BRIGHTON, England :Brighton & Hove Albion keeper Bart Verbruggen was beaten by one Igor Thiago penalty but saved a second deep into second-half stoppage time in his side's narrow 2-1 Premier League win over Brentford on Saturday.

"You have a plan for the penalties and for the first time it didn't work out but for the second one it did, so (I'm) happy," a beaming Verbruggen said after his late-game heroics.

Brentford's Thiago has been on fire of late and when Brighton's Carlos Baleba brought down Dango Ouattara he slotted home from the spot after a stuttering run-up for his ninth league goal of the season.

Brighton levelled through Danny Welbeck in the 71st minute and substitute Jack Hinshelwood put them in front 13 minutes later, but Brentford were thrown a lifeline in second-half stopp

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