Brighton to host Brentford at American Express Stadium in Premier League Matchweek 10

Brighton host Brentford at the American Express Stadium in East Sussex on Sunday, November 8 in Matchweek 10 of the Premier League, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. IST. The preview covers form, injuries, projected lineups and a prediction for the fixture.

Brighton sit third with 19 points from nine matches and are unbeaten in their last three games; a victory would move them to second, leapfrogging Manchester City. The hosts have won their last three home matches and scored 12 goals in those games, and have scored 24 goals this season, the most by any team in the competition so far. Brentford occupy sixth place with 14 points from nine matches and have scored in all nine fixtures this season.

Brentford’s recent results include only one win in their last five matches after defeats to Liverpool and Sunderland and draws with Hull City and Villa, before a victory over Nottingham. The Bees have broken the deadlock eight times this season, the most by any team so far, but have failed to keep a clean sheet in any away game. Team form in all competitions is listed as Brighton: W-W-D-L-D and Brentford: W-L-D-L-D.

Maxim De Cuyper’s assist to Yasin Ayari decided Brighton’s 1-0 win over Manchester City; De Cuyper has five goal contributions this season across nine games. De Cuyper is expected to face Michael Kayode on the wings. The preview notes Michael Kayode has scored three times in nine games and his last goals came almost two months ago when he scored a brace against AFC Bournemouth.

The source describes the former SC Freiburg winger’s speed as a factor against Brighton’s high defensive line and states he will face Portuguese fullback Costinha on the flank. The match preview frames the wing battles — De Cuyper against Kayode and the Portuguese fullback against the former SC Freiburg player — as important tactical duels for both sides.

Brighton will be without Kaoru Mitoma, Stefanos Tzimas, Zadok Yohanna and Evan Ferguson, while Brentford will miss Rico Henry, Antoni Milambo and Josh Dasilva. Projected lineups supplied in the preview are: Brighton & Hove Albion — 14 Bart Verbruggen (GK); Costinha, Luka Vušković, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli; Pascal Groß, Chema Andrés; Diego Gómez, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper; Charalampos Kostoulas. Brentford — Caoimhín Kelleher (GK); Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Sepp van den Berg, Keane Lewis-Potter; Ibrahim Sangaré, Vitaly Janelt; Dango Ouattara, Mathias Jensen, Kevin Schade; Igor Thiago.

Given recent form, the preview expects a tightly contested match, forecasting Igor Thiago to open the scoring and the home side to level, producing a draw. Prediction: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Brentford.

The game will be played at the American Express Stadium, East Sussex, UK, on Sunday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. IST and can be streamed on JioHotstar in India and on Sky Sports in the UK.