Brighton 2-1 Brentford: 18-year-old Jack Hinshelwood scores the winner with his first senior goal as Roberto De Zerbi’s side come from behind to win
- Jack Hinshelwood scored the winner as Brighton managed to beat Brentford
- Bryan Mbeumo had given Brentford the lead before Pascal Gross equalised
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As minutes in his fledgling career go, Jack Hinshelwood will not have yet had a better 60 seconds than the one which ended with him as Brighton’s match-winning hero.
The young academy product’s big moment actually contained two vital contributions in quick succession, beginning with a goal-line clearance to save his side when Yoane Wissa’s shot flew towards the bottom corner.
Seconds later he found himself in the right place at the right time in the opposition box too when he rose highest to head in Pascal Gross’s cross.
The passion in the 18 year-old’s celebration said it all as the local lad marked scoring his first goal for his boyhood club, one he joined aged seven, before he later departed to a standing ovation and with his name being sung around the ground.
It was a big goal for Roberto De Zerbi and Brighton too, earning them a first home league win since September in a season which has seen their form and resources impacted by the added demands of European football.
18-year-old local lad Jack Hinshelwood scored the winner for Brighton against Brentford
Talented youngster Hinshelwood managed to find the net with his first senior goal at the Amex
Pascal Gross was the first Seagulls scorer on the boad with his equaliser in the 31st minute
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Brighton dominated the first 25 minutes, doing all the probing, repeatedly feeding the recalled Kaoru Mitoma but ultimately having little to show for all their possession other than a deflected Gross effort.
Brighton 2-1 Brentford: Match facts
BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Steele 6.5; Hinshelwood 8 (Veltman 73, 6), Van Hecke 6.5, Baleba 7 (Moder 84), Igor 7; Gilmour 7.5, Gros 8; Adingra 7.5 (Baker-Boaitey 84), Buonanotte 6 (Milner 69, 6), Mitoma 7.5; Pedro 6 (Ferguson 69, 6).
Subs not used: Vebruggen, Kavanagh, Barrington, O’Mahony.
Scorer: Gross 31, Hinshelwood 52
Booked: Van Hecke, Bounanotte, Gilmour
Manager: Roberto De Zerbi 7.5
BRENTFORD (4-2-2-2): Flekken 7; Roerslev 7 (Peart-Harris 85), Pinnock 7, Mee 7, Ghoddos 7; Yarmoliuk 6 (Lewis-Potter 46, 6), Janelt 7; Onyeka 6, Baptiste 7 (Damsgaard 69, 6); Mbeumo 7 (Wissa 40, 6), Maupay 6.
Subs not used: Strakosha, Goode, Zanka, Olakigbe, Adedokun.
Scorer: Mbeumo 27 (p)
Booked: Wissa
Manager: Thomas Frank 6
Referee: Peter Bankes 6.5
Then, after what felt like the first time Brentford made a meaningful foray deep into Brighton territory, the visitors scored.
Vitaly Janelt burst into the box past Jan Paul van Hecke who slipped and dragged the Brentford man down as he tried to recover.
Referee Peter Bankes awarded a penalty which Bryan Mbeumo coolly converted, doing his best Ivan Toney impression in doing so.
Brentford’s lead lasted just four minutes when a passing Brighton move was expertly finished off by Gross finding the bottom corner with a fine thumping strike from outside of the box.
Then an equally unwanted development then followed for Brentford when Mbeumo went over on his ankle and was eventually forced off, needing two members of staff to help him.
De Zerbi was furious his side did not initially go ahead two minutes into the second half.
Gross retained possession until he spotted a gap in behind Frank Onyeka to play Mitoma in again.
His cutback found Joao Pedro but Ethan Pinnock got back to block his route to goal.
Pedro then had another effort saved soon after as Brighton maintained their early second-half pressure.
Gross was less effective near his own box, losing possession in the corner to Frank Onyeka before two quick-fire Brentford attempts.
The first came from former Brighton striker Neal Maupay and was blocked by Igor. The second from Wissa was repelled by Hinshelwood and better was quickly to follow from the youngster when he nodded in the winning goal.
Gross found the net as Brighton managed to pull themselves level against Brentford
Bryan Mbeumo celebrates after his goal put Brentford in the ascendancy against Brighton
However, elation turned to frustration for Mbeumo as he had to be substituted due to injury
Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi guided his side to victory as they overcame Brentford
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