Brentford are heading to Wembley for the Championship Play-Off Final after overturning a 1-0 Semi-Final First Leg deficit to beat Swansea City 3-1 at Griffin Park.
The Bees turned the tie on it’s head within the first 15 minutes – Ollie Watkins opening the scoring with a slotted finish before Emiliano Marcondes headed in a second.
With the game flowing end to end, Swansea nearly replied immediately through Conor Gallagher only for his effort to be excellently parried away by Brentford keeper David Raya before the ensuing counter-attack ended with Said Benrahma hitting the post.
Brentford then appeared to put the contest out of sight just one minute after the restart as Bryan Mbuemo volleyed home Rico Henry’s fantastic cross from six yards out.
At the other end Raya once again denied Swansea as Connor Roberts cut back inside and tried to curl one into the top corner before Pontus Jansson made a huge 77th minute error to give Swansea a lifeline.
The Swede’s scuffed clearance presented Rhian Brewster with an opportunity he duly took, chipping Raya but despite a nervous final few minutes, Brentford defended resolutely to seal the win.