18-year-old Hinshelwood stole the headlines with a first senior goal for the Seagulls, which saw him already reach half the total his father, Adam, achieved in seven years with the club as a centre-back.

Elsewhere, it was a night of near-total control for Brighton, for whom a threadbare squad was of little concern as they played the ball around Brentford with ease.

The Bees did take the lead through Bryan Mbeumo’s first-half penalty, but that was as good as it got, leading to some big lessons about the different quality on show from the sides.