Brighton 0-0 Brentford: Wasteful Seagulls' winless streak stretches to six matches after draw - as Yoane Wissa has a goal ruled out for offside for Bees in stalemate
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Brighton's December pain went on as they wasted an array of chances in a goalless draw against Brentford, that made it six games without a win for Fabian Hurzeler’s side. Since their last victory on November 23, the Seagulls have plummeted from second to mid-table and week by week, the absence of Danny Welbeck - out with an ankle injury - is proving crucial.
This should have been the ideal game for Brighton against a Brentford side that went into this clash on the south coast with just one point on the road all season. Brighton were wasteful from the outset with Julio Enciso having eight attempts on goal in the first half alone - the last Premier League player to do that was Luis Suarez in 2013.
In the 4th minute, Enciso hit the post after Brighton’s high press caught Mark Flekken out and minutes later, the Dutch keeper was forced to make a diving stop to deny Carlos Baleba. Enciso then blew another golden opportunity heading straight into Flekken’s hands but two minutes later, Brentford had the ball in the net after a ruthless counter.
. Yoane Wissa showed Enciso how to finish with a superb strike that beat Bart Verbruggen and had the away dugout out of their seats but VAR showed he was marginally offside. It was a warning for Brighton, who came close again with Flekken saving from Brajan Grada, Enciso and Matt O’Riley.
