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Keeper Verbruggen the Hero as Brighton Beat Brentford 2-1

Brighton recovered from an early deficit with goals by Welbeck and Hinshelwood while Verbruggen’s late penalty save secured their narrow Premier League victory.

  • On Saturday, Brighton & Hove Albion beat Brentford 2-1 at the Amex Stadium after Bart Verbruggen saved a stoppage-time penalty from Igor Thiago.
  • Brentford opened the scoring after 29 minutes with a penalty awarded when Carlos Baleba fouled Dango Ouattara from a route-one move.
  • Danny Welbeck levelled in the 71st minute with a first-time finish from Yankuba Minteh’s cross, and Jack Hinshelwood put Brighton ahead in the 84th minute after a blocked shot.
  • Absent from the touchline, Fabian Hurzeler, Brentford head coach, watched from the stands after a third yellow card in his 50th match in charge as Brentford faced defeat.
  • A late referee decision saw Brighton goalkeeper Verbruggen say `You have a plan for the penalties and for the first time it didn't work out but for the second one it did, so happy` after saving a second penalty from Igor Thiago, preserving their win.
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West London Sport broke the news in on Saturday, November 22, 2025.
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