How Brentford bounced back from last season’s heartbreak to win promotion

Brentford have reached the Premier League after a 2-0 win over Swansea in the Championship play-off final.

The Bees triumphed at Wembley just eight months after they missed out on promotion, losing to Fulham in the final, and lost their two best players.

Here, the PA news agency looks at how they did it.

Last season

Brentford v Barnsley – Sky Bet Championship – Griffin Park — The last league match at Griffin Park ended in defeat to Barnsley (John Walton/PA)

Wembley woe

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— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 4, 2020

The Bees had a second shot at promotion after beating Swansea over two legs in the play-off semi-finals. They were favourites to go up, having finished third, but a desperately disappointing performance saw them beaten 2-1 by west London neighbours Fulham.