Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
Mitoma sets off on another dangerous-looking run down the left-hand side, but Yarmoliuk slides in brilliantly with a ball-and-all tackle that turns possession over for the Bees!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
Brighton have won four of their last seven midweek Premier League games, as many victories as they'd managed in their first 38 such matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
Adingra bursts past Ghoddos and looks to play in Pedro with a low throughball from deep, but Pinnock gets there first for Brentford and passes it back to Flekken.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
A loose ball gives Mitoma space to take on defenders and charge into the Brentford box, but his final pass to release Buonanotte is poor and the Bees recover well.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
Having won their first two Premier League games against Brentford in 2021-22, Brighton failed to beat the Bees in either league meeting last season, drawing and losing a game apiece.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
Buonanotte's all over Mee as the defender looks for options on halfway, but the referee lets Brentford play advantage after he finds Ghoddos.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
Joao Pedro gets us underway in Falmer, as he kicks the game off for the Seagulls in freezing conditions!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
The two teams walk out of the Amex tunnel, and we're just moments away from kick-off on the south coast!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
Brentford’s scorers in their 3-1 win over the Hatters came from all areas of the pitch, with Neal Maupay, Ben Mee and Shandon Baptiste all finding the net. Baptiste starts this game in place of suspended captain Christian Norgaard, with Yoane Wissa moving to the bench and Mads Roerslev starting on the right of the Bees’ defence.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
Consolation goals at the end of each half from Facundo Buonanotte and substitute Joao Pedro weren't enough for Brighton to rescue a result at Stamford Bridge, with the latter coming in to start this game. He and Buonanotte are joined in Brighton’s attack by Kaoru Mitoma on the left, while Pascal Gross slots in at right-back as Evan Ferguson and Joel Veltman drop to the bench.
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