Brighton vs Brentford

22 November 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Danny Welbeck 71’
  • Jack Hinshelwood 84’
  • Thiago 29’ (pen)

Match summary

Brighton came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Brentford. Brentford led 1-0 at half-time.

Thiago put Brentford ahead from the penalty spot in the 29th minute, Danny Welbeck equalised in the 71st minute, set up by Yankuba Minteh, and Jack Hinshelwood won it in the 84th minute.

Brentford can feel hard done by, creating 2.20 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Brighton's 0.98 from 14. Thiago had a penalty saved for Brentford.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%
14 Shots 10
5 Shots on target 4
7 Corners 4
144 Attacks 97
92 Dangerous attacks 58
576 Passes 314
83% Pass accuracy 75%
23 Tackles 20
10 Fouls 9
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Brighton Brentford
Kick-off
Mats WiefferShot on target
9’
Olivier BoscagliFoul
15’
Georginio RutterShot on target
25’
29’
Igor ThiagoPenalty0-1 (Brentford)
36’
Dango OuattaraFoul
Half-time0-1
Maxim De CuyperCarlos Baleba
46’
Lewis DunkOlivier Boscagli
46’
Second half underway
Diego GómezArgument
64’
65’
Keane Lewis-PotterDango Ouattara
65’
Keane Lewis-PotterShot on target
Yankuba MintehShot on target
68’
Jack HinshelwoodDiego Gómez
70’
Danny WelbeckLeft foot shot1-1 (Brighton)
71’
75’
Michael KayodeShot on target
80’
Aaron HickeyKristoffer Ajer
80’
Vitaly JaneltMikkel Damsgaard
80’
Mathias JensenYegor Yarmolyuk
Jack HinshelwoodRight foot shot2-1 (Brighton)
84’
Brajan GrudaYankuba Minteh
89’
Joël VeltmanGeorginio Rutter
89’
Brajan GrudaTime wasting
90+1’
Bart VerbruggenArgument
90+4’
90+4’
Igor ThiagoMissed penalty
90+4’
ThiagoShot on target
90+5’
Vitaly JaneltArgument
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 2.20 29’ Thiago (Brentford), 0-1 29’ 71’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-1 71’ 84’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), 2-1 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 2.20 29’ Thiago (Brentford), 0-1 Thiago 29’ 71’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-1 Welbeck 71’ 84’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), 2-1 Hinshelwood 84’
Brighton 0.98 xGBrentford 2.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Brighton attacking 
29’ Thiago (Brentford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Thiago (Brentford), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 81’ Thiago (Brentford), set piece, 0.45 xG, off target 71’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 56’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 20’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Michael Kayode (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+7’ Michael Kayode (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Thiago (Brentford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Thiago (Brentford), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 81’ Thiago (Brentford), set piece, 0.45 xG, off target 71’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 84’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Michael Kayode (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 37’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90+7’ Michael Kayode (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Wieffer
Hecke
Boscagli 46’
Kadıoğlu
Baleba 46’
Ayari
Minteh 89’
Rutter 89’
Gómez 70’
Welbeck
Brentford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kelleher
Ajer 80’
Berg
Collins
Kayode
Yarmolyuk 80’
Henderson
Schade
Damsgaard 80’
Ouattara 65’
Thiago

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Mats Wieffer DEF901 0.030.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.000
Olivier Boscagli DEF500 0.000.000
Ferdi Kadioglu DEF901 0.040.000
Yasin Ayari MID900 0.000.061
Carlos Baleba MID501 0.010.021
Yankuba Minteh MID9013 0.210.534
Georginio Rutter MID902 0.040.021
Diego Gómez MID741 0.020.000
Danny Welbeck FWD9014 0.590.000
Maxim De Cuyper Sub400 0.000.061
Lewis Dunk Sub400 0.000.000
Jack Hinshelwood Sub1611 0.050.081
Brajan Gruda Sub10 0.000.000
Joël Veltman Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 45% Avg odds 2.10
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Brentford win 27% Avg odds 3.47

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton DWLWD
Brentford LWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 4-2 Brighton, 19 Apr 25 Next meeting: Brentford 0-2 Brighton, 21 Feb 26  All Brighton vs Brentford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.