Second-half goals give Bees victory at Preston

Preston 1 Brentford 3

Second-half goals from Alan Judge and John Swift secured Brentford’s first win of 2016.

The Bees went ahead at Deepdale when Preston defender Greg Cunningham nudged Jake Bidwell’s free-kick into his own net.

Adam Reach equalised following a mistake by Harlee Dean before Judge restored Brentford’s lead two minutes before half-time with a cool finish.

Preston pushed hard for an equaliser after the interval and Bees keeper David Button pushed Paul Gallagher’s flick onto the bar and Paul Huntingdon hit the woodwork.

Joe Garner did find the net, but was offside, and Swift sealed the win after being set up by Maxime Colin.