English League: Brighton beats Brentford 2-0, taking second place from Manchester City
صورة: وكالة الأنباء الكويتية (كونا)
Brentford loses to Brighton with a clean sheet, allowing Brighton to move up to second place, one point ahead of Manchester City.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
London -- Brighton advanced to second place in the English Premier League after defeating visitors Brentford 2-0 in their match on Sunday as part of the tournament’s tenth round. Brighton secured the result in the first half, with Diego Gomez scoring the opening goal in the 15th minute, followed by his German teammate Pascal Groß, who converted a penalty in the 42nd minute.
The victory moved Brighton to second place with 22 points, one point ahead of Manchester City, which lost its match in this round yesterday to host Nottingham Forest 3-1.
In other matches played today, Liverpool defeated host Crystal Palace 3-1, Bournemouth beat host Ipswich Town 2-1, and Sunderland edged Chelsea 1-0.
Liverpool sit fourth with 18 points, followed by Chelsea two points behind. Bournemouth are seventh with 15 points, and Brentford are one point further back. Ipswich are 14th with 11 points, Sunderland are 18th with eight points, and Crystal Palace occupy the bottom spot with seven points. (End) M.R.N. / T.A.B.
