from Gtech Community Stadium - Brentford defeated Brighton 2-0 at home on Friday night, ending a three-game unbeaten situation.
Ivan Tony scored twice in the game — one in both halves — to make sure that the weekend for Thomas Frank’s fourth anniversary coaching the Bees was a happy weekend.
The first chance was snatched back by Brentford, and Tony's cross was headed by Frank Oneka.
On the other end, Danny Velbeck received a volley from Pervis Estupinan, although his header was controlled by David Raya.
Not long after, the Spanish goalkeeper had to do his best to push Moises Casedo's 25-yard shot out of the goal, and then he made a clever save with his legs during the corner, blocking Joel Wertman's shot.
Brighton failed to handle Vitalie Janet's cross, Mbomo's clever volley volley hit the crossbar, Brentford was one step closer to breaking the deadlock.
In the 28th minute, the Bees finally scored. Mbomo bypassed several defenders of Brighton and passed the ball to Oneka. Oneka's retreat was kicked in by Ivan Tony.
Head coach Frank and Roberto Dezelby both received yellow cards for having an argument on the sideline in the fierce first half.
Velbeck and Ben Mi both headed the ball in the set ball, and then Robert Sanchez almost gave Tony a chance, but the striker's first touch made Tony miss, and Espanyol was able to get out.
In the 62nd minute, Wiltman tripped Tony on a chaotic long pass and got a penalty, but the captain of the night did not make any mistakes in the penalty, helping the host double the lead.
From the start of the kickoff, Alister tried to get a goal back. His long shot was blocked by Raya, but Raya caught it well.
Then, the Bees' number one man made an incredible save with his outstretched left arm, blocking Soli Machi from 6 yards away.
With less than 5 minutes left in the game, Raya came on the court again, blocking Lewis Dunk off the field, although the defender was still judged to be offside.
As time goes by, Brentford almost scored another goal, Josh Dasilva's cross was blocked by Sage Canos, Sanchez performed poorly when dealing with Tony forward, requiring Dunk to kick the ball out of the goal line with his feet, while Dunk handball was blocked by VAR during defense.
Brighton didn't find a goal because Dezelby didn't win in his first three games in coaching the Seagulls.
