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Both have been in poor form after a brilliant start put them in European contention, with just one win between them each in their last five games.
An excellent start under Fabian Hurzeler has Brighton fans dreaming of returning to Europe after just one season away.
However, things turned sour quickly, with the Seagulls now going five games without a win, including a heavy 3-1 defeat at home to rivals Crystal Palace.
Despite recently leading against Leicester City and West Ham United, they could only draw both, dropping them to 10th.
Brighton are still six points adrift of the top four, and two points behind Manchester City in the final European spot, with a top-notch performance here helping them get off to a flying start.
Defeat to Palace was their first loss of the season at the Amex in their eighth attempt, and they now face a team they have not beaten at home in their previous three Premier League meetings.
Tightening up the defense would be a big help for Hurzeler, especially with Aston Villa and Arsenal coming soon after this encounter.
Of Brighton's 20 games this season in all competitions, 16 times both teams have scored, and the last two games at the Amex have produced nine goals.
A repeat may be on the cards, as despite being in the bottom half, Brentford are still one of the league's top scorers.
But they were unable to score last weekend, losing 2-0 at home to Nottingham Forest, the first time they have lost and not scored at home in the Premier League this season.
The only other occasions that Brentford have not scored in a game this season were away to Liverpool, and away to Everton, where they played more than half of their games with 10 men.
This contributed to four defeats in five games, with Thomas Frank's men's form declining rapidly, as if home form started to fail them, they would not be able to back away from Gtech.
Their only away points tally is the lowest in the PL this season, and only Everton (10) have fewer away points across 2024 than Brentford's 11.
Brighton's Danny Welbeck is struggling to stay fit, having now missed the last two games following a comeback draw with Leicester.
Mats Wieffer picked up an injury shortly after scoring away to West Ham last week and is a doubt for this game, but Jack Hinshelwood and Ferdi Kadioglu are both potential returns after recent setbacks.
Matt O'Riley returned to the squad last weekend but did not take to the field, while Solly March recently underwent full training, on the long road to recovery from a serious knee injury.
Brentford's nine absences are one of the highest in the league at the moment, with Frank making the bold claim that he could field a “very strong starting XI on the touchline”.
Mads Roerslev should be fit after being forced off against Forest with a head injury, while Sepp van den Berg could also feature due to a groin problem.
Fellow defenders Kristoffer Ajer and Ethan Pinnock are both out until 2025, joining Rico Henry, Aaron Hickey, Igor Thiago and Josh Dasilva on the treatment table.
Mathias Jensen is also out through injury and will not be fit for this match, but Frank revealed he is making excellent progress, meaning he could be back before the end of the year.(source: Sportsmole)
Brighton vs Brentford prediction
Brighton : Consumed; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Joao Pedro, Mitoma; Ferguson
Brentford: The Spot; Roerslev, Collins, Mee, Van den Berg; Janelt, Norgaard, Damsgaard; Mbeumo, Wissa, Lewis-Potter
Brighton vs Brentford Score Prediction: 1-1
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