After five away games on the spin, Brighton make a long-awaited return to the Amex Stadium to host Brentford in the Premier League.
The Seagulls won 1-0 away at Manchester City last weekend and followed that up with a 1-0 win away at Getafe in the Europa League.
Brentford won 2-0 at home to Nottingham Forest in their last outing and currently sit seventh in the table, four places behind Brighton.
Brighton v Brentford kick-off time
Brighton v Brentford kicks off at 2pm GMT on Sunday, November 8 at the Amex Stadium.
Brighton v Brentford how to watch
The game will be shown live in the UK via Sky Sports+, with coverage starting from 12.30pm.
BBC Radio Sports Extra 2 will provide full match commentary.
Brighton team news
Ferdi Kadioglu has missed Brighton’s last two games with a hip injury, but Fabian Hurzeler is expecting him to return against Brentford.
The full-back could come in for Costinha, and that is likely to be the only change from the team that started the 1-0 win over Manchester City.
Chema Andres should be back in the starting line-up after missing the Getafe game with a minor injury, but Pascal Struijk (thigh), Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring) and Evan Ferguson (ankle) remain sidelined.
Femi Azeez is yet to make his Brighton debut following his deadline day move from Millwall, and he is still building up his fitness.
Stefanos Tzimas has rejoined first-team training after 11 months out with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), but he won’t be rushed back.
Pascal Gross picked up his fourth yellow card of the season last weekend, and is now is walking a disciplinary tightrope as another booking will lead to an automatic one-match suspension.
Brentford team news
Yehor Yarmoliuk has now served his three-match suspension following his red card against Liverpool, and is available for selection again.
His return could see Mamadou Sangare drop to the substitutes’ bench, with Vitaly Janelt starting alongside him in midfield.
Jaidon Anthony came off the bench to set up Brentford’s second goal against Forest and could earn a starting spot at the expense of Dango Ouattara.
The Bees are still without a few players, including Fabio Carvalho (knock), Kaye Furo (foot) and Rico Henry (hip and quad).
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Antoni Milambo and Josh Dasilva are back in training after long-term injury issues, with the latter making a substitute appearance for Brentford B earlier this week.
Brighton v Brentford odds
Brighton are 20/21 to go into the international break with an extra three points, while Brentford are 29/10 to do likewise. The Draw is quoted at 3/1.
In the outright betting, Brighton are 8/15 to finish in the top four, and Brentford are 3/10 to secure a top 10 finish.
Brighton v Brentford prediction
All the signs point towards a goal-fest at the Amex Stadium.
Brighton are currently the top-scorers in the Premier League with 24 goals, and Brentford are the only side to have scored in every Premier League game this season.
Four of Brighton’s six home games in all competitions this season have had at least four goals, and Over 3.5 goals is available at 6/4.
The Seagulls have five wins and one draw from those six home games, while they also hold an unbeaten home record against Brentford in the Premier League (W3 D2).
Brentford have drawn all four of their Premier League away games this season and haven’t won a top-flight game away from the Gtech Community Stadium since a 4-3 victory at Burnley in February.
We’re backing Brighton to secure all three points and Both Teams to Score at 9/4.
All of Brighton’s five wins at the Amex this season have been achieved by at least a two-goal margin, so back Brighton -1.5 on the handicaps at 23/10.
For the correct score bet, a 3-1 win for the hosts is available at 14/1.
The Seagulls also have the most first-half goals in the Premier League this season, netting 12 before the interval. That leads us towards Brighton-Brighton in the Half-Time Full-Time market at 21/10.
Charalampos Kostoulas has three goals and three assists across four starts at the Amex this season. The striker is 1/1 to score or assist here.
Igor Thiago has two goals and two assists in his last four appearances in all competitions. He’s 7/5 to score or assist against Brighton.
