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Brighton & Hove Albion2–054'Brentford
Gómez 15', Gross 42' (pen)Thiago 23'
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Brighton & Hove AlbionBrentford
75.4%Possession24.6%
12Shots3
4On target0
3Corners1
7Fouls5

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  1. 54'

    Brighton have carried on exactly where they left off after the restart, continuing to dominate possession against ten-man Brentford. De Cuyper and Kostoulas both went close with efforts that drifted just wide, while Wieffer - on for Chema Andrés - was booked for a foul shortly after coming on. Brentford are still barely getting out of their own half, with the shot count and possession split hardly shifting from before the break.

  2. 51'
    Foul By Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  3. 51'
    Free kick To Brentford: Mamadou Sangaré wins it in the defensive half.
  4. 51'
    Yellow card Mats Wieffer (Brighton & Hove Albion)
  5. 49'
    Chance Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) heads just wide left from the centre of the box.
  6. 48'
    Free kick To Brighton and Hove Albion: Luka Vuskovic is fouled by Nathan Collins in the defensive half.
  7. 48'
    Chance Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) shoots just wide left from the centre of the box.
  8. 45'
    Substitution Brentford: Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Dango Ouattara
  9. 45'
    Substitution Brighton & Hove Albion: Mats Wieffer replaces Chema Andrés
  10. 45'
    Substitution Brentford: Nathan Collins replaces Aaron Hickey
  11. Second half under way
  12. HT
    Half-time round-up
    Brighton2-0Brentford
    Gómez 15', Gross 42' (pen)
    4 minutes were added on

    Brighton go in two goals to the good and with a man advantage at the break. Gómez opened the scoring against the run of play with a superb curling effort from distance, before Brentford's afternoon worsened when Thiago was sent off for violent conduct, reducing them to ten men. Groß then added a second from the penalty spot, and Brighton nearly had a third through Ayari before Kelleher saved. The hosts have dominated territory and chances throughout, holding roughly three-quarters of possession and a 10-3 edge in shots, with four on target to none, and four minutes of stoppage time were added at the end of the half.

    First-half stats74%Possession26%10Shots34On target03Corners1
  13. Half time · 2-0
  14. 45+4'
    Foul By Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  15. 45+4'
    Free kick To Brentford: Michael Kayode wins it in the defensive half.
  16. 45'
    +4 minutes of added time
  17. 45'
    Corner To Brighton and Hove Albion, conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
  18. 45'
    Save Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) forces a save with a right-footed shot from outside the box, aimed at the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
  19. 44'

    Brighton make their numerical advantage count further - Lewis-Potter concedes a penalty after fouling Vuskovic, and Gross coolly slots it into the top corner to make it 2-0. Ten-man Brentford are now really up against it heading towards half-time.

  20. 43'
    Chance Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) heads over from very close range.
  21. 43'
    Free kick To Brighton and Hove Albion: Costinha is fouled by Kevin Schade in the defensive half.
  22. 42'
    Goal! PenaltyPascal Gross (Brighton & Hove Albion)Penalty converted with a right-footed shot into the top right corner.Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Brentford
  23. 40'
    Penalty To Brighton and Hove Albion! Luka Vuskovic is brought down in the box.
  24. 40'
    Penalty Given away by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
  25. 40'
    Corner To Brighton and Hove Albion, conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  26. 37'

    Brighton continue to dominate with ten-man Brentford struggling to get out of their own half - possession now at nearly 72% and shots up to 7-3, with Brighton registering two on target. Gómez had a header go wide from Boscagli's cross, while Vuskovic and Groß have both tried from range, the latter's effort blocked. The hosts look comfortable protecting their lead, though Brentford's defence, marshalled by Hickey and Janelt winning free kicks, is holding firm for now against the one-goal deficit.

  27. 37'
    Blocked Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) has a right-footed shot from the centre of the box blocked.
  28. 36'
    Blocked Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) has a right-footed shot from the centre of the box blocked.
  29. 35'
    Foul By Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  30. 35'
    Free kick To Brentford: Aaron Hickey wins it in the defensive half.
  31. 34'
    Chance Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) shoots over from outside the box.
  32. 31'
    Foul By Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  33. 31'
    Free kick To Brentford: Vitaly Janelt wins it in the defensive half.
  34. 30'
    Chance Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) heads wide right from the right side of the six yard box.
  35. 28'

    Disaster for Brentford - Igor Thiago is sent off for violent conduct after a VAR review upgraded his initial card, leaving the visitors down to ten men already chasing Brighton's lead. Boscagli has also just gone into the book for a foul, adding to the accumulating cautions on both sides.

