{"id":653821,"date":"2025-04-19T03:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=653821"},"modified":"2025-04-18T22:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T02:05:14","slug":"brighton-predicted-lineup-vs-brentford-for-april-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/04\/19\/brighton-predicted-lineup-vs-brentford-for-april-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton Predicted Lineup vs Brentford for April 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton are back to league action this weekend as they <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">make the trip<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to the capital to face Brentford. The Seagulls are currently winless in five games, four in the league. Their last Premier League game carried on their recent disappointment, as they got pegged back twice at home to <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/live\/cvgpdn7xw9zt\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leicester City<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in a 2-2 draw. This has left them in 10th, six points off the top seven. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here is our <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> predicted lineup as they take on Thomas Frank&#8217;s side at the Gtech Community Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton Predicted Lineup vs Brentford for Premier League Clash<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How Brighton Have Lined Up Recently<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bart Verbruggen remains the number one goalkeeper. Jack Hinshelwood <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">carries on to fill<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in at right-back with Brighton having several defensive injuries. This caused midfielder Carlos Baleba to slot alongside skipper Lewis Dunk as centre-back in the draw against Leicester. Pervis Estupinan remains at left-back. Eiran Joe Cashin was the only senior defender on the bench.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More: <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/04\/16\/special-talent-brighton-young-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Top Five Young Brighton Stars To Keep An Eye On<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yasin Ayari got the nod over Diego Gomez and Mats Weiffer in the previous game, with Matt O&#8217;Riley playing just <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in front of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> him. With Georginio Rutter possibly out for the season, Joao Pedro will <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be filling in for<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> him in the 10 role. Fabian Hurzeler could also call on 20-year-old German Brajan Gruda. Kaoru Mitoma and Yankuba Minteh are Hurzeler&#8217;s starting wingers, with Simon Adingra and Solly March waiting in the wings. Danny Welbeck is the striker, playing just ahead of Pedro.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton Recent Form &amp; Tactics<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hurzeler has opted for a 4-2-3-1 for the majority of the second half of the season. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Baleba would sit in front of the defensive back line which would free up the other midfielder. The striker and attacking midfielder <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">will<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> drop deep and play with freedom, causing confusion and giving Brighton an upper hand when attacking. The wingers are pushed <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> up the pitch, with them utilising their pace to get in behind defences.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More: <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/04\/07\/brightons-poor-form-georginio-rutter-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why Key Injury Sparked Brighton&#8217;s Poor Form<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These tactics worked wonders for the Seagulls <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">after they<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> went seven games unbeaten just after their 7-0 loss to Nottingham Forest. However, with injuries to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a number of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> players, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fatigue is setting into the squad. This makes<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> it harder for them to continue their high-press tactics.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Their defensive vulnerabilities have been exposed in recent weeks, with the Sussex outfit <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">having conceded<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> at least two goals in each of their last three games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton Injuries And Absentees To Consider<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span id=\"output-phrase-0-0\" class=\"output-phrase \">Hurzeler still has to nurse a long injury list, which includes Ferdi Kadioglu, Igor Julio, Tariq Lamptey, James Milner, Rutter, Jason Steele, Joel Veltman and Adam Webster. Hurzeler <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sussexexpress.co.uk\/sport\/football\/brighton-and-hove-albion\/very-positive-fabian-hurzeler-teases-brighton-return-for-liverpool-linked-star-ahead-of-brentford-5090074\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">revealed<\/a> Mitoma is fit to feature. This is a massive boost for the Seagulls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton Predicted Lineup vs Brentford<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>GK: Bart Verbruggen<\/p>\r\n<p>RB: Jack Hinshelwood<\/p>\r\n<p>CB: Jan Paul van Hecke<\/p>\r\n<p>CB: Lewis Dunk<\/p>\r\n<p>LB: Pervis Estupinan<\/p>\r\n<p>CM: Carlos Baleba<\/p>\r\n<p>CM: Yasin Ayari<\/p>\r\n<p>RW: Yankuba Minteh<\/p>\r\n<p>AM: Joao Pedro<\/p>\r\n<p>LW: Karou Mitoma<\/p>\r\n<p>ST: Danny Welbeck<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton are back to league action this weekend as they make the trip to the capital to face Brentford. The Seagulls are currently winless in five games, four in the league. Their last Premier League game carried on their recent disappointment, as they got pegged back twice at home to Leicester City in a 2-2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5505,"featured_media":653592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1265],"tags":[1590],"class_list":["post-653821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brighton-and-hove-albion","tag-brighton"],"modified_by":"Henry Chung, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5505"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653821"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":653898,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653821\/revisions\/653898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}