Football

Brighton v Brentford

Premier League · American Express Stadium

Brighton

2nd

  • 15'Diego Gómez
  • 42'Pascal Gross (pen)

Brentford

8th

  • 23'Igor Thiago, red card

Full time · Sunday 8 NovemberAll fixtures

Brighton & Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0, Full time · Sunday 8 November

The gameFrom kick-off.

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

The numbersBrighton · Brentford

75%Possession25%

20Shots5

6On target0

7Corners3

11Fouls7

4Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

Lineups

Brighton4-2-3-1

  1. 1B. VerbruggenG
  2. 20CostinhaRB
  3. 21O. BoscagliLB
  4. 14C. Andrésoff 45'
  5. 44L. VuskovicCD-R
  6. 5L. DunkCD-L
  7. 25D. Gómezoff 90+3'
  8. 13P. GrossRM
  9. 19C. Kostoulasoff 82'
  10. 26Y. Ayarioff 78'
  11. 29M. De Cuyperoff 82'

Substitutes

  1. 3J. HadjamSUB
  2. 8J. Hinshelwoodon 78'
  3. 10G. Rutteron 82'
  4. 11Y. Mintehon 82'
  5. 23J. SteeleSUB
  6. 24F. KadiogluSUB
  7. 27M. Wiefferon 45'
  8. 30M. SvobodaSUB
  9. 35M. Yalcouyéon 90+3'

Brentford4-4-2

  1. 1C. KelleherG
  2. 33M. KayodeRB
  3. 2A. Hickeyoff 45'
  4. 18M. Sangareoff 59'
  5. 20K. AjerCD-R
  6. 4S. van den Bergoff 70'
  7. 11D. Ouattaraoff 45'
  8. 27V. JaneltCM-L
  9. 7K. SchadeCF-L
  10. 9I. ThiagoCF-R
  11. 23K. Lewis-Potteroff 59'

Substitutes

  1. 6Y. Yarmoliukon 45'
  2. 8M. Jensenon 59'
  3. 12H. ValdimarssonSUB
  4. 13C. Wilsonon 70'
  5. 19J. AnthonySUB
  6. 22N. Collinson 45'
  7. 24M. DamsgaardSUB
  8. 25E. Dioufon 59'
  9. 44J. SchusterSUB

Match facts

Venue
American Express Stadium, Falmer
Attendance
31,629
Competition
Premier League

After the game