Albion v Brentford
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Sunday 26th December 2021
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Darren England
Assistants: Edward Smart, Mark Scholes
Fourth Official: Keith Stroud
VAR: John Brooks
Additional VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis
TEAM NEWS
Brighton captain Lewis Dunk will miss the match and could be out until late January with a knee injury.
Yves Bissouma is suspended but Shane Duffy is available after a ban, while Danny Welbeck, Pascal Gross and Neal Maupay all return and Adam Webster might be fit too.
Brentford have reported no fresh injury concerns.
Ivan Toney could start, having made his return from Covid-19 as a substitute against Chelsea on Wednesday.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
[*=left]Brighton won the reverse fixture 1-0 courtesy of a 90th-minute goal by Leandro Trossard. It was the first top-flight meeting between the teams.
[*=left]Brentford have won on two of their three most recent league visits.
[*=left]Brighton are on a club top-flight record run of 11 games without a win, drawing eight, losing three and only scoring seven goals.
[*=left]The Seagulls have lost just one of their past 12 Premier League matches against promoted sides, conceding four goals.
[*=left]Neal Maupay needs two goals to move alongside Glenn Murray as Brighton's 26-goal leading Premier League scorer.
[*=left]Graham Potter has won all four competitive matches as a manager against opposite number Thomas Frank.
[*=left]Brentford have lost just one of their past five league fixtures, winning two and drawing two.
[*=left]They could earn consecutive Premier League victories for the first time.
[*=left]Brentford have only lost one of their last 12 Boxing Day league games, winning seven and drawing four.
[*=left]The Bees are unbeaten in the top flight on Boxing Day, winning two of their three fixtures and drawing the other.
[*=left]They have only earned two points from four Premier League away matches, conceding 10 goals.
Graham Potter's Brentford Press Conference
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