Preview: Hurzeler hopes Chema will be back to face Brentford

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Albion return to the Amex in the Premier League on Sunday.

Bruce Talbot

2026-11-08T08:45+00:00

Fabian Hurzeler hopes midfielder Chema will be fit to face Brentford.

Albion return to the Amex on Sunday after five successive away games when they take on Brentford in the Premier League, kick off 2pm.

This match is now sold out and the ticket exchange is open.

Before the game both head coaches will lay a wreath as the club marks Remembrance Sunday before a playing of the Last Post and a period of silence to remember all those who lost their lives in conflicts around the world.

Team news

There are no new injury worries after Thursday’s win over Getafe in the Conference League. Fabian Hurzeler has a ‘big hope’ that midfielder Chema, who missed the game in Spain, will be available.

Fabian Hurzeler’s thoughts…

“I think that Brentford are doing things on a really high level and they know how to win games. They have a clear style of play. They're good in every phase of the game. They're good in set pieces, good in possession, hey are good out of possession. So I think it's a really tough opponent for us on Sunday.”

Stats and facts

Albion have never lost against Brentford in the Premier League at the Amex (W3 D2). The Seagulls have only faced Newcastle more often at home without losing (9).
Brentford have lost their last two league games against Brighton, last losing three in a row between March 2010 and March 2011 in League One.
Albion have kept a clean sheet in each of their last nine Premier League victories, including all six this season. The Seagulls are winless in their last seven games when conceding at least once (D2 L5).
Brentford are the only side to have scored in every Premier League game this season. They’ve opened the scoring a league-high eight times this term, but have also failed to win the most games having scored first this term (D4 L1).
Brentford have lost just one of their last 11 Premier League games (W3 D7). After beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 last time out, the Bees are looking to win consecutive league games for the first time since February.
Albion have scored the most goals in the Premier League this season (24), and also rank first for shot conversion rate (16.1%), second for expected goals (17.3) and third for total shots (149).
Albion have conceded the fewest goals of any side in the second half of Premier League games this season both in total (1) and as an overall percentage (14% - 1/7).
Pascal Gross has created more chances than any other player in the Premier League this season (24), while only three players have registered more goal involvements than the German (7 – 3 goals, 4 assists).
Only against West Ham (12 goals) has Callum Wilson been involved in more Premier League goals than he has against Brighton (9 – 5 goals, 4 assists). He’s yet to start in the competition for Brentford, however.
Igor Thiago has either scored (2) or assisted (2) a goal in each of his last four games in all competitions, his longest run as a Brentford player.