Match report

Brighton Defeats Brentford 2-1 in Premier League Clash

Brighton
Brighton
2–1
FT
Brentford
Brentford
Nov 22, 2025

Brighton managed to overcome Brentford in their Premier League encounter on November 22nd, securing a 2-1 victory. Goals by D. Welbeck (71') and J. Hinshelwood (84') turned the tide for Brighton after I. Thiago's penalty at 29' gave Brentford an early lead.

Key Facts

  • • Brighton triumphed over Brentford with a scoreline of 2-1 in the Premier League.
  • • I. Thiago scored Brentford's goal from a penalty at minute 29.
  • • D. Welbeck and J. Hinshelwood scored for Brighton, at minutes 71 and 84 respectively.
  • • Olivier Boscagli (15'), D. Gomez (64') and V. Janelt (90'+5) received yellow cards.

Lineups

Brighton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 B. Verbruggen (G)
  • 27 M. Wieffer (D)
  • 6 J. P. van Hecke (D)
  • 21 O. Boscagli (D)
  • 24 F. Kadioglu (D)
  • 17 C. Baleba (M)
  • 26 Y. Ayari (M)
  • 11 Y. Minteh (M)
  • 10 G. Rutter (M)
  • 25 D. Gomez (M)
  • 18 D. Welbeck (F)

Substitutes

  • 23 J. Steele
  • 5 L. Dunk
  • 8 B. Gruda
  • 9 S. Tzimas
  • 13 J. Hinshelwood
  • 19 C. Kostoulas
  • 29 M. De Cuyper
  • 34 J. Veltman
  • 42 D. Coppola

Brentford

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 C. Kelleher (G)
  • 33 M. Kayode (D)
  • 22 N. Collins (D)
  • 4 S. van den Berg (D)
  • 20 K. Ajer (D)
  • 6 J. Henderson (M)
  • 18 Y. Yarmolyuk (M)
  • 19 D. Ouattara (M)
  • 24 M. Damsgaard (M)
  • 7 K. Schade (M)
  • 9 I. Thiago (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 H. R. Valdimarsson
  • 2 A. Hickey
  • 3 R. Henry
  • 5 E. Pinnock
  • 8 M. Jensen
  • 11 R. Nelson
  • 15 F. Onyeka
  • 23 K. Lewis-Potter
  • 27 V. Janelt

Timeline

  1. Brighton
    15' Brighton Card · Yellow Card
    Olivier Boscagli

    Foul

  2. Brentford
    29' Brentford Goal · Penalty
    I. Thiago
  3. Brentford
    36' Brentford Card · Yellow Card
    D. Ouattara

    Foul

  4. Brighton
    46' Brighton subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Olivier Boscagli · On: Lewis Dunk
  5. Brighton
    46' Brighton subst · Substitution 2
    Off: C. Baleba · On: Maxim De Cuyper
  6. Brighton
    64' Brighton Card · Yellow Card
    D. Gomez

    Argument

  7. Brentford
    65' Brentford subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Ouattara · On: K. Lewis-Potter
  8. Brighton
    70' Brighton subst · Substitution 3
    Off: D. Gomez · On: J. Hinshelwood
  9. Brighton
    71' Brighton Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Welbeck · Assist: Y. Minteh
  10. Brentford
    80' Brentford subst · Substitution 2
    Off: K. Ajer · On: A. Hickey
  11. Brentford
    80' Brentford subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Y. Yarmolyuk · On: M. Jensen
  12. Brentford
    80' Brentford subst · Substitution 4
    Off: M. Damsgaard · On: V. Janelt
  13. Brighton
    84' Brighton Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Hinshelwood
  14. Brighton
    89' Brighton subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Y. Minteh · On: B. Gruda
  15. Brighton
    89' Brighton subst · Substitution 5
    Off: G. Rutter · On: Joël Veltman
  16. Brentford
    90'+5 Brentford Card · Yellow Card
    V. Janelt

    Argument

Match Stats

Stat Brighton Brentford
Fouls 10 9
Pass Accuracy 83% 75%
Offsides 0 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 10
Corners 7 4
Total Passes 576 314
Yellow Cards 4 2
Blocked Shots 1 1
Shots on Target 5 4
xG 1.22 1.91
Shots off Target 8 5
Possession 64% 36%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 479 234
Shots Inside Box 8 7
Saves 3 3
Shots Outside Box 6 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Brighton's late goal by J. Hinshelwood at 84' secured their lead, turning the momentum in their favor after I. Thiago’s early penalty.
  • ▸ Substitutions played a crucial role as J. Hinshelwood came on and immediately made an impact with his equalizing and winning goals.