Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Brentford vs Brighton – Lineups & Match Details

Brighton beat Brentford 2-0. Goals: D. Gómez (30'), D. Welbeck (45'). Brentford had 52% possession against Brighton's 48%. Shots on target: 3-7.

Premier League · Regular Season - 27

Saturday, 21 February 2026

BrentfordBrentford

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 2

BrightonBrighton

Referee: Jarred Gillett, Australia

Lineups

BrentfordBrentford4-2-3-1
C. Kelleher1C. KelleherG
A. Hickey2A. HickeyD
K. Ajer20K. AjerD
S. van den Berg4S. van den BergD
R. Henry3R. HenryD
J. Henderson6J. HendersonM
V. Janelt27V. JaneltM
K. Lewis-Potter23K. Lewis-PotterM
M. Jensen8M. JensenM
D. Ouattara19D. OuattaraM
I. Thiago9I. ThiagoF

Substitutes

12H. R. ValdimarssonG
5E. PinnockD
7K. SchadeM
11R. NelsonF
18Y. YarmolyukM
22N. CollinsD
24M. DamsgaardM
45R. DonovanM
47K. FuroF
BrightonBrighton4-3-3
B. Verbruggen1B. VerbruggenG
M. Wieffer27M. WiefferD
J. P. van Hecke6J. P. van HeckeD
L. Dunk5L. DunkD
F. Kadioglu24F. KadiogluD
J. Hinshelwood13J. HinshelwoodM
J. Milner20J. MilnerM
P. Gross30P. GrossM
D. Gomez25D. GomezF
D. Welbeck18D. WelbeckF
K. Mitoma22K. MitomaF

Substitutes

23J. SteeleG
10G. RutterF
11Y. MintehF
17C. BalebaM
19C. KostoulasF
21O. BoscagliD
29M. De CuyperD
34J. VeltmanD
53H. HowellM

Match Events

12'Y

M. Wieffer

30'G

D. Gómez

45'S

A. Hickey

Substitution 1

45'G

D. Welbeck

46'S

K. Lewis-Potter

Substitution 2

46'S

V. Janelt

Substitution 3

54'Y

F. Kadıoğlu

65'S

M. Wieffer

Substitution 1

67'S

J. Henderson

Substitution 4

76'S

D. Gómez

Substitution 2

81'S

K. Ajer

Substitution 5

90'+2Y

Y. Yarmolyuk

90'S

J. Milner

Substitution 3

Statistics

Brentford
52%48%
Brighton
1.6Expected Goals (xG)1.09
13Total Shots11
3Shots on Target7
6Corners4
9Fouls14
1Offsides1
78Pass Accuracy (%)77
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Brentford host Brighton on Saturday, 21 February 2026 at Gtech Community Stadium. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Brentford go into the match 8th in the table; Brighton sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Brentford have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Brighton have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 22 Nov 2025: Brentford 1-2 Brighton; 19 Apr 2025: Brentford 4-2 Brighton; 27 Dec 2024: Brentford 0-0 Brighton. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Brighton beat Brentford 2-0. Brighton replied with D. Gómez 30', D. Welbeck 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 45 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Brentford held 52% of the ball against 48% for Brighton. Shots on target finished 3-7. Expected goals read 1.60 for Brentford, 1.09 for Brighton.

Verdict

Brighton take the three points; Brentford look at a thin night for the home crowd. Brentford sat 8th and Brighton 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.