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Brighton & Hove Albion will assess midfielder Mats Wieffer, who was substituted because of a thigh problem shortly after scoring against West Ham on Saturday. Jan Paul van Hecke suffered a cut to the head during that game but is expected to be available, while Adam Webster and Solly March are back in full training after lengthy absences. Brentford's Kristoffer Ajer faces several weeks on the sidelines again after hurting his ankle against Nottingham Forest. Mads Roerslev is fit but this match comes too soon for Sepp van den Berg and Mathias Jensen. Defender Ethan Pinnock also remains out with a hamstring injury. Head-to-head Brentford's solitary win in six Premier League meetings with Brighton was by 2-0 at home in October 2022 (D2, L3). Brighton have earned seven Premier League points from a possible nine at home in this fixture. Their most recent home defeat against Brentford at Amex Stadium came in the Championship in September 2016. Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton are winless in five league matches since a 2-1 victory at Bournemouth on 23 November (D3, L2). Albion have dropped 16 points from winning positions this season, second only to Fulham's 17 in the division. They have scored in 13 successive Premier League fixtures but kept just one clean sheet during that spell, and none in nine since beating Newcastle 1-0 away in October. Joao Pedro has gone five league appearances without a goal, having scored four times in his first six games this season. Brentford The Bees have the worst away record in the division this season, with their only point from eight matches coming at Everton on 23 November. They have scored just six goals in those eight Premier League away fixtures, failing to score more than once in any of them. Brentford have lost 17 of their past 22 top-flight away games (W3, D2). Only bottom side Southampton have faced more shots and more shots on target in the Premier League this season than Brentford. Yoane Wissa needs one goal to join Ivan Toney as Brentford's 36-goal leading Premier League scorer. Wissa has failed to score in his five Premier League appearances versus Brighton. Last Updated 26th December 2024 at 12: 46 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Brighton are unbeaten in all three of their Premier League home games against Brentford (W2 D1), having lost two of their last three against them at home before their promotion. Brentford have won just one of their last seven league games against Brighton (D3 L3), a 2-0 home win in October 2022. Brentford have alternated between defeat (3) and victory (2) in their final league game in each of the last five calendar years, losing 3-1 at Crystal Palace in their last game of 2023. Brighton have alternated between a draw (3) and defeat (2) in their last five Premier League games, drawing 1-1 with West Ham last time out. They’ve opened the scoring in all three of these draws. Brentford have won fewer points away from home than any other Premier League side this season (1), while across 2024 as a whole, only Everton (10) have fewer points than the Bees (11, excluding promoted/relegated sides). Brighton have scored in each of their last 13 Premier League games, but have also only kept one clean sheet in this run. Indeed, both teams have scored in each of the Seagulls’ last nine league games, since a 1-0 win at Newcastle in October. Only bottom side Southampton have faced more shots overall (312) and more shots on target (113) in the Premier League this season than Brentford (309 shots, 112 on target). Coming into this round of matches, no side has scored more first half goals than Brentford in the Premier League this season (19, level with Spurs), while only Leicester and Southampton (20 each) have conceded more in the opening 45 minutes than the Bees (18). Just two of Brentford’s 32 goals conceded this season have come via set pieces (1x corner, 1x penalty), with no side having shipped more open play goals than the Bees so far this term (30, level with Leicester). Only Alexander Isak (10) has scored more Premier League goals this season without any of them coming from the penalty spot than Brentford’s Yoane Wissa (9). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.