Preston North End v Brentford Match Preview

13 September 2019

If history tells us anything, we are pretty much guaranteed goals when the weekend’s two sides meet at Deepdale... but don’t blame us if it’s goalless!

Ticket News

Ticket Information: Brentford Home

12 September 2019

There hasn’t actually been a 0-0 draw between PNE and the Bees at Deepdale in 28 league encounters, with four or more goals scored in more than 50 per cent of the games played!

Thomas Frank’s side, full of quality players picked up from across the globe, had a fantastic 3-0 home win over Derby County last time out and will arrive in PR1 full of confidence.

For PNE boss Alex Neil is only likely to have the squad from the trip Nottingham Forest available to him, with a number of players still absent, despite the break.

Last season’s clash between the two teams was one of the games of the season at Deepdale, with North End eventually running out 4-3 winners, having had a blistering start to the game; the manager will be looking for more of the same this weekend.

For Your Information
Match Details: PNE v Brentford, Deepdale, Saturday 14th September 2019, kick-off 3pm
Competition: EFL Championship (7/46)
PNE colours: Home kit, goalkeeper in green
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Here’s all the coverage accessible on PNE.Com in preview of the game…

Ticket Information: For our first game after the first international break of the season, we welcome Thomas Frank’s Brentford to Deepdale at the weekend. Click here for more information.

Match Officials: Taking charge of his first Preston North End game of 2019 this weekend is match official David Coote. Click here for details of all the officials.

We’ve Met Before: North End will entertain the Bees for the 28th time at Deepdale at the weekend, looking to narrow the gap on wins between the sides. Click here for more details of past battles.

How To Follow The Game: If you can’t make it to Deepdale for this weekend’s clash with Brentford, don’t worry, we will have full coverage on PNE.Com and iFollow PNE. Click here for details of how you can follow the match.

The One And Only Issue Five: Saturday’s matchday programme sees the in-form Daniel Johnson on the cover, with the August player of the month nominee featured as the main interviewee as well. Click here for details.

Team News: The international break has not eased manager Alex Neil’s selection concerns, as he expects to again be without a number of players for the visit of Thomas Frank’s Brentford. Click here for details of the options.

Alex Neil Prepares His Side For ‘Dangerous’ Brentford: Preston North End manager Alex Neil is expecting a difficult task when his side face Thomas Frank’s Brentford at Deepdale on Saturday. Click here for the manager’s full interview.

Alan Browne On Debut Ireland Goal, Brentford And Home Form: Preston North End’s Irish international midfielder Alan Browne has had a memorable week, scoring his first international goal, but is now back in situ at Springfields, ready to prepare for the visit of Brentford to Deepdale. Click here for more from Alan.

Match Reports

Preston North End 2 Brentford 0

14 September 2019

A goal in each half from Sean Maguire and Tom Barkhuizen made it four out of four at Deepdale for the Lilywhites, as they moved into the top six with a 2-0 win over Thomas Frank’s Brentford.

Maguire converted early, bringing don Ryan Ledson’s cross with his chest, before volleying past David Raya and Barkhuizen stroked home from inside the six yard box after some superb build-up play by the two full backs, Joe Rafferty and Darnell Fisher with 20 minutes left.

Manager Alex Neil made four changes to the side that had taken a point at Nottingham Forest before the international break, with the two scorers returning from injury, along with the two assist makers, Fisher and Ledson, the Liverpudlian in for Ben Pearson, who missed out with a virus.

The game began with North End pressing high and before their fourth minute goal they should have had a penalty when Maguire was upended by Mathias Jensen just to the left of the six yard box.

Despite referee David Coote dismissing the claims, within 30 seconds of the shout, the opener came. A corner caused a scramble in the area, with the ball coming out to Ledson, 30 yards out, to the right of the box and his delivery was controlled on the penalty spot by the returning Irish forward, who brought the ball down brilliantly and fired low under former Blackburn Rovers ’keeper Raya and into the goal.

The game wasn’t one full of chances, for either side, with PNE’s two on target efforts bringing the goals and the visitors only two shots rebuffed comfortably by Declan Rudd, who deservedly recorded a clean sheet.

