March returns as Brighton and Brentford play out goalless draw

Brighton and Brentford performed out a goalless draw on the Amex Stadium on Friday evening.

The hosts began the sport brightly and at the entrance foot, with Julio Enciso hanging the publish with a positive strike after simply 5 mins.

Brentford burst ahead on a unprecedented assault with quarter-hour at the clock and had the ball at the back of the online thru Yoane Wissa however the function used to be chalked off for offside following a short lived VAR test.

Brighton endured to push ahead searching for a function within the first part, registering 15 photographs within the opening 45 mins, forcing Mark Flekken into making six saves prior to he used to be substituted off with an harm.

The guests began the second one part in a significantly better type than the primary, getting at the ball extra and making use of drive at the Brighton defence however with out actually trying out Bart Verbruggen.

Each side driven ahead in a fit that become an increasing number of open and frantic however with out growing many simple alternatives. Each groups had various counter-attacks however had been regularly in charge of overplaying or making the mistaken resolution on the ultimate second.

Solly March returned to Premier League motion after 433 days at the sideline after struggling a knee harm in October 2023, coming into the fray for the general mins to rapturous applause from the Brighton trustworthy.

The sport ended goalless, with only one position within the Premier League desk and two issues setting apart Brighton in tenth on 26 issues and Brentford in eleventh on 24.

It wasn’t for the loss of effort from Fabian Hurzeler’s facet, however Brighton’s winless run prolonged to 6 fits this night, with Albion selecting up their fourth draw throughout this run and their 8th draw total this season – the joint-most of any workforce within the pageant.

Their loss of innovative within the ultimate 3rd has price them throughout this run and this night it used to be extra of the similar. They controlled 24 photographs (seven on track) and may have registered much more however for overplaying on a number of circumstances. This winless run has now observed Brighton drop issues to the likes of Southampton (1-1), Leicester Town (2-2), West Ham (1-1) and now Brentford (0-0), each side who lately live within the backside part of the desk.

It doesn’t get any more uncomplicated for Hurzeler’s facet both, with a commute to Aston Villa up subsequent prior to they welcome Arsenal to the Amex.

It needs to be a distinct efficiency to win Participant of the Fit regardless of taking part in simply 36 mins however that is precisely what it used to be from Brentford’s Mark Flekken!

The Bees keeper made six saves within the first part, with 4 of the ones saves coming from photographs taken within the field. His fast reflexes allowed him to drag off a super save after the ball temporarily modified course following an ungainly deflection.

He’s going to be disenchanted to have left the sector injured however he greater than performed his phase in Brentford retaining a blank sheet.

Brighton: Verbruggen 7, Veltman 7, Van Hecke 7, Dunk 7, Estupinan 7, O’Riley 7, Baleba 7, Gruda 8, Enciso 7, Mitoma 7, Pedro 7

Subs: Adingra 6, Ayari 6, Minteh 6, Rutter 6, March 6

Brentford: Flekken 8, Lewis-Potter 6, Mee 6, Collins 7, Roerslev 7, Norgaard 6, Janelt 7, Schade 6, Damsgaard 7, Mbeumo 6, Wissa 6

Subs: Valdimarsson 7, Yarmoliuk 7, Ji-Soo 6

9′ ENCISO OFF THE POST – Julio Enciso has struck the publish with a positive effort. The goalkeeper had no probability there.

14′ GOAL! BRIGHTON 0-1 BRENTFORD (WISSA) Brentford have broke temporarily and made it 1-0 thru Wissa, however will it depend?! The flag hasn’t long past up however that is very, very tight. Wissa took an implausible first contact prior to lashing house previous Verbruggen.

14’ NO GOAL! OFFSIDE! – As suspected, Yoane Wissa used to be offside when receiving the ball and this function is not going to depend. It stays 0-0 on the Amex.

24’ SO CLOSE TO 1-0! – Matt O’Riley does brilliantly to burst ahead within the field prior to firing an effort on function which Flekken will get down temporarily to save lots of.

• Brentford’s Mark Flekken made six saves prior to having to be substituted within the thirty sixth minute with an harm. Of goalkeepers to play 45 mins or fewer, that is essentially the most saves made on report (since 2003-04) in a Premier League fit.