Brentford vs Brighton and Hove Albion
English Premier League, KO: 20:00 Oct 14, 2022, Brentford Community Stadium
BRENTFORD and Brighton have been two of the success stories this season and they meet on Friday night in London.
The south coast side had an outstanding start to their season, but the departure of manager Graham Potter to Chelsea was always going to have an impact.
But you can gauge how much they have improved and their standing in the game now that they were bitterly disappointed to only draw at Liverpool after blowing a two-goal lead and to go down 1-0 to Spurs last week.
It's put the Seagulls down to seventh, but a win on Friday would put them up to a Champions League spot again…at least for 24 hours anyway.
Brentford have gone off the boil somewhat after a flying start to the season which included that memorable 4-0 thrashing of Manchester United in just the second game of the season.
They have failed to win in three and have received a couple of hammerings too. Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 win there, which is no disgrace given the form they are in, but Newcastle put five goals past them last week on Tyneside and in between, they failed to beat struggling Bournemouth at home.
How the bookies view it
Brighton are favourites here and you can get 16/11 with 10Bet on an away win. The draw is 23/10 with Coral.
Brentford are outsiders on their own patch and can be backed at 2/1 with bet365.
Recent head to heads
Last season Brighton won both games without conceding a goal including a 1-0 at the Brentford Community Stadium.
Brighton are unbeaten on their last four visits to Brentford, although that included trips to Griffin Park.
Players to watch
New England call-up Ivan Tonev is the main man for Brentford and he has six goals already this season including one last wek from the penalty spot. He is 2/1 to score on Friday with bet365.
Belgian striker Leandro Trossard scored a famous hat-trick at Anfield – only the third opposition to do so since the start of the Premier League. But it wasn;'t enough to get them the win. He is 10/3 with Paddy Power to score anytime.
Anything else catch the eye?
Although both teams haven't been in outstanding form recently, Brighton look a solid shout to be best equipped to get back to winning ways here.
They have played a couple of teams who will be challenging for a Champions League place at least in Liverpool and Spurs and deserved more than just a point.
Brentford's confidence must have taken a knock with their recent amount of goals conceded and the visitors can win on Friday.
Brighton have the joint-best defence in the league and they can edge this in a game where goals may be at a premium. Try an away win and under 2.5 goals at an attractive 21/5 with Ladbrokes.
This English Premier League match between Brentford and Brighton and Hove Albion will be played on Oct 14, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Brentford vs Brighton and Hove Albion prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
