1	—
K. Mokotjo n 8	48.4	1.6 4/2	1.9 4/3	Daniel Johnson
S. Benrahma n 8	58.6	1.5 6/2	1.2 3/2	—

Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Maupay n 8	86.1	3.9 8/6	2.5 6/4
Sergi Canós n 8	49.4	3.6 7/5	1.1 4/1
A. Judge n 8	22.6	3 2/1	1.5 1/1
S. Benrahma n 8	58.6	2.7 7/6	1 3/1
O. Watkins n 8	86.6	2.5 8/6	0.9 6/1

Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Maupay n 8	86.1	0.9 5/2	0 0/0
S. Benrahma n 8	58.6	0 0/0	0.8 4/0
O. Watkins n 8	86.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. McEachran n 8	70.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
L. MacLeod n 8	67.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. MacLeod n 8	67.8	1.8 5/3
K. Mokotjo n 8	48.4	1.6 5/2
M. Odubajo n 3	39	1.5 1/1
H. Dalsgaard n 8	90	1.4 6/3
Yoann Barbet n 8	80.5	1.4 6/2

Brentford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Daniels n 3	90	3.3 3/2
D. Bentley n 8	90	2.6 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Brentford
40%	Possession	60%
15	Shots	15
8	Shots on target	8
4	Shots off target	5
3	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	7
4	Corners	6
1	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	16
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	4
306	Passes	439
64%	Pass accuracy	77%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Maxwell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Fisher	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	Y	6.1
P. Huntington	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
A. Hughes	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.1
B. Pearson	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.1
A. Browne	90	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	7.2
C. Robinson	90	2	0	5	2	0	1	0	8.1
Daniel Johnson	89	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	7.1
T. Barkhuizen	89	1	0	1	1	4	2	0	7.6
L. Nmecha	89	0	1	3	2	2	0	0	7.3
P. Gallagher sub	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–
S. Maguire sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Moult sub	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	–

Brentford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Bentley	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
H. Dalsgaard	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	Y	5.7
E. Konsa	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Yoann Barbet	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
M. Odubajo	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.1
Ke Li	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	6.4
K. Mokotjo	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
N. Maupay	90	1	1	5	2	1	2	0	7.9
Sergi Canós	76	1	1	3	2	2	0	0	7.7
R. Sawyers	70	0	0	2	1	1	1	Y	6.3
O. Watkins	70	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.9
L. MacLeod	20	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.1
S. Benrahma	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
A. Judge	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

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

PrestonDLDWD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 2.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

BrentfordLDDDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Preston 0 · 1 draw · Brentford 1 · 3.5 goals/game

2018-02-10 Brentford 1–1 Preston
2017-10-28 Preston 2–3 Brentford

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#14 pos61 pts46 pl0 GD

Brentford#11 pos64 pts46 pl+14 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.46

Brentford scored1.59

Preston conceded1.46

Brentford conceded1.28

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What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Brentford?: In their last 2 meetings, Preston won 0, Brentford won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Preston and Brentford?: Recent form — Preston 1W 3D 1L; Brentford 0W 3D 2L.

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