Brighton and Brentford both made excellent starts to the season but have gone off the boil a touch as we enter the busy festive period.
Brighton have gone five Premier League games without a win and are struggling to score, while Brentford have lost three of their last four.
With one clean sheet in 13 games Brighton look leaky – but who will come out on top?
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Brighton team news
Brighton are without midfielder Mats Wieffer – who scored at West Ham – while versatile forward Georginio Rutter drops to the bench. There is still no Danny Welbeck whle Evan Ferguson is also not in the picture.
Julio Enciso gets a rare start and Denmark midfielder Matt O’Riley also comes in.
TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Here's our starting XI to face @BrentfordFC in the @PremierLeague. 👀📝 pic.twitter.com/5Jh9CsEp3Y
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) December 27, 2024
Brighton XI: Bart Verbruggen, Pervis Estupiñán, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Joël Veltman, Matt O’Riley, Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma, Julio Enciso, Brajan Gruda, João Pedro
Brentford team news
Brentford manager Thomas Frank has made just one change from the side which was beaten by in-form Nottingham Forest.
Former Celtic man Kristoffer Ajer has an ankle injury so Mads Roerslev comes in.
Your Bees to face Brighton 👊 pic.twitter.com/Ow6UPPIvZB
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) December 27, 2024
Brentford XI: Mark Flekken, Keane Lewis-Potter, Ben Mee, Nathan Collins, Mads Roerslev, Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Nørgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Kevin Schade, Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo
