Verified: November 8, 2026, at 5:07 p.m. GMT (UTC+00:00).
Brighton & Hove Albion beat Brentford 2-0 in their Premier League match on Sunday, November 8. Diego Gómez and Pascal Groß scored before halftime at the American Express Stadium, and Brentford played most of the match with 10 men after Igor Thiago was sent off.
The result gave Brighton three points and a clean sheet. The match is over: 2-0 was both the halftime score and the final score, according to Sky Sports’ match report and scorecard.
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Brighton won 2-0 at home in the 2026–27 Premier League. Gómez’s early strike put the home side ahead, and Groß doubled the advantage from the penalty spot before the interval. Neither team scored in the second half.
The game kicked off at 2:00 p.m. in Brighton, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+00:00), equivalent to 2:00 p.m. UTC. The venue was Brighton’s American Express Stadium, also known as the Amex. Brentford’s official preview confirmed the venue and kickoff time.
For anyone comparing score alerts, the order matters: Brighton was the home team and appears first in the 2-0 scoreline. Brentford did not score. This was a league match, so there was no extra time or penalty shootout; Groß’s penalty was a goal scored during normal play.
Gómez opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Sky Sports reported that he collected the ball after a poor defensive header and struck high into the corner. The goal gave Brighton the lead before the game’s major disciplinary incident.
Groß made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute from the penalty spot. The penalty followed an incident at a corner in which Keane Lewis-Potter pulled down Brighton defender Luka Vušković, according to Sky’s account. Groß converted past goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher.
Both goals counted in the first half. That distinction is useful when reading a result page: the same 2-0 score at halftime and full time does not mean the match was stopped early. Brighton preserved its lead through the rest of the contest.
Thiago received a red card in the 23rd minute for an incident involving Brighton’s Chema Andrés. Referee Michael Oliver initially showed a yellow card, then changed the decision after reviewing the incident on the video assistant referee monitor. Sky reported that Thiago’s arm caught Andrés in the face.
Brentford was already trailing 1-0 when the dismissal occurred. Playing a man short for the remainder of the match made its task more difficult, and Brighton scored its second goal before halftime. The red card is a key part of the match story, although it cannot by itself establish what the score would have been had Brentford kept 11 players on the field.
TNT Sports’ match center lists Brighton with 75% possession to Brentford’s 25%, six shots on target to none, and seven corners to three. Those figures describe a match in which Brighton had much more of the ball and created the clearer on-target threat.
The timing also matters when interpreting the numbers. Brentford played with 10 men for more than an hour of regulation time, so the possession figures reflect that numerical disadvantage as well as the teams’ performance. Brighton’s two goals were enough despite neither side adding to the score after halftime.
The clubs’ previous Premier League meeting, on February 21, 2026, also ended in a 2-0 Brighton win, but Brentford was the home team on that occasion. Gómez and Danny Welbeck scored in that match, as recorded in Brentford’s report from February. The identical margin can make the two games easy to confuse; the date, venue and second scorer distinguish them.
The November victory sent Brighton into the international break in second place, as reported by Sky Sports. The immediate match takeaway is settled: Brighton secured the win and Brentford left without a goal. Future results and league positions will depend on games still to be played.
Both clubs head into the November international break after this fixture. Supporters checking future games should consult the clubs’ official fixture lists for the latest dates and kickoff times, which can change. Brighton’s first-team schedule and Brentford’s Premier League fixtures provide starting points.
No. Brighton won 2-0.
No. Brentford finished without a goal, while Gómez and Groß scored for Brighton.
No. Groß converted the penalty during the first half of the league match.
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