
Brighton vs Brentford 2021-22 English Premier League
Brighton beat Brentford end barren 11-game winless run
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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
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,141
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+35 | Liverpool | 23 | 56 | 1 |
+27 | Arsenal | 24 | 50 | 2 |
+13 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 47 | 5 |
+16 | Chelsea | 24 | 43 | 5 |
Statistics
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BHA![]() |
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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 |
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 |
Brentford (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
40 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
18 | Pontus Jansson |
29 | Mads Bech Sörensen ![]() |
5 | Ethan Pinnock |
8 | Mathias Jensen |
26 | Shandon Baptiste |
6 | Christian Nørgaard ![]() |
2 | Dominic Thompson |
7 | Sergi Canós |
17 | Ivan Toney ![]() |
19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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