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Brighton & Hove Albion
FT
2–0
HT 2–0
Brentford
Premier League Sun 8 Nov, 14:00London American Express Stadium, Falmer Michael Oliver 31,629 attendance

Timeline

  1. 5' Kristoffer Ajer Yellow Card
  2. 15' Diego Gómez
  3. 22' Chema Andrés Yellow Card
  4. 23' Igor Thiago Red Card
  5. 27' Olivier Boscagli Yellow Card
  6. 45' Yehor Yarmoliuk for Dango Ouattara
  7. 45' Mats Wieffer for Chema Andrés
  8. 45' Nathan Collins for Aaron Hickey
  9. 51' Mats Wieffer Yellow Card
  10. 59' El Hadji Malick Diouf for Keane Lewis-Potter
  11. 59' Mathias Jensen for Mamadou Sangare
  12. 61' Lewis Dunk Yellow Card
  13. 69' Kevin Schade Yellow Card
  14. 70' Callum Wilson for Sepp van den Berg
  15. 78' Jack Hinshelwood for Yasin Ayari
  16. 82' Georginio Rutter for Charalambos Kostoulas
  17. 82' Yankuba Minteh for Maxim De Cuyper
  18. 90'+3' Malick Yalcouyé for Diego Gómez

Match stats

75.3% Possession 24.7%
20 Shots 5
6 On target 0
11 Fouls 7
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
1 Offsides 3
0 Saves 4
590 Accurate passes 142

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1
1 Verbruggen
21 Boscagli 5 Dunk 44 Vuskovic 20 Costinha
14 Andrés 13 Gross
29 De Cuyper 26 Ayari 25 Gómez
19 Kostoulas
Brentford 4-4-2
1 Kelleher
2 Hickey 4 den Berg 20 Ajer 33 Kayode
23 Lewis-Potter 27 Janelt 18 Sangare 11 Ouattara
7 Schade 9 Thiago
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Bart Verbruggen G
  2. 5 Lewis Dunk CD-L
  3. 44 Luka Vuskovic CD-R
  4. 21 Olivier Boscagli LB
  5. 20 Costinha RB
  6. 26 Yasin Ayari ▼ AM
  7. 14 Chema Andrés ▼ LM
  8. 13 Pascal Gross RM
  9. 19 Charalambos Kostoulas ▼ F
  10. 29 Maxim De Cuyper ▼ AM-L
  11. 25 Diego Gómez ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 11 Yankuba Minteh ▲ SUB
  2. 27 Mats Wieffer ▲ SUB
  3. 10 Georginio Rutter ▲ SUB
  4. 8 Jack Hinshelwood ▲ SUB
  5. 35 Malick Yalcouyé ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 24 Ferdi Kadioglu SUB
  2. 30 Michael Svoboda SUB
  3. 23 Jason Steele SUB
  4. 3 Jaouen Hadjam SUB
Brentford 4-4-2
  1. 1 Caoimhín Kelleher G
  2. 4 Sepp van den Berg ▼ CD-L
  3. 20 Kristoffer Ajer CD-R
  4. 2 Aaron Hickey ▼ LB
  5. 33 Michael Kayode RB
  6. 27 Vitaly Janelt CM-L
  7. 18 Mamadou Sangare ▼ CM-R
  8. 23 Keane Lewis-Potter ▼ LM
  9. 11 Dango Ouattara ▼ RM
  10. 7 Kevin Schade CF-L
  11. 9 Igor Thiago CF-R

