Gross brushes aside Brighton's title talk

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Brentford 2-0 at home in the Premier League. With this win, the team reached 22 points and moved up to second place. They sit five points behind Arsenal, the table leaders before the international break.

Diego Gomez scored the first goal of the match with a superb strike. Pascal Gross scored the second from the penalty spot. Brentford were left with 10 men after Igor Thiago was sent off in the first half.

Gross said the team is not in the title race. He stressed that the season has only just started and that the gaps in the Premier League are very small. He said they had struggled in every match, but were happy to go into the international break with this table.

Brighton have made their best start of the season. The 3-0 win over Arsenal is part of that start. The team has scored 26 league goals, and only Arsenal have conceded fewer. The club finished eighth last season. Under Roberto De Zerbi, Brighton finished sixth in the 2022-23 season, their best league finish. They are now also competing in the Conference League and playing a busy fixture schedule. After beating Manchester City, they beat Getafe in midweek ...

Huerzeler became the youngest permanent head coach in the Premier League when he took charge in 2024 at the age of 31. He said the fans are right to dream. He said supporters watching the matches should get excited, and that it is the team's job to make that happen.