English Premier League

Brighton vs Brentford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 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 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
+20 Arsenal 16 36 2
+22 Manchester City 16 34 4
+8 Aston Villa 16 33 3
+12 Chelsea 16 28 4
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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

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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