Brighton v Brentford

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Having failed to win any of their last five games before Christmas, Friday night's hosts, Brighton, will no doubt be keen to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they entertain Brentford at the AMEX Stadium with The Seagulls heading into this encounter on the back of three draws and two defeats.

Brentford slipped to back-to-back defeats in the English top flight just before Christmas when The Bees succumbed to a 2-0 loss at home to high-flying Nottingham Forest which followed a previous 2-1 defeat away from home at London rivals Chelsea, leaving Thomas Frank's side in 12th place in the table.

Despite enduring a five-match winless run in the Premier League in recent weeks which includes draws with Southampton, Leicester City and West Ham along with suffering losses at the hands of Fulham and Crystal Palace, both by 3-1 margins, Brighton still occupy a top half position in the Premier League table.

Indeed, The Seagulls sit in 10th place and are just three points behind fifth placed Bournemouth and the last of the European spots, so the hosts are expected to be up for this upcoming encounter, especially as Fabian Hürzeler's side have suffered just the single defeat at home all season to date.

Victories so far against Manchester United, Tottenham and Manchester City have proven Brighton's capabilities at home this term.

Brentford will make their way down to the south coast looking to avoid a third defeat on the trot in the Premier League after being handed defeats by the likes of Chelsea and Nottingham Forest in the lead-up to Christmas.

However, although Brentford have collected seven wins in total so far in this season's Premier League campaign, it should be noted that all seven victories have been achieved on home soil at their Gtech Community Stadium, while results away from home have been extremely disappointing.

Indeed, Brentford possess the worst away record in the English top flight so far this season as The Bees have managed to earn just one point from the possible 24 on offer on their travels to date and this upcoming trip to the AMEX Stadium may be another tough challenge for Thomas Frank's side.

A 0-0 draw away from home at Everton has been swamped by no fewer than seven defeats on the road which includes conceding two goals or more in seven of their eight away matches so far and further disappointment could be set to unfold for Brentford on Friday night at the AMEX Stadium.

Brighton v Brentford Verdict

Brighton have won two of the last three encounters against Brentford in 2-1 and 2-0 victories respectively and the hosts look the more likely here to take the spoils.

Therefore, our main bet will be Brighton win @ 1.65

Other side bets worth considering:

Brighton win & Over 2 goals @ 2.05

Correct Score: Brighton 3-0 @ 15.00