Solid Brighton & Hove Albion Blank Brentford in 2-0 Win

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Brighton & Hove Albion hosted Brentford at the American Express Stadium in Falmer, East Sussex, for Matchday 10 of the Premier League on 8 November 2026. In foggy conditions with a temperature of 11 degrees and 31,629 supporters in attendance, referee Michael Oliver oversaw a contest that swung decisively in the hosts' favour early. Diego Gómez opened the scoring on 15 minutes, and after Brentford were reduced to ten men through Igor Thiago's red card on 23 minutes, Pascal Groß converted a penalty on 42 minutes to double the lead. Brighton managed the remainder of the game with composure, keeping a clean sheet to secure a 2-0 victory, with Groß named Player of the Match.

Key Events

5' - Kristoffer Ajer was shown a yellow card for Brentford.

15' - Diego Gómez scored for Brighton & Hove Albion, making it 1-0.

21' - A VAR check involving Igor Thiago was reviewed.

22' - Chema Andrés received a yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion.

23' - Igor Thiago was shown a red card, reducing Brentford to ten men.

27' - Olivier Boscagli was booked with a yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion.

42' - Pascal Groß converted a penalty for Brighton & Hove Albion, making it 2-0.

45' - One minute of added time was signalled at the end of the first half; the half then concluded.

46' - Brentford made a double change: Yehor Yarmoliuk replaced Dango Ouattara, and Nathan Collins replaced Aaron Hickey. Brighton also introduced Mats Wieffer for Chema Andrés.

51' - Mats Wieffer was shown a yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion.

59' - Brentford made further changes: Malick Diouf replaced Keane Lewis-Potter, and Mathias Jensen replaced Mamadou Sangaré.

61' - Lewis Dunk received a yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion.

69' - Kevin Schade was booked with a yellow card for Brentford.

70' - Brentford brought on Callum Wilson in place of Sepp van den Berg.

78' - Brighton introduced Jack Hinshelwood for Yasin Ayari.

82' - Brighton made a double substitution: Georginio Rutter replaced Charalampos Kostoulas, and Yankuba Minteh replaced Maxim De Cuyper.

90' - Added time was signalled at the end of the second half.

90+3' - Brighton completed their changes as Malick Junior Yalcouyé replaced Diego Gómez.

90' - The match concluded.