Brentford v Brighton live stream and match preview, Friday 14 October, 8.00pm BST
Brentford v Brighton live stream and match preview
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Brighton can climb back into the top four with a win at Brentford on Friday as Roberto De Zerbi looks for his first three points as Seagulls boss.
The Italian has had a difficult start to life in the Premier League since succeeding Chelsea-bound Graham Potter.
He made his debut against Liverpool, overseeing a thrilling 3-3 draw, before falling to a 1-0 defeat against Tottenham last time out.
The trip to a Brentford side that has picked up one point from its last three games looks, at least on paper, a much better opportunity to record a victory.
Thomas Frank’s side are on a poor run and were thrashed 5-1 by Newcastle last weekend at St. James’ Park.
With one win in their last seven Premier League outings, the Bees need to be careful not to slip down the standings.
They are currently 11th, four points clear of the drop zone, but Brentford will move one point behind seventh-placed Brighton with a win here.
Last season, the Seagulls came out on top in both meetings, winning 1-0 away and 2-0 at home.
Brentford have a few injury issues; Pontus Jansson, Christian Norgaard and Thomas Strakosha are all out.
However, Keane Lewis-Potter is available again after recovering from a foot injury.
It has been a sad week for Brighton with the announcement that Enock Mwepu has been forced into early retirement due to a heart condition.
Jakub Moder is a long-term absentee for the Seagulls.
Form
Brentford: LDLWD
Brighton: LDWLW
Referee
Michael Salisbury will be the referee for Brentford v Brighton.
Stadium
Brentford v Brighton will be played at the Brentford Community Stadium.
Other games
The Friday night game is the first match of the Premier League weekend, with the rest of the fixtures set to take place over Saturday and Sunday.
Kick-off and channel
Kick-off is at 8.00pm BST on Friday 14 October and it is being shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League in the UK. See below for international broadcast options.
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International Premier League TV rights
• UK: Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2022/23.
• USA: NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
• Canada: The way to watch Premier League football in 2022/23 is fuboTV, which has exclusive rights to all the action.
• Australia: Optus Sport will screen every game of the Premier League season. Non-subscribers can access the action via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
• New Zealand: Sky Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League.
