Brentford v Brighton and Hove Albion, 21 February 2026

Score2-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance17,163

View Brentford v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Brentford won: 2 Drawn: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 5 Brentford scored: 11 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 14 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now completed a league double over Brentford for the first time since 2021-22 in the Premier League.

0 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Goals:

Diego Gómez 30 G
Danny Welbeck 45+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Igor Thiago

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Collins for Aaron Hickey 45
Kevin Schade for Keane Lewis-Potter 46
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Vitaly Janelt 46
Mikkel Damsgaard for Jordan Henderson 67
Romelle Donovan for Kristoffer Ajer 81

Substitutions:

Joël Veltman for Mats Wieffer 65
Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez 76
Carlos Baleba for James Milner 90

Cards:

Yegor Yarmolyuk 90+2 Y

Cards:

Mats Wieffer 12 Y
Ferdi Kadioğlu 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Romelle Donovan
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Kaye Furo

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward Harry Howell
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brentford had now lost four of their last 16 home games in the Premier League (won eight). . The Bees had now failed to score in six of their last 14 games in the Premier League. . They had now won 17 and lost 14 of their last 39 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brighton and Hove Albion avoided remaining without a win in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2025 (eight). . The Seagulls had now scored 601 goals in their 499 games in the top division (conceded 710). . James Milner had now broken Gareth Barry’s competition record for the most appearances in the Premier League (654). He made his debut in the division on 10 November 2002 in Leeds United’s 4-3 win at West Ham United, aged 16 years and 310 days.

0 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Igor Thiago

Substitutions:

Nathan Collins for Aaron Hickey 45
Kevin Schade for Keane Lewis-Potter 46
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Vitaly Janelt 46
Mikkel Damsgaard for Jordan Henderson 67
Romelle Donovan for Kristoffer Ajer 81

Cards:

Yegor Yarmolyuk 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Romelle Donovan
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Kaye Furo

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brentford had now lost four of their last 16 home games in the Premier League (won eight). . The Bees had now failed to score in six of their last 14 games in the Premier League. . They had now won 17 and lost 14 of their last 39 games in the Premier League.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Diego Gómez 30 G
Danny Welbeck 45+1 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Joël Veltman for Mats Wieffer 65
Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez 76
Carlos Baleba for James Milner 90

Cards:

Mats Wieffer 12 Y
Ferdi Kadioğlu 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward Harry Howell
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brighton and Hove Albion avoided remaining without a win in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2025 (eight). . The Seagulls had now scored 601 goals in their 499 games in the top division (conceded 710). . James Milner had now broken Gareth Barry’s competition record for the most appearances in the Premier League (654). He made his debut in the division on 10 November 2002 in Leeds United’s 4-3 win at West Ham United, aged 16 years and 310 days.