Fri, February 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM UTC
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I covered Brentford in the FA Cup tie at Macclesfield on Monday and they were completely underwhelming.
I know they were on a plastic pitch but they couldn’t really find their flow and needed an own goal to progress.
Still, the Bees have been in much better form in the Premier League – in stark contrast to Brighton.
Fabian Hurzeler’s side have won only one of their past 13 league games in a poor run going back to the start of December, and it is not impossible they could get dragged into the relegation scrap.
I can see this one being close but Brentford will have Kevin Schade back from suspension, while Igor Thiago will also return after being rested against Macclesfield – and those two should make the difference.
Sutton’s prediction: 1-0
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