Premier League round-up Brighton crush Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brentford leave it late to down Nottingham Forest
/dnl.eurosport.com/sd/img/placeholder/eurosport_logo_1x1.png){kind=logo}
Published 29/04/2023 at 16:21 GMT
Earlier in the season, Pep Guardiola said that Brighton were "the best in the world" with their approach play, and on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League, they showed off their talents. A 6-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers turned up the pressure on Liverpool in seventh, and in the afternoon's other kick-off, Brentford beat Nottingham Forest.
Guardiola: Brighton 'best in world' at build-up play as PL title race hots up
Brighton & Hove Albion demolished Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-0 on Saturday in the Premier League, with Brentford beating relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest 2-1 with two late goals.
The south coast side will stay in eighth spot in the table despite the three points, but they have moved to just a single point behind Liverpool in seventh, and only two behind Tottenham in fifth.
Roberto de Zerbi’s men have two games in hand of the north Londoners, and impressed at the Amex.
Denis Undav opened the scoring on six minutes, scoring his first Premier League goal, and grabbed another an hour later.
Before then Pascal Gross made it two, and then three, with a brace of his own.
There was a third Brighton player who finished with two goals at full-time: experienced striker Danny Welbeck. He made it 4-0 with a header just before half-time, and soon after the restart added another after a defensive error from Julen Lopetegui’s men.
Wolves are likely safe given they are eight points clear of the drop zone, but with the end of the season closing in, they can ill afford to be complacent.
In the day’s other afternoon kick-off, Nottingham Forest looked to have secured three points after Danilo struck in first-half injury time, with no quick response from the home side.
However, Ivan Toney popped up on 82 minutes to give Brentford at least a share of the points, before a lengthy spell of added-time allowed Josh Dasilva to strike for the winner.
Forest are just a point and league position clear of the bottom three having played a game more than their rivals, while Brentford are ninth, two points behind Brighton.
Earlier in the day, Crystal Palace continued their excellent form under Roy Hodgson with a thrilling 4-3 win at home to fellow Londoners, West Ham.
Scan me
Share this article
Advertisement
Advertisement