Brentford vs Brighton 2021-22 English Premier League
Late 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 Commentary
- 6': Sergi Canós (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Adam Webster because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 55': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Sergi Canós.
- 64': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 68': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 74': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Shandon Baptiste.
- 82': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 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.
Game Information
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,518
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 30 | 61 | 5 |
| +13 | Manchester United | 31 | 55 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 31 | 54 | 9 |
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 |
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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