Brighton leapfrog Manchester City after beating 10-man Brentford

Brighton beat Brentford 2-0 in the Premier League to rise to second in the table and overtake Manchester City. The Seagulls took the lead in the match at the Amex through goals from Diego Gomez and Pascal Gross.

Gomez opened the scoring in the 15th minute, finishing into the top left corner after winning the ball inside the opponent's penalty area. Brentford's striker Igor Thiago was then shown a red card following a VAR review. The decision came after Thiago struck Chema in the face with his arm, splitting his lip.

Brighton kept up the pressure on their 10-man opponents. During a corner, Keane Lewis-Potter brought down Luka Vuskovic, earning a penalty, and Pascal Gross sent the spot kick into the corner. Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher had no chance of reaching it.

In the second half, Brighton had around 80 percent of possession and created several chances, but few of them were of high quality. For Brentford, their 200th Premier League match ended in frustration. Brighton will enter the November international break five points behind leaders Arsenal.