English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 34': Leandro Trossard
  • 42': Neal Maupay
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2 - 0

Brighton beat Brentford end barren 11-game winless run

Brighton & Hove Albion ended their 11-game winless run in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Brentford.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney with a headed pass.
  • 4': Offside, Brentford. Dominic Thompson tries a through ball, but Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
  • 9': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 9': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Adam Webster.
  • 11': Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mads Bech Sørensen with a cross.
  • 17': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 17': Álvaro Fernández (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 19': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 25': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
  • 34': Foul by Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 34': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Brentford 0. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enock Mwepu with a through ball.
  • 36': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 36': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
  • 38': Foul by Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford).
  • 38': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 41': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Bryan Mbeumo because of an injury.
  • 42': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
  • 43': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 43': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 45': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Leandro Trossard because of an injury.
  • 46': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
  • 48': Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Dominic Thompson (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 50': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sergi Canós with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 56': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
  • 59': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 59': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
  • 60': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergi Canós with a cross.
  • 61': Offside, Brentford. Ethan Pinnock tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 62': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Robert Sánchez tries a through ball, but Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
  • 63': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
  • 63': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 63': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 66': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Dominic Thompson.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a headed pass.
  • 68': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
  • 71': Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 71': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Offside, Brentford. Pontus Jansson tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 76': Ivan Toney (Brentford) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 77': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoane Wissa with a headed pass.
  • 81': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Adam Webster.
  • 82': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Adam Lallana.
  • 84': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Adam Lallana.
  • 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steven Alzate replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 85': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
  • 85': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Frank Onyeka.
  • 90': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 5
49.6 Possession 50.4
16 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
348 Accurate Passes 375
450 Passes 467
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 55
19 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 11
21 Effective Clearances 23
21 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,141

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 30 +37 67
2 Manchester City 29 +32 60
3 Manchester United 29 +11 51
4 Aston Villa 29 +5 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
33 Dan Burn
4 Adam Webster Yellow Card
14 Adam Lallana
3 Marc Cucurella
2 Tariq Lamptey
15 Jakub Moder
10 Alexis Mac Allister
12 Enock Mwepu
11 Leandro Trossard
9 Neal Maupay

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
40 Álvaro Fernández (GK)
18 Pontus Jansson
29 Mads Bech Sørensen Yellow Card
5 Ethan Pinnock
8 Mathias Jensen
26 Shandon Baptiste
6 Christian Nørgaard Yellow Card
2 Dominic Thompson
7 Sergi Canós
17 Ivan Toney Yellow Card
19 Bryan Mbeumo

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