Brighton beat Brentford 2–0 at the Amex on Sunday, 8 November, in their first home game after five successive matches away. Diego Gómez and Pascal Groß scored before half-time, taking Brighton to 22 points in second place in the Premier League, five behind Arsenal, according to the match centre’s table.
Brighton were already ahead before Brentford went down to ten men. Gómez found the top corner from around 25 yards in the 15th minute. The hosts’ pressure also led to a break in which Groß played in Charalampos Kostoulas, but Caoimhín Kelleher saved his attempt, Brighton’s match report records.
Referee Michael Oliver initially booked both Igor Thiago and Chema Andrés after a midfield tussle. A review at the monitor led him to show Thiago a straight red card for violent conduct. Brentford dropped deeper, but conceded a penalty when Keane Lewis-Potter held Luka Vušković at a corner. Groß converted in the 42nd minute.
Brentford won a pair of second-half corners during a spell of pressure, but Brighton had the better openings for another goal. Efforts from Maxim De Cuyper and Kostoulas were blocked, while Jack Hinshelwood shot wide late on. Yankuba Minteh also came off the bench for his first appearance at the Amex since a pre-season injury, according to the club’s report.
Archival cover photograph: Exterior of the Amex stadium in 2012; not from the current event. Photographer/creator: Paul Gillett. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 2.0. Image date as recorded by source: 2012-07-30. Source file used without raster edits.
