After the disappointment of last year, Brentford secure promotion with three games to spare. It seems all around them are losing their heads.
Such stark contrast to the end of the season last year when they argued about, then missed, a last minute penalty, that if scored would have given them victory and automatic promotion. That lead to the ‘play-offs’ and failure for the 7th time. That time a loss in the final to Yeovil, who may just survive in the Championship this year.
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Brentford secure promotion from League One after Preston victory
Brentford 1 Preston 0
League One
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- The Guardian, Friday 18 April 2014 18.40 BST
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Brentford celebrated spot-kick salvation after Alan Judge’s 30th-minute penalty proved enough for a 1-0 win and promotion to the Championship.
Almost a year after Marcello Trotta’s final-day miss denied the Bees a place in the second tier, Judge kept his cool to put his side in front against play-off hopefuls Preston at Griffin Park. Judge could even afford to miss a second penalty in the second half.
Brentford’s elevation was partly made possible by a surprise 2-1 defeat for Leyton Orient at Crawley. The long-time leaders of League One now face the uncertainty of the play-offs after seeing their increasingly slim hopes of automatic promotion extinguished at Broadfield Stadium. Gwion Edwards put the home side in front after 26 minutes and despite an equaliser from Chris Dagnall just before the break, Adam Drury’s 70th-minute header won it for the hosts.
