Brighton v Brentford

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There's midweek action in the Premier League this week as the games now come thick and fast leading up to the busy Christmas schedule and Brighton take on Brentford at the AMEX Stadium on Wednesday night with The Seagulls returning to home surroundings after narrowly losing out to Chelsea 3-2 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday while Brentford will be seeking back-to-back wins following their 3-1 home win against Luton Town on the weekend.

Brighton were unable to breach Chelsea's defence for a third time on Sunday despite their hosts playing half of the game with only 10 men after Conor Gallagher was sent off, and this means Brighton have managed to capture just the one win from their last eight league matches overall in the Premier League.

That recent rare highlight came in the shape of a 3-2 win away from home at Nottingham Forest but otherwise, the south coast club have had to endure an unusual lull in proceedings as they've been held to four draws along with being handed three defeats as well.

The straight win market should therefore be avoided here but goals look set to feature in this upcoming clash as seven of Brighton's last 10 matches overall in the top flight have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Brentford returned to winning ways on Saturday as they registered a comprehensive 3-1 home win against lowly Luton Town after The Bees had suffered back-to-back defeats at the hands of Liverpool and Arsenal, but the London club might just fancy their chances of getting something out of this upcoming trip to the AMEX Stadium on Wednesday night.

Brentford also experienced something of a lean period in the English top flight earlier in the season as The Bees failed to win any of their six matches from the end of August through to early October which included three defeats to the likes of Newcastle United, Everton and Manchester United along with three draws.

However, recent weeks have seen a turnaround in fortunes for Thomas Frank's side as Brentford have collected four wins out of their last six games which includes previous wins gained over Burnley, Chelsea and West Ham although the bigger picture does show that Brentford have collected just four wins from their last 12 matches overall in the Premier League.

The goals market looks promising though as six of Brentford's last 10 matches overall in the Premier League have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Brighton v Brentford Verdict

Both Brighton and Brentford have posted some inconsistent results in the Premier League in recent weeks and months and therefore a clear and obvious winner is difficult to determine for this upcoming clash but goals could figure as both teams are capable of scoring but conceding in equal measure.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.80

Correct Score: 2-2 @ 13.00