  36. 27'
    Offside Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is flagged offside.
  37. 27'
    Foul By Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  38. 27'
    Free kick To Brentford: Dango Ouattara wins it in the attacking half.
  39. 27'
    Yellow card Olivier Boscagli (Brighton & Hove Albion)
  40. 23'
    Red card Igor Thiago (Brentford)A straight red card for violent conduct. It followed a foul (21'). Brentford are down to ten men.
  41. 22'
    Yellow card Chema Andrés (Brighton & Hove Albion)
  42. 21'
    Foul By Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  43. 21'
    Free kick To Brentford: Igor Thiago wins it in the defensive half.
  44. 17'

    Against the run of play, Brighton break the deadlock - Diego Gómez curling a lovely left-footed effort from outside the box into the top corner after Brentford had just threatened through Thiago, Lewis-Potter and Ajer's header from a corner.

  45. 17'
    Save Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) forces a save with a right-footed shot from outside the box, aimed at the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
  46. 16'
    Free kick To Brighton and Hove Albion: Diego Gómez is fouled by Aaron Hickey in the defensive half.
  47. 15'
    Goal!Diego Gómez (Brighton & Hove Albion)A left-footed shot from outside the box into the top left corner.Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Brentford
  48. 14'
    Chance Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) heads over from very close range.
  49. 13'
    Corner To Brentford, conceded by Chema Andrés.
  50. 13'
    Blocked Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) has a right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
  51. 12'
    Chance Igor Thiago (Brentford) shoots wide left from outside the box.
  52. 11'

    Brighton have made the brighter start and edged the opening exchanges, with De Cuyper heading just over from Groß's assist and a corner won soon after Ajer's early booking for a crude foul. It's been scrappy at times with Brentford yet to register a shot, though Schade did have an early offside flag. Brighton's slight dominance of possession and territory hasn't yet translated into a clear chance.

  53. 8'
    Foul By Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  54. 8'
    Free kick To Brentford: Vitaly Janelt wins it in the defensive half.
  55. 6'
    Corner To Brighton and Hove Albion, conceded by Aaron Hickey.
  56. 5'
    Free kick To Brighton and Hove Albion: Maxim De Cuyper is fouled by Kristoffer Ajer in the attacking half.
  57. 5'
    Yellow card Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford)
  58. 4'
    Chance Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) heads over from the left side of the six yard box.
  59. 3'
    Offside Kevin Schade (Brentford) is flagged offside.
  60. Kick-off

Line-Ups

Brentford 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherGK
  2. 33Michael KayodeDEF
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCame on 45'
  4. 20Kristoffer AjerDEF
  5. 4Sepp van den BergDEF
  6. 27Vitaly JaneltMID
  7. 6Yehor YarmoliukCame on 45'
  8. 18Mamadou SangareMID
  9. 7Kevin SchadeMID
  10. 23Keane Lewis-PotterMID
  11. 9Igor ThiagoFWD

Substitutes

  1. 24Mikkel Damsgaard
  2. 25El Hadji Malick Diouf
  3. 11Dango OuattaraWent off 45'
  4. 19Jaidon Anthony
  5. 44Jannik Schuster
  6. 12Hákon Valdimarsson
  7. 2Aaron HickeyWent off 45'
  8. 8Mathias Jensen
  9. 13Callum Wilson

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenGK
  2. 20CostinhaDEF
  3. 21Olivier BoscagliDEF
  4. 44Luka VuskovicDEF
  5. 5Lewis DunkDEF
  6. 27Mats WiefferCame on 45'
  7. 25Diego GómezMID
  8. 13Pascal GrossMID
  9. 26Yasin AyariMID
  10. 29Maxim De CuyperMID
  11. 19Charalambos KostoulasFWD

Substitutes

  1. 24Ferdi Kadioglu
  2. 11Yankuba Minteh
  3. 14Chema AndrésWent off 45'
  4. 10Georginio Rutter
  5. 8Jack Hinshelwood
  6. 30Michael Svoboda
  7. 23Jason Steele
  8. 3Jaouen Hadjam
  9. 35Malick Yalcouyé

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