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Brentford vs Brighton: result 0-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 27Kick-off on February 21, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex

Brentford
0-2
Brighton

Full time

What was the result of Brentford vs Brighton?

Brighton won 0-2 on February 21, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 30′D. GómezBrighton
  • 45′D. WelbeckBrighton

Official lineup for Brentford vs Brighton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Brentford

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Thiago
  1. 19D. Ouattara
  2. 8M. Jensen
  3. 23K. Lewis-Potter
  1. 27V. Janelt
  2. 6J. Henderson
  1. 3R. Henry
  2. 4S. van den Berg
  3. 20K. Ajer
  4. 2A. Hickey
  1. 1C. Kelleher

Brighton

4-3-3
  1. 22K. Mitoma
  2. 18D. Welbeck
  3. 25D. Gómez
  1. 30P. Groß
  2. 20J. Milner
  3. 13J. Hinshelwood
  1. 24F. Kadıoğlu
  2. 5L. Dunk
  3. 6J. van Hecke
  4. 27M. Wieffer
  1. 1B. Verbruggen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brentford have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Brighton have 2, 6 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Brentford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 16, 2026Macclesfield(away)1-0FA Cup
Feb 12, 2026Arsenal(home)1-1Premier League
Feb 7, 2026Newcastle(away)3-2Premier League
Feb 1, 2026Aston Villa(away)1-0Premier League
Jan 25, 2026Nottingham Forest(home)0-2Premier League
Brighton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 14, 2026Liverpool(away)0-3FA Cup
Feb 11, 2026Aston Villa(away)0-1Premier League
Feb 8, 2026Crystal Palace(home)0-1Premier League
Jan 31, 2026Everton(home)1-1Premier League
Jan 24, 2026Fulham(away)1-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Brentford win, 2 draws, 3 Brighton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 22, 2025Brighton 2-1 BrentfordPremier League
Apr 19, 2025Brentford 4-2 BrightonPremier League
Dec 27, 2024Brighton 0-0 BrentfordPremier League
Apr 3, 2024Brentford 0-0 BrightonPremier League
Dec 6, 2023Brighton 2-1 BrentfordPremier League
Jul 26, 2023Brentford 0-2 BrightonPremier League - Summer Series

Last archived meeting: Brighton vs Brentford on Nov 22, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Brentford score 1.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Brighton score 1.0 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Brentford1.51.065/154/15
Brighton1.01.529/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Brentford sit 6th in Premier League (10 points from 7 matches) and Brighton sit 3rd (16 points from 7 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Brighton751123516
6Brentford724113810

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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