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Throw in the Bees’ defeat by Fulham at Wembley Stadium last year and the fondness for Thomas Frank’s team probably doubles.
Having said that, Swansea and Andre Ayew are unlikely to care about extraneous factors when they cross the white line at the Home of Football. They’ve been away from the Premier League since 2018 and were denied a playoff final place last year by…you guessed it…Brentford.
Despite their flawed style against Barnsley, they’ve battled to be where they are and have earned the right to play in Saturday’s momentous final, looking to match the elation felt in 2011 when they beat Reading 4-2.
Brentford, Swansea eye lucrative Premier League promotion
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28/05/2021 - 04:22 Brentford and Swansea are hoping to reach the promised land of the Premier League CHRIS J RATCLIFFE AFP/File 3 min
London (AFP)
Brentford and Swansea will slug it out for promotion to the Premier League on Saturday as they meet in a Championship play-off final worth an estimated £180 million ($255 million).
The Wembley showdown is often called the richest match in world football given the vast rewards on offer to the winners once they reach the Premier League.
After 74 years outside the English top-flight, unfashionable Brentford are within touching distance of an unexpected berth among the elite.