Brighton host Brentford at The American Express Community Stadium on Sunday, November 8 (9:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM CT / 6:00 AM PT).
Brighton go into this one without the injured Kaoru Mitoma, with knee-injury casualty Stefanos Tzimas, thigh-injury absentee Femi Azeez and ankle-injury absentee Evan Ferguson also sidelined, while thigh-issue doubt Pascal Struijk and groin/hip doubt Ferdi Kadioglu are touch-and-go. Charalampos Kostoulas leads the line for the hosts, with Yasin Ayari and Diego Gómez supplying from midfield. Brentford have the suspended Yegor Yarmoliuk unavailable, alongside long-term injury absentees Joshua Dasilva and Rico Henry, with Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago set to spearhead the visitors’ attack and Keane Lewis-Potter offering a threat from wide.
Brighton have taken 19 points from 9 games this season, built on a +17 goal difference that points to a defence conceding sparingly as well as an attack doing its job up top. Brentford, level on games played but back on 14 points, have been the draw specialists of the pair, with 5 stalemates in their 9 outings underlining a side that scraps for points rather than running away with matches. Put those two profiles together at the Amex and this looks a cagey, low-event contest, settled by a single moment rather than an avalanche of goals.
Brighton vs Brentford: Best Bets & Predictions
Brighton's defence against Brentford's stubborn draw habit at the Amex
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Season Form & Standings
Brighton head into this one on 19 points from nine games (six wins, 1 draw, two losses), while Brentford sit on 14 points from the same number of matches, their record built on three wins and five draws.
Premier League
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 19 |
| Brentford | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 14 |
Brighton vs Brentford Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Brighton
4-2-3-1Brentford
4-3-3Potential Match-Winners
- Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton): 3 goals from 22 shots (8 on target) in 649 minutes, with 2 assists, gives Brighton a focal point who finds both the net and the target consistently.
- Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton): De Cuyper has created 20 chances and supplied 3 assists to go with 2 goals in 745 minutes, the creative hub behind Brighton’s front line.
- Kevin Schade (Brentford): Schade leads Brentford’s attack with 3 goals from 18 shots (7 on target) in 691 minutes, their most direct route to goal.
Recent Form
Brighton: W W W L W
- 2026-10-31: Manchester City 0-1 Brighton (W, away)
- 2026-10-25: Liverpool 2-0 Brighton (L, away)
- 2026-10-18: Brighton 5-0 Crystal Palace (W, home)
- 2026-10-10: Sunderland 0-2 Brighton (W, away)
- 2026-09-19: Brighton 3-0 Arsenal (W, home)
Brighton’s form reads W W W L W, including a 1-0 win at Manchester City and a 5-0 win over Crystal Palace, with their only blip a 2-0 loss at Liverpool.
Brentford: W D L D W
- 2026-10-31: Brentford 2-0 Nottingham Forest (W, home)
- 2026-10-25: Hull City 1-1 Brentford (D, away)
- 2026-10-17: Brentford 1-2 Liverpool (L, home)
- 2026-10-10: Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford (D, away)
- 2026-09-18: Brentford 3-0 Chelsea (W, home)
Brentford’s form reads W D L D W, headlined by a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest and a 3-0 win over Chelsea, either side of a 1-1 draw at Hull City, a 1-2 loss to Liverpool and a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa.
Brighton vs Brentford Prediction
Expect a tight, low-scoring affair at the Amex: Brighton’s greater output across the season — 19 points from 9 games to Brentford’s 14 — should be enough to find the game’s only goal. We’re backing the hosts to win 1-0.