Brentford's Premier League form suffered another blow with a 2-0 defeat away to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. The Bees played over an hour with ten men after striker Igor Thiago was sent off for violent conduct.
Diego Gomez gave the hosts an early lead, firing in from outside the box after 15 minutes. The game turned decisively against Brentford eight minutes later when Thiago received a straight red card, his first of the season. Pascal Groß converted the resulting penalty to double Brighton's advantage before half-time.
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Brighton dominated possession and chances throughout the contest, restricting Brentford to just five shots with none on target. The Seagulls' set-piece threat was evident again, having now scored seven times from such situations this season, the most in the division. Brentford manager Keith Andrews made a triple substitution at half-time, introducing Yehor Yarmoliuk, Nathan Collins and Mats Wieffer, but his side could not find a way back into the match.
The defeat leaves Brentford seventh in the Premier League with 14 points from nine games, a record of three wins, five draws and one loss. Their recent form shows one win, one draw and three losses from the last five matches, a sequence that includes the 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on 31 October and a 3-2 loss at Sunderland on 28 October. Top scorer Kevin Schade, who has three goals this season, was booked in the second half. The team has scored 16 goals and conceded nine, giving them a goal difference of plus seven, but they now sit 13 points behind the league leaders.
Brentford now face a two-week break before their next fixture, a home match against fifth-placed Everton on Monday, 23 November. The squad will hope to have players like Josh Dasilva, who is nearing a first-team return, available for that contest as they look to improve on a run that has seen them score just twice in their last three league outings. This latest result continues a difficult spell, with the team having taken just four points from the last 15 available.
Brentford manager Keith Andrews criticized the circumstances of Igor Thiago's red card in the 2-0 defeat at Brighton. "In both scenarios the opposition player has been the one to provoke the situation," Andrews said, referring also to Yehor Yarmoliuk's dismissal against Liverpool. The manager stated the club would review the matter as it was "costing us." Thiago will miss the next three league games. The defeat leaves Brentford eighth in the Premier League with 14 points from 10 games.
Brentford manager Keith Andrews said the club would review the circumstances of Igor Thiago's red card in the 2-0 defeat at Brighton. "We'll have to have a look at that because it's costing us," Andrews said on Monday. Thiago will miss the next three league games.
Brentford manager Keith Andrews said officials must review their role in the team's disciplinary issues after Igor Thiago's red card at Brighton. "I think the officials need to have a look at themselves, overall, with where the game is going," Andrews said on Sunday. He claimed opposition players had provoked both of Brentford's red cards this season.
