Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford, 2025-26 English Premier League

Verbruggen saves late penalty as Brighton fight back to beat Brentford

Bart Verbruggen was the hero for Brighton after his stoppage-time penalty save from Igor Thiago earned a dramatic 2-1 home victory over Brentford.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 2': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 3': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
• 5': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 5': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 9': Attempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
• 9': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
• 9': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh with a cross following a corner.
• 14': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
• 15': Attempt blocked. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
• 15': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 15': Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 15': Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 17': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.
• 18': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
• 18': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 20': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
• 22': Offside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
• 23': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
• 25': Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Carlos Baleba.
• 27': Penalty Brentford. Dango Ouattara draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 27': Penalty conceded by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 29': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Brentford 1. Igor Thiago (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
• 31': Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
• 32': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Diego Gómez.
• 32': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
• 33': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 33': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 36': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
• 36': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 36': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 37': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
• 41': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 41': Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 42': Delay in match because of an injury Igor Thiago (Brentford).
• 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 44': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Brentford).
• 44': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
• 45'+3': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
• 45'+3': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45'+4': Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
• 45'+5': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Brentford 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Brentford 1.
• 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk replaces Olivier Boscagli.
• 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Carlos Baleba.
• 47': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
• 56': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
• 57': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
• 57': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
• 60': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 60': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 61': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.
• 64': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 64': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
• 64': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
• 65': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Dango Ouattara.
• 65': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 66': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
• 68': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
• 68': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 68': Attempt saved. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
• 68': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
• 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Diego Gómez.
• 71': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Brentford 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh with a cross.
• 73': Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
• 75': Attempt saved. Michael Kayode (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Igor Thiago.
• 78': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
• 78': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 78': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 79': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 79': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 80': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
• 80': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
• 80': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
• 81': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 84': Attempt blocked. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
• 84': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 1. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
• 86': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
• 89': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Georginio Rutter.
• 89': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Yankuba Minteh.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+2': Penalty Brentford. Kevin Schade draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 90'+4': Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+4': Penalty saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+5': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
• 90'+5': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+5': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+6': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
• 90'+6': Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+7': Attempt missed. Michael Kayode (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Schade with a headed pass.
• 90'+8': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 1.
• 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 1.