Brighton will look to end their five-match winless run when they host Brentford in a Premier League clash this Friday.
The Seagulls head into this match after a 1-1 draw against West Ham in their previous league outing. Fabian Hurzeler’s side has now slipped to 10th on the leaderboard.
Meanwhile, Brentford sits two places below the hosts on the leaderboard. The stellar unbeaten home record of the Bees came to an end with 0-2 loss to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
Brighton vs. Brentford live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match in the U.K:
TV channel: —
Live stream: Amazon Prime Video
This game is not available for live TV broadcast in UK. Streaming options are available on Amazon Prime Video, which has partnered up with TNT this season. Fans can watch the game for FREE using the 30-day free trial option on Amazon Prime Video.
What time does Brighton vs. Brentford kick off?
This Premier League clash takes place at the Amex Stadium in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom and kicks off on Friday, December 27 at 7:30 p.m. local time.
Brighton vs. Brentford lineups, team news
The hosts will be missing some of their key players for this clash. English striker Danny Welbeck, who has missed the last two league games, will remain sidelined until early January. Center-back Adam Webster is recovering from a hamstring injury; his return for this match is still not confirmed.
Mats Wieffer is likely to remain out from the next match as well after he picked up a knock during the West Ham clash last week. Jack Hinshelwood (knee) and Ferdi Kadioglu (muscle) are in line to make their comeback, but their participation remains doubtful. Solly March will remain sidelined due to knee injury.
Brighton predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Verbruggen (GK) — Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan — Baleba, Ayari — Minteh, Joao Pedro, Mitoma — Ferguson
Injured: Welbeck, Wieffer, March, Hinshelwood, Kadioglu
Suspended: None
Brentford are currently dealing with a long list of injuries. It includes Kristoffer Ajer (ankle) and Ethan Pinnock (knock), who are both sidelined till February.
Rico Henry (knee), Aaron Hickey (hamstring), Igor Thiago (knee), Mathias Jensen (hamstring), and Josh Dasilva (ligament) are all sidelined from this contest as well.
Mads Roerslev is likely to start after recovering from a cut on his head he sustained against Forest, while Sepp van den Berg is likely to join the starting XI after recovering from groin injury.
Brentford predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Flekken (GK) — Roerslev, Collins, Mee, Van den Berg — Janelt, Norgaard, Damsgaard — Mbeumo, Wissa, Lewis-Potter
Injured: Ajer, Pinnock, Henry, Hickey, Thiago, Jensen, Dasilva
Suspended: None
Brighton vs. Brentford Prediction
Brentford has been impressive at home, but their away run has been dreadful. When these two teams clashed at the Amex Stadium last time, the Seagulls had emerged victorious with a 2-1 margin.
Thomas Frank’s side are yet to win an away game this season, so we expect Brighton to earn a narrow victory over the Bees.
- Prediction: Brighton 2-1 Brentford
Premier League fixture schedule this week
All times BST
Friday, December 27
- Brighton vs. Brentford (7:30 p.m.)
- Arsenal vs. Ipswich Town (8:15 p.m.)
Sunday, December 29
- Leicester City vs. Man City (2:30 p.m.)
- Crystal Palace vs. Southampton (3:00 p.m.)
- Everton vs. Nottingham Forest (3:00 p.m.)
- Fulham vs. Bournemouth (3:00 p.m.)
- Tottenham vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3:00 p.m.)
- West Ham United vs. Liverpool (5:15 p.m.)