Brentford reach the riches of Premier League football with play-off success

Leading scorer Ivan Toney set them on their way with a penalty in the 10th minute, and Emiliano Marcondes made it 2-0 10 minutes later
Brentford reach the riches of Premier League football with play-off success

Brentford's Ivan Toney celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game

BRENTFORD 2 Toney pen 10, Marcondes 20 SWANSEA CITY 0

In the land of Hans Christian Andersen, Brentford are known as the Danish club because of their multifarious connections with the country, so it was appropriate that Thomas Frank's side showed that fairytales still exist in football by finally winning promotion back to the top flight after an absence of 74 years.

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