Ivan Toney underlined his England credentials with two goals as Brentford returned to successful methods towards Brighton within the Premier League.
While Brighton have loved a number of wonderful outcomes on their travels this season, they struggled for fluidity and incisiveness towards high-energy opponents led beautifully by Toney on his one centesimal look for the Bees.
The hosts had already seen Bryan Mbeumo’s improvised volley cannon off the guests’ crossbar by the point Toney opened the scoring with a beautiful backheeled flick from Frank Onyeka’s right-wing supply.
With Brighton looking for an equaliser after the break, Toney then doubled their benefit after Joel Veltman’s crude problem allowed him to transform his eighth successive top-flight penalty.
The consequence sees Thomas Frank’s aspect transfer as much as eighth within the desk, a spot and a degree behind the Seagulls, who’re but to win below new supervisor Roberto de Zerbi.
Toney was known as into the England squad for September’s Nations League fixtures towards Italy and Germany however was not utilized by Gareth Southgate.
However, on present type he’s making a compelling case for a spot on the aircraft to Qatar for the upcoming World Cup with solely Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (15) having now scored extra Premier League goals than the Bees centre-forward, who has eight.
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Brentford
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Squad quantity1Player identifyRaya
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Squad quantity20Player identifyAjer
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Squad quantity5Player identifyPinnock
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Squad quantity16Player identifyMee
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Squad quantity3Player identifyHenry
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Squad quantity15Player identifyOnyeka
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Squad quantity27Player identifyJanelt
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Squad quantity8Player identifyJensen
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Squad quantity19Player identifyMbeumo
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Squad quantity17Player identifyToney
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Squad quantity11Player identifyWissa
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Squad quantity7Player identifyCanós
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Squad quantity10Player identifyDasilva
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Squad quantity14Player identifyGhoddos
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Squad quantity26Player identifyBaptiste
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Squad quantity30Player identifyRoerslev
Brighton & Hove Albion
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Squad quantity1Player identifySánchez
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Squad quantity34Player identifyVeltman
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Squad quantity4Player identifyWebster
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Squad quantity5Player identifyDunk
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Squad quantity30Player identifyEstupiñán
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Squad quantity7Player identifyMarch
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Squad quantity10Player identifyMac Allister
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Squad quantity25Player identifyCaicedo
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Squad quantity11Player identifyTrossard
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Squad quantity18Player identifyWelbeck
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Squad quantity13Player identifyGroß
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Squad quantity14Player identifyLallana
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Squad quantity21Player identifyUndav
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Squad quantity22Player identifyMitoma
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Raya
- 20Ajer
- 5Pinnock
- 16Mee
- 3HenrySubstituted forGhoddosat 87′minutes
- 15OnyekaSubstituted forBaptisteat 71′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 27Janelt
- 8JensenBooked at 45minsSubstituted forDasilvaat 80′minutes
- 19MbeumoSubstituted forCanósat 80′minutes
- 17ToneyBooked at 90mins
- 11WissaSubstituted forRoerslevat 71′minutes
Substitutes
- 7Canós
- 10Dasilva
- 13M Jorgensen
- 14Ghoddos
- 23Lewis-Potter
- 24Damsgaard
- 26Baptiste
- 30Roerslev
- 34Cox
Brighton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Sánchez
- 34Veltman
- 4Webster
- 5Dunk
- 30EstupiñánSubstituted forMitomaat 45′minutes
- 7March
- 10Mac Allister
- 25CaicedoBooked at 45mins
- 11TrossardSubstituted forUndavat 69′minutes
- 18Welbeck
- 13GroßSubstituted forLallanaat 68′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lamptey
- 14Lallana
- 19Sarmiento
- 20Enciso
- 21Undav
- 22Mitoma
- 23Steele
- 27Gilmour
- 43Turns
- Referee:
- Michael Salisbury
Live Text
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Match ends, Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
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Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
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Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) proper footed shot from the centre of the field is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
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Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from a tough angle on the left misses to the precise. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a nook.
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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Mee.
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Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.
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Ivan Toney (Brentford) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.
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Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
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Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.
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Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick within the attacking half.
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Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).
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Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the field is saved within the prime centre of the aim. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
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Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
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VAR Decision: No Penalty Brentford.
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Attempt blocked. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) proper footed shot from the precise aspect of the field is blocked.
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