Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion overcomes Brentford 2-0 on Sunday
FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion prevails over Brentford with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Trossard (35') and a goal from N. Maupay (42').
FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion defeats Brentford with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Trossard (35′) and a goal from N. Maupay (42′).
The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren England who had the assistance of Edward Smart and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 8 degrees Celsius or 46.44 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 96%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Brighton & Hove Albion was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Brentford that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Brighton & Hove Albion won the contest.
Brighton & Hove Albion shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Brentford shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (A. Webster). On the other side, Brentford received 3 yellow cards (M. Bech Sorensen, C. Norgaard and I. Toney).
After playing this match, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 20 points like Crystal Palace and Brentford to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Brentford will stay with 20 points like Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion to move down in the 11th place.
Match Events
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35'35'
L. Trossard
E. Mwepu
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38'38'
M. Bech Sorensen
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41'41'
Y. Wissa
B. Mbeumo
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42'42'
N. Maupay
J. Moder
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45'45'
C. Norgaard
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46'46'
D. Welbeck
L. Trossard
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46'46'
F. Onyeka
M. Jensen
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59'59'
A. Webster
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66'66'
S. Ghoddos
D. Thompson
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77'77'
I. Toney
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84'84'
P. Gross
A. Lallana
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85'85'
S. Alzate
A. Mac Allister
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Chelsea on the 29th of December with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Chelsea (2 draws).
Brentford will host Manchester City on the 29th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Formation and Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Graham Potter chose to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez , Tariq Lamptey , Adam Webster , Dan Burn , Marc Cucurella , Enock Mwepu , Adam Lallana , Alexis Mac Allister , Jakub Moder , Leandro Trossard and Neal Maupay .
Substitutes
Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: L. Trossard for D. Welbeck (46′), A. Lallana for P. Gross (84′) and A. Mac Allister for S. Alzate (85′).
Top player: Enock Mwepu
The player who no doubt impressed Brighton & Hove Albion the most was Enock Mwepu even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Brentford: Formation and Lineups
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Thomas Frank played with: Álvaro Fernández , Ethan Pinnock , Pontus Jansson , Mads Bech Sörensen , Sergi Canós , Shandon Baptiste , Christian Nørgaard , Mathias Jensen , Dominic Thompson , Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney .
Substitutes
Brentford made 3 changes: B. Mbeumo for Y. Wissa (41′), M. Jensen for F. Onyeka (46′) and D. Thompson for S. Ghoddos (66′).
Top player: Sergi Canós
Probably the most impressive player in Brentford was Sergi Canós.
His rating is with 34 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 9 crosses.
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