Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats with the Bees losing 3-2 to Fulham, while the Seagulls were beaten 4-3 by Chelsea.
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Brentford will play Brighton & Hove Albion in a pre-season friendly at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Atlanta on Wednesday night. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats with the Bees losing 3-2 to Fulham, while the Seagulls were beaten 4-3 by Chelsea. Meanwhile, the two clubs had impressive Premier League seasons last time out with Brentford claiming ninth spot in the standings, while Brighton finished three places above them, and thereby qualified for the the upcoming Europa League campaign.
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— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) July 25, 2023
Brentford finished at the top half of the English top flight standings courtesy of collecting 59 points from 38 games, just two points adrift of seventh-placed Aston Villa, who secured the final European spot. Thomas Frank’s side returned for pre-season on July 13, playing out a 1-1 draw against Boreham Wood before traveling to United States for the Premier League Summer Series, where they were beaten by Fulham. The Bees lost out to the Whites despite the fact that Yoane Wissa and Vitaly Janely got on the scoresheet. The West Londoners have three more friendlies lined up against the likes of Brighton, Aston Villa and Lille before beginning their 2023-24 English top flight campaign against Tottenham on August 13.
Brighton, on the other hand, who had earned promotion to the top tier of English football by securing second spot in the 2016-17 EFL Championship, are not building for their first Europa League campaign. The Seagulls pocketed 62 points from 38 league-games, just two points more than eighth placed Tottenham Hotspur. Meanwhile, upon returning to action in the pre-season at the weekend, Roberto de Zerbi’s men lost out to Chelsea in Philadelphia. Goals from Danny Welbeck, Deniz Undav and summer signing Joao Pedro weren’t enough for the Albion to prevent defeat against the Blues in their opening match of the Summer Series. Although World Cup winning playmaker Alexis Mac Allister has left Brighton to join Liverpool, the club have brought in the likes of James Milner , Mahmoud Dahoud from the Reds and Borussia Dortmund respectively this summer.
Brentford probable starting lineup: Flekken, Roerslev, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Janelt, Jensen, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Lewis-Potter, Wissa
Brighton & Hove Albion probable starting lineup: Steele, Gross, Veltman, Webster, March, Dahoud, Gilmour, Mitoma, Pedro, Enciso, Welbeck
Brentford
| Opponents | Score |
| Fulham | 3-2 (L) |
| Boreham Wood | 1-1 (D) |
| Manchester City | 1-0 (W) |
| Tottenham | 1-3 (W) |
| West Ham | 2-0 (W) |
Brighton & Hove Albion
| Opponents | Score |
| Chelsea | 4-3 (L) |
| Aston Villa | 2-1 (L) |
| Manchester City | 1-1 (D) |
| Southampton | 3-1 (W) |
| Newcastle | 4-1 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Brighton draw Brentford | 3-3 |
| Brentford beat Brighton | 2-0 |
| Brentford beat Brighton | 0-1 |
| Brighton beat Brentford | 2-0 |
| Brighton beat Brentford | 0-1 |
The pre-season friendly between Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion will take place at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Thursday at 3:00 am IST.
| Brentford vs Brighton | Key Details |
| Date | July 26 (USA) |
| Venue | Mercedes-Benz Arena |
| Kickoff time in USA | 6:00 pm (Wednesday) |
| Kickoff time in UK | 10:30 pm (Wednesday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 3:00 am (Thursday |
The live telecast of the the match between Brentford and Brighton in India will be available on Star Sports network. Besides, football fans in India can live stream the match through Jio TV and Hotstar VIP. Meanwhile those in UK and USA can watch the match via Sky Sports network and Peacock respectively.
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