Brighton vs Brentford 2021-22 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

34': Leandro Trossard
42': Neal Maupay

FT
2 - 0

Brentford

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 Commentary

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.
38': Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
45': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': First Half ends, 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.
45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0.
59': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Dominic Thompson.
77': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Adam Lallana.
85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steven Alzate replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

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

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+32	Arsenal	25	56	3
+26	Manchester City	24	47	5
+9	Aston Villa	25	47	6
+10	Manchester United	25	44	5

Full Table

Statistics

BRE		BHA
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

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
33	Dan Burn
4	Adam Webster
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

Substitutes:

Solly March, Danny Welbeck, Taylor Richards, Marc Leonard, Kjell Scherpen, Steven Alzate, Pascal Groß, Evan Ferguson, Ed Turns.

Brentford (3-5-2)

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

Substitutes:

Mads Bidstrup, Frank Onyeka, Marcus Forss, Yoane Wissa, Fin Stevens, Matthew Cox, Myles Peart-Harris, Saman Ghoddos.

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