Brighton vs West Brom Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
This is the 11th top-flight meeting between Brighton and West Brom and first since the 2017-1 8 season — the Seagulls have won just one of the previous 10 (D5 L4), a 3-1 win in this exact fixture in September 2017.
The last game between Brighton and West Brom in any competition was in February 2019, when the Seagulls came from a goal down to win 3-1 in an FA Cup replay. in league competition, the home side has won each of the last five meetings between Brighton and West Brom, in a run stretching back to March 1991.
West Brom have won just one of their 13 Premier League away games played on a Monday (D5 L7), beating Liverpool 2-0 in February 2013.
Brighton have won none of their six Premier League games on a Monday, though five of these have ended level (L1).
Only Hull (10) have played more Monday games in the competition without ever winning. Brighton have won just one of their last 11 home league games (D4 L6), losing five of their last six since beating Arsenal 2—1 in June.
Brighton have faced fewer shots than any other Premier League side so far this season (35). However, the Seagulls have conceded from 31% of these attempts faced (11), the highest such ratio in the division this term.
West Bromwich Albion have the lowest expected goals (xG) total in the Premier League this season (2.4), while they have the highest expected goals against total in the division (11.2).
Indeed, no side has conceded more Premier League goals than the Baggies so far this term (13). Brighton manager Graham Potter lost both of his previous matches against West Brom in the 2018-19 Championship season with Swansea, while Baggies boss Slaven Bilic lost his only previous match against Brighton in October 2017 with West Ham (0-3).
West Brom striker Charlie Austin has scored seven goals in 10 appearances against Brighton in all competitions. netting the winning goal the last time he faced the Seagulls in August 2018 in a League Cup tie with Southampton.
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