Came on

  1. 25 El Hadji Malick Diouf ▲ SUB
  2. 6 Yehor Yarmoliuk ▲ SUB
  3. 22 Nathan Collins ▲ SUB
  4. 8 Mathias Jensen ▲ SUB
  5. 13 Callum Wilson ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 24 Mikkel Damsgaard SUB
  2. 19 Jaidon Anthony SUB
  3. 44 Jannik Schuster SUB
  4. 12 Hákon Valdimarsson SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0.
  3. 90'+4' Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  4. 90'+3' Foul by Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  5. 90'+3' Callum Wilson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  6. 90'+3' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Diego Gómez.
  7. 90'+1' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood is caught offside.
  8. 90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  9. 88' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 87' Delay in match because of an injury Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  11. 87' Delay in match because of an injury Michael Kayode (Brentford).
  12. 85' Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
94 earlier entries
  1. 84' Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Wilson with a cross following a fast break.
  2. 82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
  3. 82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
  4. 78' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Yasin Ayari.
  5. 77' Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  6. 75' Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  7. 75' Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  8. 74' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  9. 74' Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Boscagli.
  10. 72' Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
  11. 71' Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  12. 71' El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  13. 70' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
  14. 70' Substitution, Brentford. Callum Wilson replaces Sepp van den Berg.
  15. 69' Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 68' Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  17. 68' Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  18. 66' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Luka Vuskovic.
  19. 65' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Costinha.
  20. 63' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  21. 62' Delay in match because of an injury Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  22. 61' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 61' Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  24. 61' Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  25. 60' Attempt blocked. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas.
  26. 59' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Mamadou Sangaré.
  27. 59' Substitution, Brentford. El Hadji Malick Diouf replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  28. 57' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  29. 57' Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  30. 56' Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  31. 56' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  32. 55' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kevin Schade.
  33. 55' Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
  34. 54' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  35. 53' Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  36. 51' Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  37. 51' Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  38. 51' Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  39. 49' Attempt saved. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Olivier Boscagli with a cross.
  40. 48' Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  41. 48' Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
  42. 48' Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  43. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Chema Andrés.
  44. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Nathan Collins replaces Aaron Hickey.
  45. 45' Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0.
  46. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Dango Ouattara.
  47. 45'+5' First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0.
  48. 45'+4' Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  49. 45'+4' Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  50. 45' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  51. 45' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
  52. 45' Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Olivier Boscagli.
  53. 43' Attempt missed. Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
  54. 43' Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  55. 43' Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  56. 42' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  57. 40' Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Luka Vuskovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  58. 40' Penalty conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  59. 40' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  60. 37' Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas with a headed pass.
  61. 36' Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chema Andrés.
  62. 35' Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  63. 35' Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  64. 34' Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Chema Andrés.
  65. 31' Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  66. 31' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  67. 30' Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Boscagli with a cross.
  68. 27' Offside, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer is caught offside.
  69. 27' Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  70. 27' Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  71. 27' Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  72. 23' Igor Thiago (Brentford) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  73. 23' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  74. 22' Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  75. 21' Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  76. 21' Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  77. 17' Attempt saved. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  78. 16' Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  79. 16' Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
  80. 15' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Brentford 0. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  81. 14' Attempt missed. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross following a corner.
  82. 13' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Chema Andrés.
  83. 13' Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Thiago.
  84. 12' Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg with a through ball.
  85. 8' Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  86. 8' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  87. 6' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Aaron Hickey.
  88. 5' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  89. 5' Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  90. 5' Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  91. 4' Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  92. 3' Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
  93. First Half begins.
  94. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Brighton & Hove Albion W W L L D

  • D at Jablonec 0-0 UEFA Conference League
  • L at Liverpool 2-0 Premier League
  • L at Manchester City 2-2 Carabao Cup
  • W at Manchester City 1-0 Premier League
  • W at Getafe 1-0 UEFA Conference League

Brentford W L D L D

  • D at Aston Villa 2-2 Premier League
  • L Liverpool 2-1 Premier League
  • D at Hull City 1-1 Premier League
  • L at Sunderland 3-2 Carabao Cup
  • W Nottingham Forest 2-0 Premier League

Head to head

BHA leads series 2-1-2

  • 21 Feb 2026 Brentford 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2025-26 English Premier League
  • 22 Nov 2025 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Brentford 2025-26 English Premier League
  • 19 Apr 2025 Brentford 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 27 Dec 2024 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Brentford 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 3 Apr 2024 Brentford 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 2023-24 English Premier League

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