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

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By Steve SutcliffeBBC Sport

Last updated connected 15 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League

Ivan Toney underlined his England credentials with 2 goals arsenic Brentford returned to winning ways against Brighton successful the Premier League.

While Brighton person enjoyed respective fantabulous results connected their travels this season, they struggled for fluidity and incisiveness against high-energy opponents led superbly by Toney connected his 100th quality for the Bees.

The hosts had already seen Bryan Mbeumo's improvised volley cannon disconnected the visitors' crossbar by the clip Toney opened the scoring with a fantastic backheeled flick from Frank Onyeka's right-wing delivery.

With Brighton searching for an equaliser aft the break, Toney past doubled their vantage aft Joel Veltman's crude situation allowed him to person his eighth successive top-flight penalty.

The effect sees Thomas Frank's broadside determination up to eighth successful the table, a spot and a constituent down the Seagulls, who are yet to triumph nether caller manager Roberto de Zerbi.

Toney was called into the England squad for September's Nations League fixtures against Italy and Germany but was not utilized by Gareth Southgate.

However, connected existent signifier helium is making a compelling lawsuit for a spot connected the level to Qatar for the upcoming World Cup with lone Manchester City's Erling Haaland (15) having present scored much Premier League goals than the Bees centre-forward, who has eight.

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Brentford

Squad number1Player nameRaya
Squad number20Player nameAjer
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number16Player nameMee
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number11Player nameWissa

Squad number7Player nameCanós
Squad number10Player nameDasilva
Squad number14Player nameGhoddos
Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
Squad number30Player nameRoerslev

Brighton & Hove Albion

Squad number1Player nameSánchez
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number7Player nameMarch
Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Squad number11Player nameTrossard
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Squad number13Player nameGroß

Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number21Player nameUndav
Squad number22Player nameMitoma

Line-ups

Brentford

Formation 4-3-3

1Raya
20Ajer
5Pinnock
16Mee
3HenrySubstituted forGhoddosat 87'minutes
15OnyekaSubstituted forBaptisteat 71'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
27Janelt
8JensenBooked astatine 45minsSubstituted forDasilvaat 80'minutes
19MbeumoSubstituted forCanósat 80'minutes
17ToneyBooked astatine 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 astatine 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

Match ends, Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from a hard space connected the near misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Mee.
Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.
Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).
Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
VAR Decision: No Penalty Brentford.
Attempt blocked. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked.

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