Brighton & Hove Albion host Brentford at the Amex Stadium with the Seagulls occupying third place and both sides firmly in the hunt for European qualification.
Fabian Hurzeler’s side have won six of their nine league matches this season, a run capped by a 1-0 win at Manchester City last weekend that moved them within two points of second place and five of leaders Arsenal. Brentford sit sixth, two points off the top four, having ended a four-match winless run in all competitions with a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest last time out, Igor Thiago scoring in a second straight game after a Nikola Milenkovic own goal had given Keith Andrews’ side an early lead.
Brighton remain unbeaten at home this season, winning five and drawing one of their six matches in all competitions at the Amex, with every one of those victories delivering both a clean sheet and at least three goals, including a 5-0 rout of Crystal Palace last month. Brentford, by contrast, have gone nine consecutive away league matches without a win, though they have at least proven difficult to beat, drawing each of their four Premier League road trips this season. Brighton have won three and drawn two of their five Premier League meetings with Brentford at the Amex, and come into the match off the back of a 2-0 win over the Bees when the sides last met in February.
Brighton vs Brentford – Match preview and team news
- Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
- Kick-off: 14:00 GMT
- Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
- Referee: Michael Oliver
- VAR: Stuart Attwell
- Last meeting: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Brentford, 21 February 2026, Premier League
Team news
Brighton & Hove Albion
Kaoru Mitoma, Stefanos Tzimas, Zadok Yohanna and Evan Ferguson remain unavailable, while Pascal Struijk and Femi Azeez are progressing but unlikely to feature. Ferdi Kadioglu, out with a hip issue for the last three matches, has a chance of returning and could be the only change to the side that beat Manchester City.
Brentford
Keith Andrews has no fresh injury concerns but remains without Rico Henry, Kaye Furo, Josh Dasilva and Fabio Carvalho, while Antoni Milambo continues his return from a long-term absence but is not expected to be risked. Yehor Yarmoliuk is available again after a three-match ban and is in contention to start.
Form
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton have won six of their nine Premier League matches this season and remain unbeaten at home across all competitions, with each of their five home wins producing a clean sheet and at least three goals scored.
Brentford
Brentford have drawn five of their nine Premier League matches, a pattern that has kept them in touch with the top four despite going nine straight away league games without a win, though they have at least avoided defeat in each of their four Premier League trips this season.
Predicted lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Vuskovic, Dunk, Boscagli; Gross, Andres; Gomez, Ayari, De Cuyper; Kostoulas
Brentford possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Yarmoliuk, Janelt; Anthony, Jensen, Schade; Thiago
How to watch Brighton & Hove Albion vs Brentford?
The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports.
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