Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford prediction and preview
Premier League · Sunday 8 November 2026, 14:00 UTC
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford
Premier League · Sunday 8 November 2026, 14:00 UTC · The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford preview
The Premier League fixture between Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford is scheduled for Sunday 8 November 2026 at 14:00 UTC at The American Express Community Stadium in Falmer. Brighton & Hove Albion sit 3rd on 19 points after 9 matches, while Brentford are 6th in the table with 14 points from 9.
Brighton & Hove Albion have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Brentford have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Brighton & Hove Albion have scored 2.7 and conceded 0.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 0. Brentford average 1.8 scored and 1.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Brighton & Hove Albion won 5, 3 games were drawn and Brentford won 2. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 21 Feb 2026, ended Brentford 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion.
Brighton & Hove Albion list 4 absentees, including Ferdi Kadıoğlu (injury), Stefanos Tzimas (injury) and Zadok Yohanna (injury). Ferdi Kadıoğlu has featured heavily in recent matches. Brentford are without Kaye Furo (injury) and Antoni Milambo (injury). Michael Oliver is the appointed referee. Across 436 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.3 yellow cards per game and 0.3 penalties per game, and home sides won 44% of those games.
Bookmaker prices make Brighton & Hove Albion favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.
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Form and table
- Brighton & Hove AlbionLast five: W W W L W
- BrentfordLast five: W D L D W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 19 | WWWLW |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 14 | WDLDW |
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Brighton & Hove Albion expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Bart Verbruggen, Costinha, Luka Vuskovic, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli, Pascal Groß, Chema Andrés, Diego Gómez, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Charalampos Kostoulas
Brentford expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Caoimhín Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Sepp van den Berg, Kristoffer Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Vitaly Janelt, Dango Ouattara, Mathias Jensen, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago
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