Brentford Round-Up, Sunday 8th November: 10-Man Bees Beaten at Brighton After Thiago Red Card
Brentford travelled to the Amex for a tricky Super Sunday clash with a Brighton side flying high in the Premier League (The Sun). Keith Andrews made just one change to his starting line-up, recalling Aaron Hickey at the expense of Mathias Jensen (West London Sport) (BrentfordFC.com).
The game turned on a major flashpoint in the first half when Igor Thiago was sent off for violent conduct after appearing to push a Brighton opponent in the face, with the decision coming after a VAR review (The Sun) (talkSPORT). It left Brentford facing an uphill task a man down and also meant the striker would miss the club's huge upcoming clash with Arsenal through suspension (The Sun).
Reduced to ten men, Brentford were unable to find a way back into the match. Brighton took the lead through a stunning long-range effort from Diego Gomez (Sky Sports), and further added to Brentford's misery as Pascal Gross was also among the scorers in a 2-0 win for the Seagulls (Sky Sports). The result lifted Fabian Hurzeler's Brighton side up to second in the Premier League table as they headed into the November international break in fine form (Sky Sports), with the Guardian noting how imperious Brighton have looked this season (The Guardian). Brentford ultimately fell to a 2-0 defeat on the south coast having played the majority of the game with ten men (West London Sport) (BrentfordFC.com).
In the aftermath, Brentford defender Kris Ajer gave his reaction to the defeat (BrentfordFC.com), while head coach Keith Andrews also spoke to the media after the game (BrentfordFC.com) (BBC Sport). Andrews was particularly critical of the officiating, questioning how VAR is being used in the Premier League after feeling Thiago's first-half red card proved so costly to his side's chances (West London Sport).
Away from the first team, Brentford Women have a league fixture confirmed away at Eastbourne Borough on 29th November (BrentfordFC.com).
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