Prior to their win against Preston, Brentford's most recent victory came against Blackburn on 12 March
Brentford ended a run of four straight draws to regain third spot in the Championship as they comfortably beat Preston North End.
Bryan Mbeumo sent the Bees ahead inside the opening 10 minutes after Mads Roerslev's neat through ball.
Marcus Forss doubled the lead with a cool close-range finish from Roerslev's clever delivery from inside the box.
Ivan Toney headed in Tariqe Fosu's floated cross for Brentford's third before Sergi Canos' tap-in and Emiliano Marcondes's near-post finish sealed it.
- Relive Saturday's EFL action
Swansea had leapfrogged Brentford into third position in the Championship after they beat Millwall in Saturday's early fixture, but the Bees' win lifted them back above the Swans.
Thomas Frank's side had drawn four games in a row prior to the trip to Lancashire, but bolstered their position in the play-off spots and are now seven points clear of seventh-placed Reading.
Defeat for Preston was their 11th at home so far this season, but they remain in 16th position with five games remaining.
The players wore black armbands and stood for a two-minute silence before the game for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died at the age of 99 on Friday.
- Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsPreston
Formation 3-5-2
22Iversen14Storey6Lindsay16Hughes2van den Berg17Whiteman18Ledson44Potts29Barkhuizen19Riis Jakobsen26Evans
- 22Iversen14Storey6LindsaySubstituted forGordonat 53'minutes16Hughes2van den Berg17WhitemanSubstituted forMolumbyat 77'minutes18LedsonBooked at 45mins44PottsSubstituted forBrowneat 54'minutes29Barkhuizen19Riis JakobsenSubstituted forSinclairat 53'minutes26EvansSubstituted forBodinat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Bayliss8Browne9Moult21Molumby23Huntington28Hudson31Sinclair39Bodin42Gordon
Brentford
Formation 3-4-3
1Raya18Jansson6Nørgaard5Pinnock30Rasmussen24Fosu-Henry8Jensen19Mbeumo15Forss17Toney27Janelt
- 1Raya18Jansson6Nørgaard5Pinnock30RasmussenSubstituted forStevensat 87'minutes24Fosu-HenrySubstituted forGhoddosat 79'minutes8JensenSubstituted forMarcondesat 83'minutes19Mbeumo15ForssSubstituted forCanósat 79'minutes17Toney27JaneltSubstituted forBidstrupat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Goode7Canós9Marcondes20Ghoddos23Reid28Daniels29Bech Sørensen36Stevens41Bidstrup
Referee:Tony HarringtonMatch StatsHome TeamPrestonAway TeamBrentfordPossessionHome46%Away54%ShotsHome8Away18Shots on TargetHome1Away9CornersHome3Away7FoulsHome8Away8Live TextPost update
Match ends, Preston North End 0, Brentford 5.
90'+3'Full Time
Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Brentford 5.
90'+1'goalGoal!
Goal! Preston North End 0, Brentford 5. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Canós following a corner.
90'+1'Post update
Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
90'Post update
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
90'Post update
Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Post update
Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
89'Post update
Attempt blocked. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a headed pass.
87'Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Finley Stevens replaces Mads Rasmussen.
86'Post update
Foul by Mads Bidstrup (Brentford).
86'Post update
Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'Post update
Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
83'Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bidstrup replaces Vitaly Janelt.
83'Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Mathias Jensen.
82'goalGoal!
Goal! Preston North End 0, Brentford 4. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Toney with a cross.
81'Post update
Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Iversen tries a through ball, but Billy Bodin is caught offside.
79'Post update
Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
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Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Tariqe Fosu-Henry.
79'Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Marcus Forss.
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