Brentford vs Brighton
Ref: Jarred Gillett, AustraliaGtech Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex · 17,250 cap
Match recap
Brighton beat Brentford 2–0 in their Premier League fixture. Gómez and Welbeck scored for Brighton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.60 for Brentford versus 1.09 for Brighton. Brentford sit 9th in the Premier League table while Brighton are 8th.
First Half
12'
Wieffer
Yellow Card
30'
⚽
Gómez
⇄
Hickey
45'
⚽
Welbeck
Second Half
⇄
Janelt
⇄
Lewis-Potter
54'
Kadıoğlu
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Wieffer
⇄
Henderson
76'
⇄
Gómez
⇄
Ajer
Yarmolyuk
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Milner
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrentfordBrighton
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.60VS1.09
Attack4 · 2 won
13
Shots
11
3
Shots on target
7
9
Shots in the box
6
4
Shots outside box
5
10
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
439
Total passes
416
343
Accurate passes
319
78%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 0 won
9
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
4
0
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Brentford
4-2-3-1
Brighton
4-3-3
Brentford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 2A. HickeyD
- 3R. HenryD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 8M. JensenM
- 9ThiagoF
- 19D. OuattaraM
- 20K. AjerD
- 23K. Lewis-PotterM
- 27V. JaneltM
Substitutes
- 5E. PinnockD
- 7K. SchadeM
- 11R. NelsonF
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 22N. CollinsD
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 45R. DonovanM
- 47Kaye Iyowuna FuroF
Brighton
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 22K. MitomaF
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezF
- 27M. WiefferD
- 30P. GroßM
Substitutes
- 10G. RutterF
- 11Y. MintehF
- 17C. BalebaM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 23J. SteeleG
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 53H. HowellM
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Thiago | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 44 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Jensen(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Vitaly Janelt | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dango Ouattara | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Sepp van den Berg | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Rico Henry | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Reiss Nelson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Pinnock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaye Furo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 23 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Romelle Donovan | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kevin Schade | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Nathan Collins | D | 46 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Gómez | F | 76 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Milner | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kaoru Mitoma | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mats Wieffer | D | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Groß | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yankuba Minteh | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georginio Rutter | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Howell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joël Veltman | D | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |