Brighton captain Lewis Dunk says his side “are in a sticky patch” after they were held to a frustrating draw by Brentford.
The home side had most of the play and 24 shots on goal but could not find a way past Mark Flekken or his replacement Hakon Valdimarsson in the Brentford goal.
Julio Enciso set the tone in the early minutes when he clattered a shot off the woodwork after Flekken’s pass was intercepted.
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The Brentford keeper then made fine saves from Matt O’Riley and Kaoru Mitoma before injuring his groin.
Dunk told Prime Video: “We are in a sticky patch and we can’t get a win.
“There are games we’ve not done enough in and dropped the intensity. You look at the stats and at the start of the season we outran teams. We looked at the stats and the games we won we ran more than them, and the games we haven’t won we ran less.
“We’ve got top, top players.”
The Bees threatened from time to time themselves, with Yoane Wissa seeing a goal disallowed for a tight offside.
Solly March returned as a late substitute after 14 months out with injury but could not inspire a goal as both teams had to settle for a draw. It is just the second point Brentford have earned on the road.
“I’m buzzing for Solly March,” added Dunk. “A second ACL, two operations, did he think he’d even get back at one stage?”
Brighton – who are now six without a win in the league – are now 10th in the table while Brentford are two points behind in 11th.
