Unstoppable Brighton roll on as Igor Thiago sees red
Diego Gómez’s stunner and a Pascal Gross penalty lift Brighton to second in the Premier League, as Igor Thiago’s VAR red card leaves Brentford without a single shot on target.
Brighton made it six wins from their last seven Premier League games with a 2-0 home victory over Brentford. The Seagulls moved above Manchester City into second place, five points behind leaders Arsenal.
Fabian Hürzeler’s side started strongly and took the lead in the 15th minute, when Diego Gómez opened the scoring with a fantastic strike. Brentford’s hopes of taking something from the game then took a major hit when Igor Thiago was sent off. The referee initially showed the Brazilian a yellow card, but upgraded it to red after reviewing his foul on Chema Andrés.
Shortly before half-time, Brighton doubled their lead. Pascal Gross converted a penalty awarded for Keane Lewis-Potter’s foul on Luka Vušković. With ten men, Brentford had no answer in the second half and finished the game without a single shot on target.
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