Brentford vs Brighton 2025-26 English Premier League
Brighton win at Brentford as James Milner sets new Premier League appearance record
Brighton marked James Milner's record-breaking 654th Premier League appearance with a much-needed 2-0 win at Brentford.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Goal! Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. Nathan Collins replaces Aaron Hickey because of an injury.
- 45'+1': Goal! Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 54': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Mats Wieffer.
- 67': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Diego Gómez.
- 81': Substitution, Brentford. Romelle Donovan replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
- 90': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces James Milner because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,163
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,163
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Arsenal | 27 | 58 | 3 |
| +31 | Manchester City | 27 | 56 | 5 |
| +10 | Aston Villa | 27 | 51 | 6 |
| +17 | Chelsea | 27 | 45 | 6 |
Statistics
 BHA |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 48.3 | Possession | 51.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 312 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
| 408 | Passes | 428 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 26 | Clearances | 21 |
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 2 | Aaron Hickey |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 6 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Igor Thiago |
| 19 | Dango Ouattara |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu  |
| 27 | Mats Wieffer |
| 20 | James Milner |
| 30 | Pascal Groß |
| 13 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 25 | Diego Gómez |
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