Brighton beat Brentford 2-0 in the Premier League at the American Express Community Stadium, keeping a clean sheet at home.
The hosts started brightly and took the lead in the 15th minute when Paraguayan midfielder Diego Gomez found the net. Brentford's position worsened in the 23rd minute when Brazilian striker Igor Thiago committed a foul and was shown a straight red card by referee Michael Oliver, leaving his side a man down.
Brighton increased the pressure with their numerical advantage. In the 42nd minute, captain Pascal Gross calmly converted a penalty to double their lead shortly before half-time.
In the second half, Brentford manager Keith Andrews tried to change the game by bringing on Yehor Yarmoliuk, Nathan Collins, Mathias Jensen and Callum Wilson. Brighton nevertheless controlled the match, regularly creating chances through the attacking contributions of Haralampos Kostoulas, Maxime De Cuyper and Yasin Ayari.
Despite some heavy challenges, an injury to defender Luka Vuskovic and yellow cards for Lewis Dunk and Kevin Schade, Brighton saw out the match and preserved their clean sheet.
