Brentford 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: Ivan Toney underlines England credentials with two goals

Ivan Toney underlined his England credentials with two goals as Brentford returned to winning ways against Brighton in the Premier League.

While Brighton have enjoyed several excellent results on their travels this season, they struggled for fluidity and incisiveness against high-energy opponents led superbly by Toney on his 100th appearance for the Bees.

The hosts had already seen Bryan Mbeumo's improvised volley cannon off the visitors' crossbar by the time Toney opened the scoring with a wonderful backheeled flick from Frank Onyeka's right-wing delivery.

With Brighton searching for an equaliser after the break, Toney then doubled their advantage after Joel Veltman's crude challenge allowed him to convert his eighth successive top-flight penalty.

The result sees Thomas Frank's side move up to eighth in the table, a place and a point behind the Seagulls, who are yet to win under new manager Roberto de Zerbi.

Toney was called into the England squad for September's Nations League fixtures against Italy and Germany but was not used by Gareth Southgate.

However, on current form he is making a compelling case for a place on the plane to Qatar for the upcoming World Cup with only Manchester City's Erling Haaland (15) having now scored more Premier League goals than the Bees centre-forward, who has eight.

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Brentford

Squad number1Player nameRaya

Squad number20Player nameAjer

Squad number5Player namePinnock

Squad number16Player nameMee

Squad number3Player nameHenry

Squad number15Player nameOnyeka

Squad number27Player nameJanelt

Squad number8Player nameJensen

Squad number19Player nameMbeumo

Squad number17Player nameToney

Squad number11Player nameWissa

Squad number7Player nameCanós

Squad number10Player nameDasilva

Squad number14Player nameGhoddos

Squad number26Player nameBaptiste

Squad number30Player nameRoerslev

Brighton & Hove Albion

Squad number1Player nameSánchez

Squad number34Player nameVeltman

Squad number4Player nameWebster

Squad number5Player nameDunk

Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán

Squad number7Player nameMarch

Squad number10Player nameMac Allister

Squad number25Player nameCaicedo

Squad number11Player nameTrossard

Squad number18Player nameWelbeck

Squad number13Player nameGroß

Squad number14Player nameLallana

Squad number21Player nameUndav

Squad number22Player nameMitoma

Line-ups

Brentford

Formation 4-3-3

1Raya

20Ajer5Pinnock16Mee3Henry

15Onyeka27Janelt8Jensen

19Mbeumo17Toney11Wissa

Substitutes

Brighton

Formation 4-4-2

1Sánchez

34Veltman4Webster5Dunk30Estupiñán

7March10Mac Allister25Caicedo11Trossard

18Welbeck13Groß

Substitutes

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Match ends, Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.

Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Mee.

Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.

Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).

Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).

Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.

Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).

VAR Decision: No Penalty Brentford.

Attempt blocked. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

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