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Ivan Toney scored his 50th and 51st league goals for Brentford against BrightonIvan Toney underlined his England credentials with two goals as Brentford returned to winning ways against Brighton in the Premier League.
While Brighton have enjoyed several excellent results on their travels this season, they struggled for fluidity and incisiveness against high-energy opponents led superbly by Toney on his 100th appearance for the Bees.
The hosts had already seen Bryan Mbeumo's improvised volley cannon off the visitors' crossbar by the time Toney opened the scoring with a wonderful backheeled flick from Frank Onyeka's right-wing delivery.
With Brighton searching for an equaliser after the break, Toney then doubled their advantage after Joel Veltman's crude challenge allowed him to convert his eighth successive top-flight penalty.
The result sees Thomas Frank's side move up to eighth in the table, a place and a point behind the Seagulls, who are yet to win under new manager Roberto de Zerbi.
Toney was called into the England squad for September's Nations League fixtures against Italy and Germany but was not used by Gareth Southgate.
However, on current form he is making a compelling case for a place on the plane to Qatar for the upcoming World Cup with only Manchester City's Erling Haaland (15) having now scored more Premier League goals than the Bees centre-forward, who has eight.
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Brentford
Squad number1Player nameRaya
Squad number20Player nameAjer
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number16Player nameMee
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Squad number7Player nameCanós
Squad number10Player nameDasilva
Squad number14Player nameGhoddos
Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number1Player nameSánchez
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number7Player nameMarch
Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Squad number11Player nameTrossard
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number21Player nameUndav
Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Raya
- 20Ajer
- 5Pinnock
- 16Mee
- 3HenrySubstituted forGhoddosat 87'minutes
- 15OnyekaSubstituted forBaptisteat 71'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 27Janelt
- 8JensenBooked at 45minsSubstituted forDasilvaat 80'minutes
- 19MbeumoSubstituted forCanósat 80'minutes
- 17ToneyBooked at 90mins
- 11WissaSubstituted forRoerslevat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Canós
- 10Dasilva
- 13M Jorgensen
- 14Ghoddos
- 23Lewis-Potter
- 24Damsgaard
- 26Baptiste
- 30Roerslev
- 34Cox
Brighton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Sánchez
- 34Veltman
- 4Webster
- 5Dunk
- 30EstupiñánSubstituted forMitomaat 45'minutes
- 7March
- 10Mac Allister
- 25CaicedoBooked at 45mins
- 11TrossardSubstituted forUndavat 69'minutes
- 18Welbeck
- 13GroßSubstituted forLallanaat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lamptey
- 14Lallana
- 19Sarmiento
- 20Enciso
- 21Undav
- 22Mitoma
- 23Steele
- 27Gilmour
- 43Turns
Referee:Michael Salisbury
Live Text
Match ends, Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Mee.
Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.
Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).
Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
VAR Decision: No Penalty Brentford.
Attempt blocked. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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