Brentford: The Bees beat Swansea 2-0 in the 2021 EFL Championship play-off final and secured Premier League status for the 2021-22 EPL season.
Goals from Toney and Marcondes ensured that Brentford join Norwich and Watford in the 2021-22 Premier League season.
Norwich and Watford finished table toppers and runners-up to reach the EPL once again.
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Brentford had to go through the qualification matches along with Swansea, Barnsley and Bournemouth to book their spot in the upcoming season.
This win has ensured Brentford reach the Premier League competition after 74 years. They last played in the English top-fight in 1947.
English center forward, Ivan Toney was the star of the campaign for the Bees as he scored 31 goals and provided 10 assists in the season.
These stats came in just 45 appearances as Brentford secured promotion to the Premier League.
Thomas Frank’s side lost the 2020 EFL Championship final to Fulham last season and missed out but not this time.
The 25-year-old Ivan Toney was their player of the season as he was the top goal scorer and assist maker for the side enroute their qualification.
They will be a challenging set of boys as they go up against the top dogs of the EPL next season.
Brentford will look to make their return ever so successful under Frank and would aim to stay on in the EPL for many more seasons.
Frank’s side are good in the attack as well as defense aspects of the game. They conceded the 4th least number of goals this season with 42.
This victory ended a run of 9 Playoff failures and will help them earn around € 178 million as income for winning the championship.
