FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Brentford to win 2-1. It was Brentford to strike first with a penalty of Bryan Mbeumo at the 27′. Then it was a goal in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jack Hinshelwood gave the win to Brighton & Hove Albion in the 52′ minute. Brighton & Hove Albion was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes with the assistance of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 4.93 degrees Celsius or 40.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Timeline

Jan Paul van Hecke- Yellow
25'
27'
Bryan Mbeumo(penalty)
Pascal Groß(goal)Kaoru Mitoma
31'
40'
Yoane Wissa- sub ->Bryan Mbeumo
Facundo Buonanotte- Yellow
45'
46'
Keane Lewis-Potter- sub ->Yegor Yarmolyuk
Jack Hinshelwood(goal)Pascal Groß
52'
69'
Mikkel Damsgaard- sub ->Shandon Baptiste
Evan Ferguson- sub ->João Pedro
69'
James Milner- sub ->Facundo Buonanotte
69'
Joël Veltman- sub ->Jack Hinshelwood
73'
Billy Gilmour- Yellow
76'
76'
Yoane Wissa- Yellow
J. Moder- sub ->Carlos Baleba
84'
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Brighton & Hove Albion has 25 points to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Brentford will stays with 19 points like Chelsea to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will host Burnley on the 9th of December with a 5-5 head to head statistic.

Brentford will play away against Sheffield United on the 9th of December with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Sheffield United (3 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Jason Steele 23.England
7.0
D
Jack Hinshelwood 41.England
8.4
73' 52'
D
Igor 3.Brazil
7.9
D
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
8.4
31'
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
7.0
25'
M
Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah 20.Cameroon
7.3
84'
M
Kaoru Mitoma 22.Japan
7.7
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
7.7
76'
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
M
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast
7.9
84'
M
Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina
6.7
69' 45'
F
João Pedro 9.Brazil
7.1
69'
Substitutes
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
6.8
73'
M
J. Moder 15.Poland
6.8
84'
M
James Milner 6.England
7.3
69'
F
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
6.3
69'
F
Mark O’Mahony 55.Republic of Ireland

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Adam Lallana, Jason Steele (7.0), Jack Hinshelwood (8.4), Jan Paul van Hecke (7.0), Igor (7.9), Pascal Groß (8.4), Carlos Baleba (7.3), Billy Gilmour (7.7), Simon Adingra (7.9), Facundo Buonanotte (6.7), Kaoru Mitoma (7.7) and João Pedro (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: James Milner (7.3), Joël Veltman (6.8), Bart Verbruggen, Jakub Moder  (6.8), Evan Ferguson (6.3), Benicio Baker-Boatiey (6.8), Leigh Kavanagh, Luca Barrington and Mark O’Mahony.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: Jack Hinshelwood for Joël Veltman (73′), João Pedro for Evan Ferguson (69′), Facundo Buonanotte for James Milner (69′) and Carlos Baleba for Jakub Moder  (84′).

Player of the match: Jack Hinshelwood​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was Jack Hinshelwood.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4.

Brentford – Formation

Brentford
G
Mark Flekken 1.Netherlands
7.3
D
Ethan Pinnock 5.Jamaica
7.7
D
Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran
6.8
D
Ben Mee 16.England
6.4
D
Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark
6.3
84'
M
Shandon Baptiste 26.Grenada
6.4
69'
M
Frank Onyeka 15.Nigeria
7.0
M
Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany
7.5
M
Yehor Yarmoliuk 33.Ukraine
7.0
46'
F
Neal Maupay 7.France
7.0
F
Bryan Mbeumo 19.Cameroon
6.7
40' 27'
Substitutes
G
Thomas Strakosha 21.Albania
D
Charlie Goode 4.England
D
V. Adedokun 42.Republic of Ireland
D
Zanka 13.Denmark
M
Mikkel Damsgaard 24.Denmark
7.0
69'
M
Myles Peart-Harris 25.England
6.3
84'
M
Yoane Wissa 11.DR Congo
6.4
40' 76'
F
Keane Lewis-Potter 23.England
6.8
46'
F
M. Olakigbe 37.England

Brentford started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Thomas Frank played with: Mark Flekken (7.3), Mads Roerslev (6.3), Ethan Pinnock (7.7), Ben Mee (6.4), Saman Ghoddos (6.8), Frank Onyeka (7.0), Yegor Yarmolyuk (7.0), Vitaly Janelt (7.5), Shandon Baptiste (6.4), Bryan Mbeumo (6.7), Neal Maupay (7.0).

They had on the bench: Yoane Wissa (6.4), Zanka, Charlie Goode, Thomas Strakosha, Keane Lewis-Potter (6.8), Mikkel Damsgaard (7.0), Myles Peart-Harris (6.3), Michael Olakigbe and Val Adedokun.

Brentford could not rely on the presence of Yoane Wissa (injured).

Substitutions

Brentford made 4 changes: Bryan Mbeumo for Yoane Wissa (40′), Yegor Yarmolyuk for Keane Lewis-Potter (46′), Shandon Baptiste for Mikkel Damsgaard (69′) and Mads Roerslev for Myles Peart-Harris (84′).

Player of the match: Ethan Pinnock​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was Ethan Pinnock.

His rating is 7.7 with 57 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​