Brentford 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: Ivan Toney underlines England credentials with two goals

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By Steve SutcliffeBBC Sport

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Ivan Toney scoresIvan Toney scored his 50th and 51st league goals for Brentford against Brighton

Ivan 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

  1. Squad number1Player nameRaya

  2. Squad number20Player nameAjer

  3. Squad number5Player namePinnock

  4. Squad number16Player nameMee

  5. Squad number3Player nameHenry

  6. Squad number15Player nameOnyeka

  7. Squad number27Player nameJanelt

  8. Squad number8Player nameJensen

  9. Squad number19Player nameMbeumo

  10. Squad number17Player nameToney

  11. Squad number11Player nameWissa

  1. Squad number7Player nameCanós

  2. Squad number10Player nameDasilva

  3. Squad number14Player nameGhoddos

  4. Squad number26Player nameBaptiste

  5. Squad number30Player nameRoerslev

Brighton & Hove Albion

  1. Squad number1Player nameSánchez

  2. Squad number34Player nameVeltman

  3. Squad number4Player nameWebster

  4. Squad number5Player nameDunk

  5. Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán

  6. Squad number7Player nameMarch

  7. Squad number10Player nameMac Allister

  8. Squad number25Player nameCaicedo

  9. Squad number11Player nameTrossard

  10. Squad number18Player nameWelbeck

  11. Squad number13Player nameGroß

  1. Squad number14Player nameLallana

  2. Squad number21Player nameUndav

  3. 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

  1. Match ends, Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

  3. Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  4. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.

  6. 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.

  7. Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.

  8. Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Mee.

  9. Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.

  10. Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  11. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).

  13. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  14. Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  15. Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).

  16. 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.

  17. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).

  19. VAR Decision: No Penalty Brentford.

  20. Attempt blocked. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

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