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Referee Andy Madley declined to give a penalty to Brighton in the first half, despite being called to the VAR monitor for a potential foulIvan Toney's run without a Premier League goal extended to seven games as Brentford and Brighton played out a dull draw.
Toney was denied by Brighton keeper Bart Verbruggen with one good chance and has now failed to score for Brentford since 17 February.
The 15th-placed Bees are winless in five home league games and six points above the relegation places.
Brighton produced few chances of their own despite dominating possession and stay ninth in the table.
While the Seagulls saw much more of the ball, the hosts created the better opportunities at Brentford Community Stadium.
Yoane Wissa flashed a shot wide of the near post following a slick team move down the left, before Toney turned his man in the area but could not get the power on his left-footed shot to trouble Verbruggen.
The biggest talking point came in first-half stoppage time, when the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) called on-pitch official Andy Madley to the monitor after Wissa appeared to pull down Brighton captain Lewis Dunk in the box.
In a rare occurrence, however, Madley stuck with his original call and gave no penalty - much to Dunk's disbelief.
The second half provided no breakthrough either, with Danny Welbeck denied by a fine last-gasp block from Kristoffer Ajer before the Brighton striker poked a shot narrowly wide.
A point still left Brentford with a chunky gap above the relegation zone following Luton's defeat at Arsenal, while Brighton missed the chance to move up to seventh and into a European place.
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Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Flekken
- 13M Jorgensen
- 20Ajer
- 22Collins
- 30Roerslev
- 33YarmoliukSubstituted forDamsgaardat 64'minutes
- 27JaneltBooked at 76mins
- 8JensenSubstituted forOnyekaat 86'minutes
- 23Lewis-PotterSubstituted forReguilónat 73'minutes
- 11WissaSubstituted forMbeumoat 73'minutes
- 17Toney
Substitutes
- 7Maupay
- 12Reguilón
- 14Ghoddos
- 15Onyeka
- 19Mbeumo
- 21Strakosha
- 24Damsgaard
- 26Baptiste
- 36Kim
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Verbruggen
- 34VeltmanSubstituted forModerat 86'minutes
- 29van Hecke
- 5Dunk
- 3dos Santos de Paulo
- 13Groß
- 20Baleba
- 40BuonanotteBooked at 53minsSubstituted forWelbeckat 74'minutes
- 14LallanaSubstituted forEncisoat 64'minutes
- 24AdingraSubstituted forLampteyat 74'minutes
- 9João Pedro
Substitutes
- 2Lamptey
- 10Enciso
- 15Moder
- 18Welbeck
- 23Steele
- 30Estupiñán
- 42Offiah
- 44Peupion
- 55O’Mahony
Referee:Andy Madley
Attendance:17,024
Live Text
Match ends, Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Zanka.
Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
Attempt blocked. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro with a through ball.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Joël Veltman.
Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Mathias Jensen.
Offside, Brentford. Ivan Toney is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
Attempt missed. Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Brentford
Squad number1Player nameFlekken
Squad number13Player nameM Jorgensen
Squad number20Player nameAjer
Squad number22Player nameCollins
Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
Squad number33Player nameYarmoliuk
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number23Player nameLewis-Potter
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number12Player nameReguilón
Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number1Player nameVerbruggen
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number3Player nameIgor Julio
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number20Player nameBaleba
Squad number40Player nameBuonanotte
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number24Player nameAdingra
Squad number9Player nameJoão Pedro
Squad number2Player nameLamptey
Squad number10Player nameEnciso
Squad number15Player nameModer
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
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