Brighton vs Brentford
Ref: John Brooks, EnglandAmerican Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · 31,872 cap
Match recap
Brighton beat Brentford 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Welbeck and Hinshelwood scored for Brighton; Thiago replied for Brentford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.22 for Brighton versus 1.91 for Brentford. Brighton sit 8th in the Premier League table while Brentford are 9th.
First Half
Boscagli
Yellow Card
29'
⚽
Thiago
Penalty
36'
Ouattara
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Baleba
⇄
Boscagli
Gómez
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Ouattara
⇄
Gómez
⚽
Welbeck
Assist: Minteh
80'
⇄
Damsgaard
80'
⇄
Ajer
80'
⇄
Yarmolyuk
⚽
Hinshelwood
⇄
Minteh
⇄
Rutter
Gruda
Yellow Card
Verbruggen
Yellow Card
90+5'
Janelt
Yellow Card
| # | 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
BrightonBrentford
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.22VS1.91
Attack6 · 0 won
14
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
7
6
Shots outside box
3
8
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
64%
Possession
36%
576
Total passes
314
479
Accurate passes
234
83%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline1 · 2 won
10
Fouls
9
4
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Brentford
4-2-3-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 10G. RutterM
- 11Y. MintehM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 27M. WiefferD
Substitutes
- 5L. DunkD
- 8B. GrudaM
- 9S. TzimasF
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 23J. SteeleG
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 42D. CoppolaD
Brentford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 4S. van den BergD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 9ThiagoF
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 19D. OuattaraM
- 20K. AjerD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 2A. HickeyD
- 3R. HenryD
- 5E. PinnockD
- 8M. JensenM
- 11R. NelsonF
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 15F. OnyekaM
- 23K. Lewis-PotterF
- 27V. JaneltM
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankuba Minteh | M | 89 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3/5 |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Welbeck(C) | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Wieffer | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Georginio Rutter | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/6 |
| Diego Gómez | M | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Coppola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefanos Tzimas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 20 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Joël Veltman | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dunk | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Brajan Gruda | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Schade | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sepp van den Berg | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dango Ouattara | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Michael Kayode | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Thiago | F | 90 | 5.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rico Henry | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Pinnock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Onyeka | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reiss Nelson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | F | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vitaly Janelt | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Jensen | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |