Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLate Trossard winner for Brighton stings wasteful Brentford
Leandro Trossard scored a late winner as Brighton & Hove Albion secured a 1-0 victory over wasteful Brentford.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
- 6': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Sergi Canós (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 10': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 10': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 14': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a through ball.
- 16': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 17': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 17': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 18': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo following a set piece situation.
- 21': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 23': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 23': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Toney with a cross.
- 24': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
- 25': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 25': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Robert Sánchez tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
- 37': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Adam Webster because of an injury.
- 39': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
- 43': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
- 45'+4': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+4': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 50': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 50': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 52': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 53': Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 55': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 58': Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
- 58': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Sergi Canós.
- 63': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 63': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 65': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 68': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 68': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 70': Attempt missed. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rico Henry.
- 74': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Robert Sánchez tries a through ball, but Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Shandon Baptiste.
- 77': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 78': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
- 79': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 79': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 83': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 83': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 90': Goal! Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 90'+5': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
- 90'+5': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ivan Toney.
- 90'+5': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Statistics
 BHA |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 58.7 | Possession | 41.3 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 396 | Accurate Passes | 250 |
| 496 | Passes | 336 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 11 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,518
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,518
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +41 | 76 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 35 | +15 | 64 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 35 | +12 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer  |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 26 | Shandon Baptiste |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 24 | Shane Duffy |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 14 | Adam Lallana |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 9 | Neal Maupay |
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