Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Brentford: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Seagulls fail to capitalize on chances

A stubborn Brentford show saw the Bees successfully clasp steadfast to contradict a Brighton & Hove Albion broadside that failed to capitalize connected a multitude of chances successful an eventual 0-0 gully successful the Premier League connected Friday night.

The archetypal fractional was a thrilling spectacle for some Brighton and neutral fans arsenic the Seagulls dominated the play, coming closest to scoring erstwhile Julio Enciso struck the station aboriginal connected with 1 of his 8 strikes successful the opening 45 minutes, but it was really Brentford who had the shot successful the nett erstwhile Yoane Wissa brilliantly finished disconnected a breaking counter, lone for the extremity to swiftly beryllium ruled retired for offside.

Brentford grew successful assurance passim the 2nd half, threatening to interruption guardant and interruption the deadlock arsenic the crippled progressed, but, arsenic was the communicative of the match, a deficiency of prime successful the last moments saw some sides neglect to instrumentality their chances arsenic the crippled ended 0-0.

The effect means Brighton are 10th successful the array with 26 points from 18 games, portion Brentford are 1 spot down successful 11th with 24 points, and alternatively worryingly for Thomas Frank, they are inactive yet to grounds an distant triumph successful the league this season.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

It was a typically commanding Brighton show successful presumption of possession and their quality to get the shot to the borderline of the country and successful threatening positions, but successful each excessively acquainted manner for the Seagulls successful caller years, a deficiency of prime successful shooting moments meant they failed to person their chances.

Joao Pedro looked a ammunition of his accustomed aforesaid erstwhile playing arsenic the sole striker, with the Brazilian notably improved erstwhile Georginio Rutter came connected and Pedro was pushed deeper, a motion to Fabian Hurzeler that if helium wants attacking prime past Pedro whitethorn person to commencement down the striker successful future.

As for Brentford, their worrying distant signifier successful the Premier League this play continues, with lone Southampton failing to triumph connected the roadworthy and picking up little points than the Bees connected their travels.

Outside of that, Frank tin beryllium encouraged by a defensively beardown showing, portion their 2nd fractional attacking output was overmuch improved arsenic they pushed higher up the pitch, and ultimately, they were conscionable a genu distant from winning 1-0 with Wissa's offside goal.

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VS. BRENTFORD HIGHLIGHTS

14th min: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Brentford (Yoane Wissa offside goal)

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Mads Roerslev slips a shot down the close broadside of the container for Wissa to chase, and the striker brilliantly fires into the apical near country to seemingly springiness Brentford the pb against the tally of play.

VAR checks the extremity and rapidly deems the guardant to beryllium marginally offside, with Wissa's genu conscionable edging past the Brighton defenders, resulting successful the extremity being ruled out.

MAN OF THE MATCH - MIKKEL DAMSGAARD

Damsgaard was a shining airy for a Brentford broadside that struggled to get guardant connected a regular ground against Brighton, with the attacking midfielder providing prime that precise fewer connected the transportation were capable to muster passim the match.

Damsgaard made 2 cardinal passes and created a large chance, portion besides successfully making 4 dribble attempts arsenic helium consistently terrorized the Brighton midfielders and defence.

A fig of Brighton attackers besides merit a mention, specified arsenic Brajan Gruda, Enciso and Kaoru Mitoma, but a deficiency of prime astatine the last infinitesimal mean the Seagulls failed to find the deserved winner.

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VS. BRENTFORD MATCH STATS

Possession: Brighton & Hove Albion 58%-42% Brentford
Shots: Brighton & Hove Albion 24-8 Brentford
Shots connected target: Brighton & Hove Albion 7-3 Brentford
Corners: Brighton & Hove Albion 5-3 Brentford
Fouls: Brighton & Hove Albion 6-12 Brentford

BEST STATS

8 - Julio Enciso attempted 8 shots successful the archetypal fractional against Brentford; the astir by a subordinate successful the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League crippled since Luis Suárez against Aston Villa successful March 2013 (also 8). Barrage. pic.twitter.com/G8gvddPxgg

WHAT NEXT?

Brighton's attraction volition present crook to a hard tally of fixtures that includes facing the likes of Aston Villa, Arsenal and Manchester United successful their adjacent 4 Premier League matches.

Meanwhile, Brentford volition besides beryllium preparing for a formidable trial arsenic they invited Arsenal to the Brentford Community Stadium successful the Premier League connected New Year's Day.

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