Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Brentford face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brentford beat Brighton 4-2 as a frenetic second half caps a truly engaging encounter. The Bees notched an early lead in this one, scoring just nine minutes in. Lewis-Potter showed great poise and determination to drive out of left-back before playing in Mbeumo on the counter. The Cameroonian international was ice-cold in front of goal and powered into the bottom-left corner with aplomb. While Brighton responded at the end of the first-half stoppage as Welbeck headed in after a deft Wieffer cross, this was immediately cancelled out at the start of the second period as Mbeumo grabbed his second of the day as he found the bottom-left again with the help of a Dunk deflection. It was 3-1 Brentford 10 minutes later, as this time, the countering Mbeumo turned provider for Wissa as he slid a ball across the box for his arriving strike partner. After this, Brighton's day went from bad to worse as Joao Pedro received his marching orders for clashing with Collins. To their credit, Brighton kept on pushing and initially made the final exchanges tricky for the hosts as Mitoma slotted past Flekken in the 81st minute. This, however, proved futile as Norgaard headed in a superb Jensen free-kick five minutes into an eight-minute stoppage that eventually extended to 20 following Van Hecke and Konak's violent head clash. Brentford were good value for their win today, exceeding their 2.22 xG. Brighton also worked above their 1.29 xG. Thanks for joining us today, goodbye!
Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Jan Paul van Hecke Eiran Joe Cashin
Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Yunus Emre Konak Gustavo Nunes Fernandes Gomes
Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Konak is up, bringing applause from the home fans. There's more concern for Van Hecke, as a stretcher has been brought on.
Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
There's another stoppage as Van Hecke and Konak smash heads challenging for Verbruggen's goal kick.
Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Van den Berg nods wide of the left post after a fine right-sided corner delivery. We're still going...
Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Janelt crosses for Mbeumo from the left and the latter's volley is blocked, denying the hat-trick!
Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Gomez takes the late free-kick and blasts it into the stands. A fitting end to the melee, really.
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