Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Hinshelwood gives Brighton win over Brentford
Jack Hinshelwood saved on the line and then headed a winning first Premier League goal for Brighton & Hove Albion as the south-coast side came from a goal down to beat visitors Brentford 2-1 on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Brentford. Frank Onyeka is caught offside.
- 9': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 11': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 14': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 14': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Frank Onyeka.
- 17': Attempt saved. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross.
- 20': Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
- 20': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Saman Ghoddos.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Flekken (Brentford).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 25': Penalty Brentford. Vitaly Janelt draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': Penalty conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Brentford 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 29': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 29': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Brentford 1. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 33': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 33': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Bryan Mbeumo because of an injury.
- 40': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Saman Ghoddos.
- 41': Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 42': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Offside, Brentford. Ben Mee is caught offside.
- 43': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 44': Attempt missed. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neal Maupay with a headed pass.
- 44': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.
- 45'+6': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 45'+7': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+7': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+7': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Brentford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Brentford 1.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 48': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 49': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
- 49': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Onyeka.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 1. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 54': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 57': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
- 57': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
- 59': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 61': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 63': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.
- 63': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 63': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 64': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 64': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Frank Onyeka.
- 68': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 68': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
- 69': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Shandon Baptiste.
- 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces João Pedro.
- 72': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 73': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 76': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 76': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Saman Ghoddos.
- 81': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 81': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross.
- 83': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey replaces Simon Adingra.
- 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Carlos Baleba.
- 84': Substitution, Brentford. Myles Peart-Harris replaces Mads Roerslev.
- 90'+1': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 90'+1': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Brentford).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 38.4 | Possession | 61.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 279 | Accurate Passes | 526 |
| 377 | Passes | 608 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 28 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 19 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,760
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,760
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +56 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +48 | 76 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | +21 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 3 | Igor Julio |
| 29 | Jan Paul van Hecke  |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 41 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
| 11 | Billy Gilmour |
| 20 | Carlos Baleba |
| 9 | João Pedro |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 24 | Simon Adingra |
Brentford (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 16 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 14 | Saman Ghoddos |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 33 | Yehor Yarmoliuk |
| 26 | Shandon Baptiste |
| 15 | Frank Onyeka |
| 7 | Neal Maupay |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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