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

[Dick Head]

Albion v Brentford

PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Saturday 1st April 2023
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Stuart Burt, James Mainwaring
Fourth Official: Leigh Doughty
VAR: Stuart Attwell
Additional VAR: Mark Scholes
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TEAM NEWS

Brighton winger Jeremy Sarmiento faces up to two months out after suffering a fractured metatarsal while on international duty with Ecuador.

Tariq Lamptey is back in training after a knee injury and could feature for the first time in a month, but Jakub Moder and Adam Lallana are still out.

Brentford are without midfielder Shandon Baptiste, who is suspended.

Kristoffer Ajer and Keane Lewis-Potter remain out with respective calf and knee injuries.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Brentford are aiming to complete their first league double over Brighton since the 2014-15 campaign when both sides were in the Championship.
• The Bees have won two of the four league meetings at the Amex Stadium, which both came in the Championship.

Albion

• Brighton have lost just one of their past nine Premier League matches (W5, D3).
• They have lost only one of their 13 games in all competitions in 2023 (W9, D3).
• The Seagulls could earn four consecutive home wins in all competitions for the first time since 2018.
• Five of Brighton's seven Premier League defeats this season have come against London clubs, including three of their four home losses.
• Brighton have conceded 14 goals from set pieces in this season's top flight, a division-high proportion of 45%.

Brentford

• Brentford have lost just one of their last 15 league games (W7, D7).
• Victory would be their 100th win in the top flight.
• The Bees are unbeaten in all 31 Premier League matches in which they have taken the lead (W23, D8).
• Including penalties, Brentford have scored a league-high 19 goals from set pieces this season,
• Ivan Toney has scored eight goals in his 12 away appearances in the Premier League this season - only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane have fared better.

Roberto De Zerbi's Brentford Press Conference

 

[Mortdecai]

 

[Goldstone1976]

Should be a cracking game (for the neutral) with two decent sides going for it. 0-0 then.

 

[Originunknown]

Back at it boys. The game at their place was highly annoying, hoping today is different. Their keeper Raya is tough to beat...

 

[sydney]

massive game , we need to show up for this ....2 -0

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Referee: The Complete And Utter Shyster
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We're loose.

 

[OzMike]

I will be asleep for this one and hope to wake up to find 3 points in the bag.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

We're loose.

Just trying to see if we’re awake!

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Let’s get this done in 90 minutes

 

[Rugrat]

I'm confident of a positive result. Winning today (and Tuesday) could put a decent bit of clear air between us and the chasing 3/4. That'll be very handy indeed going into the follwing 3 fixtures.

RDZ wll have them right up for this I'm sure.

 

[Berty23]

My nephew who turned 18 in September is over from Canada. He is a massive Brighton fan and he has not been to the U.K. for ten years so this is his first match at the Amex. He is absolutely buzzing for this. Let’s hope he doesn’t witness Brentford park the bus before hoofing it, scoring a jammy goal and roll about pretending to be hurt for 90 mins.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Feels like a huge game. We’ve slipped up against the teams around us so need to start a good run for the month here. Gonna go 2-1 us but reckon could be very nervy.

 

[BN41Albion]

Really looking forward to this. Hope it doesn't turn out like the Fulham game.

Two similar small-ish clubs, run exceptionally well and battling it out in their push for Europe - showing up some of the so-called Top 6 and massively showing up traditionally large clubs like Everton/Leeds. Brentford fan base always seems very decent too. What's not to love?

Edit- only thing not to love is the fact bloody Toney should not be playing

 

[Guinness Boy]

Unfortunately a very good chance of Reya keeping us out and them scoring with a set piece or hoof to Toney who shouldn’t even be playing. Not confident.

I’m sure the players and coach are in a completely different place though.

 

[Blatter]

We're loose.

Errrr, according to the Argus it's Michael Oliver........ Linky

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

How well will our travelers bounce back from their long trips? That could be the key. Well, that and finishing!

 

[pasty]

Don’t like those set piece goals stats

 

[Beach Hut]

So excited

 

[Dick Head]

So excited

were loose

 

[Frankie]

1-0 Macallister