It was a hugely competitive match at the Brentford Community Stadium and Thomas Frank’s men played with a real point to prove after their 5-1 loss against Newcastle last week.
Brighton were okay and created chances but the home goalkeeper was inspired and the defenders blocked and tackled with intent.
Brentford recalled Vitaly Janelt, Frank Onyeka and Yoane Wissa for the visit of Brighton. Captain Pontus Jansson and midfielder Christian Norgaard missed out again through injury.
Brighton were unchanged from last weekend’s narrow 1-0 defeat by Tottenham. Brentford had already rattled the crossbar through Bryan Mbeumo when they took the lead in the 27th minute thanks to a cute backheel from Ivan Toney. Toney put Brentford 2-0 up from the penalty spot after he was brought down by Brighton defender Joel Veltman.
Toney now has eight Premier League goals this season, level with Harry Kane, with only Erling Haaland having scored more.
Brighton warmed up in shirts bearing the name of midfielder Enock Mwepu ahead of their first game since the 24-year-old had to retire because of a hereditary heart condition.
Here’s Logan Macleod’s player ratings from the GTech Stadium
9. Pascal Gross 5-10
Was very quiet. Struggled to get on the ball and find space between Brentford's tightly packed defence and midfield. Albion needed a creative spark and he was nowhere to be seen. Subbed off for Lallana (68). 5/10 Photo: Ryan Pierse
10. Leandro Trossard 6-10
Found pockets of space at times but not as much as he would have liked. Looked positive when he did get on the ball in the first half, nearly assisting Welbeck and linking up well in the box. Was too soft in the tackle on Mbeumo, which led to the goal. Lacked quality in the second half and was subbed off for Undav (68). 6/10 Photo: Mike Hewitt