Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Dick Head]

Brentford v Brighton

DWDLW - WWDDL

Sky Bet Championship

Venue: Griffin Park
Date: Saturday 26 December 2015
Kick-off: 13:00 GMT
Referee: Darren Deadman
Assistants: Gavin Muge, Nicholas Cooper
Fourth official: Nick Kinseley


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TEAM NEWS

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  [*=left]Brentford have no fresh injuries to report for Boxing Day and midfielder Lewis Macleod (hamstring) is close to a first-team return.
  [*=left]Striker Scott Hogan (knee) has been pencilled in for a February return.
  [*=left]Defender Uwe Hunemeier is the latest admission into Brighton's busy treatment room (groin).
  [*=left]Defender Connor Goldson made his debut in the 3-0 home defeat by Middlesbrough after replacing Hunemeier and he is likely to fill the void once more.

MATCH FACTS

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  [*=left]Brentford have found the back of the net in each of their last 18 Boxing Day matches (W8 D2 L8).
  [*=left]Brighton have failed to win any of their last seven Boxing Day fixtures (D2 L5), after winning all of the previous four.
  [*=left]The Bees have won their last two matches against Brighton, having lost the three previous ones.
  [*=left] Brentford have won each of their last three home matches in the Championship. They last won four in a row last December.
  [*=left] Brighton have not lost back-to-back league games since April (defeats by Wigan and Watford).

The Big Match Preview: Spotlight on Brentford

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

Shouldn't someone else have started the match day thread today in view of last weeks result??

 

[Dolph Ins]

Just noticed we are kicking off early. Can't find the match on Sky. Are we on the telly box?

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Heading up on the coach! Think there might be a stream

 

[glasfryn]

Albion 3 Brentford 1. sent to you from my new fire

the luddite that I am has caught up with the modern world..sent to you from my old desk top

 

[Hugo Rune]

I'm hoping for no injuries today as well as a positive result. In some areas, we're down to the bare bones; an injury to Bruno would mean that our starting full backs would probably be Chicksen & Calde for the next game - that's 4th choice left back & 3rd choice right back.

 

[hart's shirt]

Let's hope the strikers are on fire today to take the pressure off the injury-ravaged side.

3 points would be a great present.

 

[TomandJerry]

Wheel loose

 

[StonehamPark]

Shouldn't someone else have started the match day thread today in view of last weeks result??

That is the rule.
Also not liking the new fancy colours in the results bar.

Anything other than a thumping win and I think a 3 month ban is in order.

 

[Official Old Man]

I'm optimistik optimast, optimast, opta, option, I'm confident of a point and maybe three. CH didn't get to where he is without the occasional team talk after a defeat.

 

[Beach Hut]

SCR for me as bad fan

 

[Postman Pat]

Boro game postponed, so a positive result for us today will put us back in the top two.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Boro game postponed, so a positive result for us today will put us back in the top two.

Let their fixture list pile up

Edit, derby also playing so not necessarily

 

[GT49er]

Several clubs in and around the play-offs playing each other today, so a win for us, with a few draws elsewhere would be a good day for us.


Up the Albion!

 

[Perfidious Albion]

2 nil to the Albion ! La la ..2 nil to the Albion ( cue for fanfare)

 

[Seagulls1984]

Comfortable Brentford win

 

[atomised]

Expecting a defeat but hoping that 2 points from 9 was a blip

 

[Dirty Dave]

Blackburn v Boro called off so here's hoping we can close that 3 point gap today

 

[Icy Gull]

Expecting nothing but at least I'm not going so there is hope. Been four times and we've been thumped everytime

 

[patchamalbion]

I'm plumping for 2-2