Brighton 1-0 West Ham: Relive the action
Brighton secured their second win of the campaign to move into 12th position in the Premier League
Brighton clinched a 1-0 victory over West Ham to move into 12th position in the Premier League.
The home side took the lead against the run of play but commanded the game from then on up until a nervy closing stanza.
Jurgen Locadia's rebound goal was ruled narrowly offside before Marko Arnautovic blazed over the bar in the game's dying moments.
Brighton have now beaten West Ham in all four of their Premier League meetings.
Check out Nick Szczepanik's match report who was at the Amex.
What time does it start?
Brighton vs West Ham kicks off at 8pm (BST)
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Premier League and Main Event channels. Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm tomorrow on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Chris Hughton: Brighton have failed to record a league victory since their 3-2 win over Manchester United in mid-September, and that will be lingering in the mind of their manager. His side may have faced Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester City in three of the subsequent six fixtures, but he will know his side must convert the chances they squandered against those sides if they are to avoid being dragged into a relegation scrap.
Weird /best stat…
Three: West Ham have lost all three of their top-flight visits to Brighton, having fallen to the Seagulls in 1981-82, 1982-83 and last season.
Remember when…
Ricardo Vaz Te managed just 19 goals during his four-season stint with West Ham, but his goalscoring highlight will no doubt be his hat-trick against Brighton in April 2012. The Portuguese, who scored two in the first ten minutes, confirmed his treble with this fantastic overhead kick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJi4rGZZ0lI
Player to watch…
Fabian Balbuena: The 27-year-old put in an imperious display against Manchester United. The Paraguayan succeeded in limiting Romelu Lukaku’s influence by winning most of his individual battles with the Belgian, demonstrating copious amounts of physical and mental strength along the way. If the summer signing plays to that level again, Glenn Murray could be in for a frustrating evening.
Past three-meetings…
- Brighton 3 (Murray, Izquierdo, Groß) West Ham 1 (Hernandez), Premier League, February 2018
- West Ham 0 Brighton 3 (Murray x2, Izquierdo), Premier League, October 2017
- West Ham 6 (Vaz Te x3, Nolan, Cole, Dicker og) Brighton 0, Championship, April 2012
Form guide…
- Brighton: LLDDLL
- West Ham: WLWDWW
Odds…
- Brighton to win: 17/10
- West Ham to win: 9/5
- Draw: 9/4
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Brighton vs West Ham.
Kick-off is at 8pm but stick with us for team news and build up.
Evening all. Friday Night Football at the Amex with Brighton hosting West Ham. Tonight's team news should be confirmed in about fifteen minutes or so.
It has already been a newsworthy day for the Seagulls, with the club announcing that impressive centre-half pairing Shane Duffy and Lewis Dunk have both signed five-year deals.
Brighton are coming off of a 2-0 defeat against Manchester City, a game in which they only managed 19 percent of possession. Will Chris Hughton opt to alter his starting lineup? Pascal Groß remains out due to an ankle injury.
West Ham have found some form and are unbeaten in four. Manuel Pellegrini seems to have settled on his starting lineup and such was the quality of his team's performance against Manchester United that any changes would come as a surprise with no fresh injury concerns.
TEAM NEWS
The home side make three changes from that Manchester City defeat: captain Bruno is in to the side at right-back for Martin Montoya, while Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Glenn Murray are introduced to provide more attacking threat. Yves Bissouma and Jurgen Locadia drop to the bench.
TEAM NEWS
As anticipated, Manuel Pellegrini names an unchanged side. Aaron Cresswell returns to the bench with young Grady Diangana dropping out of the match day squad.
A first start then for Iranian attacker Alireza Jahanbakhsh. Chris Hughton suggests in a pre-match interview that he will initially start on the right but the inclusion of Jahanbakhsh alongside Anthony Knockaert and Solly March gives his side flexibility going forward behind Glenn Murray.
Murray could be a key man for Brighton tonight, and his record against their opponents tonight should give Seagulls fans confidence - he has scored five times in his last four games against West Ham.
Declan Rice has been key to West Ham's transformation. The 19-year-old has been very impressive at the anchor of a remodelled three-man midfield in the last few games, breaking up play and utilising his range of passing to spark attacks.
All the while talk continues about his somewhat controversial decision to turn down call-ups from the Republic of Ireland to preserve his eligibility for England.
We'll see how Rice goes tonight...
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