Frank has no complaints as Bees lose at Preston

Preston 2 Brentford 0

Brentford boss Thomas Frank had no complaints about the result after seeing his side beaten 2-0 away at Preston.

Sean Maguire struck an early opener for the hosts and Tom Barkhuizen added a second after the break when he knocked in a Darnell Fisher cross.

“The best team won the game,” Frank admitted. “Preston were better than us.

“The game was played on their terms, more than on our terms. We didn’t control the game well enough. We didn’t win enough duels and second balls.”

Bryan Mbeumo, Said Benrahma and Ollie Watkins all went close for the Bees, but Frank said they were not good enough in the final third.

“When we had the opportunities to create something, we lacked the quality on the day,” he added.

“The second half was better but we were not up there to really threaten the game.”