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Premier League | Gameweek 29
Apr 1, 2023 at 3pm UK
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Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma breaks Japanese Premier League scoring record

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Kaoru Mitoma breaks a Japanese Premier League scoring record after finding the net in Brighton & Hove Albion's thrilling 3-3 draw with Brentford.
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Kaoru Mitoma has broken a Japanese Premier League scoring record after finding the net in Brighton & Hove Albion's thrilling 3-3 draw with Brentford at the Amex Stadium on Saturday.

The 25-year-old has been a standout performer under Roberto De Zerbi in his breakthrough season with the Seagulls, who are targeting European qualification for the first time in their history.

Just four days after scoring for Japan in a 2-1 friendly defeat against Colombia during the international break, Mitoma found the net for Brighton midway through the first half to cancel out Brentford's 10th-minute opener scored by Pontus Jansson.

Mitoma – who has been linked with a host of top European clubs ahead of the summer transfer window – ran in behind the Bees backline and placed a first-time lofted finish over the top of David Raya after receiving a long ball from goalkeeper Jason Steele.

Brentford regained the lead just a minute later through Ivan Toney, though, before a header from Danny Welbeck restored parity for the Seagulls just before the half-hour mark.

Four minutes after the break, Ethan Pinnock put Brentford ahead for a third time, but they were pegged back yet again as Alexis Mac Allister calmy slotted home a 90th-minute equaliser from the penalty spot to rescue a point for Brighton.

Mitoma's first-half strike has increased his goal tally in the Premier League to seven for the season, and in doing so has become the highest-scoring Japanese player in a single Premier League campaign.

The Brighton winger has moved ahead of compatriots Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa, who both scored six goals in a single Premier League campaign for Leicester City (2017-18) and Manchester United (2012-13) respectively.

Four of Mitoma's seven top-flight goals have been scored at the Amex, with his latest strike against Brentford following home goals against Arsenal, Bournemouth and West Ham United.

The 15-cap Japan international was also on target in away fixtures against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton and Leicester City, with Brighton winning on all three occasions.

Brighton's draw with Brentford sees them remain in sixth place in the Premier League table, moving to within four points of fifth-placed Newcastle United.

The Seagulls will now prepare for three successive top-flight away games, with a trip to Bournemouth on Tuesday followed by visits to London to face Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. body check tags ::

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool29217169274270
2Arsenal281510352242855
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest28156745331251
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8Aston Villa2912984145-445
9Bournemouth28128847341344
10Fulham2811984138342
11Crystal Palace2810993633339
12Brentford28115124844438
13Tottenham HotspurSpurs281041455411434
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd2897123440-634
15Everton2871293135-433
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2896133248-1633
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2865173857-1923
18Ipswich TownIpswich2838172658-3217
19Leicester CityLeicester2845192562-3717
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