Brighton beat Brentford 2-0 behind first-half goals

Brighton beat Brentford 2-0 at American Express Stadium, scoring both goals in the first half and then holding the visitors scoreless after the break. The result lifts Brighton to 7-1-2. Brentford fall to 3-5-2.

Diego Gómez, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 7.4, gave Brighton the lead in the 15th minute. He hit a left footed shot from outside the box into the top left corner. Brighton led 1-0.

Pascal Groß doubled the lead in the 42nd minute. He converted a penalty with a right footed shot into the top right corner. That made it 2-0 before halftime, and neither side scored in the second half.

Brentford managed little in attack. Kevin Schade's one shot was the team high. Yasin Ayari led Brighton with four shots, Groß completed 79 accurate passes, and Luka Vuskovic made seven defensive interventions.

Chirp's Sim had Brighton at 52% before the game over 10,000 simulations. It called it.