The first of those chances came three minutes before the break when French U21 international Bryan Mbeumo drove into space and shot from 25 yards, North End’s No.1 getting both hands to push the ball away to the right.

After he was on hand again seven minutes into the second period, when he got his body in the way to block from Ollie Watkins, getting a shooting chance from a tight angle to the left of the goal after a clever backheel from Saïd Benrahma released the Bees No.11 into a pocket of space.

But the game was over 20 minutes from the end when the second goal. The ball was worked out from the left hand corner, in front of the Alan Kelly Town End, and picked up by Rafferty, who looked up and fired a cross field ball into Fisher just in the right hand corner of the penalty area.

The right back looked up and calmly timed his low ball perfectly in behind the Brentford backline to find Barkhuizen, who coolly slotted home into the middle of the goal from just inside the six yard box, to the delight of the home support, team and bench.

The game was extremely well managed in the closing stages, with Paul Gallagher and Josh Harrop on to get more control of the ball and there were no real worrying moments as the Lilywhites moved up to fifth in the table with the win.

PNE line-up: Rudd, Fisher, Rafferty, Ledson (Gallagher, 55), Bauer, Davies, Bodin (Harrop, 65), Browne (c), Barkhuizen (Potts, 82), Johnson, Maguire. Subs not used: Ripley, Storey, Green, Stockley.

Brentford line-up: Raya, Henry, Nørgaard, Canós, Jensen (Dasilva, 73), Benrahma, Watkins, Jansson (C), Mbeumo (Mokotjo, 65), Dalsgaard, Jeanvier. Subs not used: Daniels, Thompson, Pinnock, Valencia, Žambůrek.

Referee: Mr D Coote

Attendance: 12,863 (579 Brentford fans)

Ticket News

Ticket Information: Brentford Home

12 September 2019

For our first game after the first international break of the season, we welcome Thomas Frank’s Brentford to Deepdale at the weekend.

First Team News

Match Officials: Brentford Home

12 September 2019

Normal matchday prices apply for this game and you can click here for a full run down of the prices and concession categories on offer for league games at Deepdale.

Tickets are now on general sale from the ticket office at Deepdale, either to be loaded to your member card or via a paper ticket. For more information on member cards and their usage, click here.

This season we are also offering print at home tickets, so you can buy online and print our your ticket without needing to collect on the day.

For those still turning up and buying on the day, purchases can be made in person at both the Sir Tom Finney ticket office and also use the Invincibles Pavilion ticket office, which can be used to buy tickets for any part of the ground, not just the Pavilion. The Sir Tom Finney ticket office is open from 9am on a matchday and the Invincibles Pavilion ticket office is open from 1pm.

Tickets can be purchased at Deepdale from 9am until 5pm on Thursday, 9am until 6pm on Friday night, from 9am until kick-off on the day of the game, both in person and over the ticket hotline – 0344 856 1966.

First Team News

We've Met Before: Brentford Home

12 September 2019

Paper and print at home tickets can be purchased online at MyPNE.Com 24/7 right up until two hours before kick-off, with collections available from the Sir Tom Finney Stand collections windows, to the left of the ticket office.

The online service is now fully responsive on both mobile and tablet. Or, if you have a member card, you can buy right up until kick-off on MyPNE.Com and load your ticket straight to your card!

For Bees fans, tickets are available on the day, there will be no increases for matchday purchases and tickets are available for visiting supporters from the away ticket office next to the Bill Shankly Kop on Lowthorpe Road, with cash and card payments accepted, which will open from 1.30pm.

For home fans travelling to the game, the Leyland shuttle bus will be in operation, pick up points and times are as follows: 1.20pm, Leyland Tesco; 1.30pm, Railway Pub Leyland; 1.40pm, Beam and Brycg Pub Bamber Bridge; arrive Deepdale, 2.10pm. Tickets are £3 for a single or £4 return.

Standings

Ticket Information: Brentford Home

Match Officials: Brentford Home

We've Met Before: Brentford Home

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