Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
West Ham to play in Europa Conference League after loss to Brighton
Brighton & Hove Albion came from behind to beat West Ham United 3-1 at the Amex Stadium on the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 4': Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
- 6': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 13': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 13': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 13': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 16': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 22': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 22': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 27': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 27': Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 31': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Adam Webster.
- 35': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 37': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 37': Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 39': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, West Ham United 1. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 42': Foul by Tomas Soucek (West Ham United).
- 42': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
- 43': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, West Ham United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, West Ham United 1.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 48': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
- 49': Foul by Tomas Soucek (West Ham United).
- 49': Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 1. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Solly March.
- 51': Hand ball by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 52': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
- 53': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal following a fast break.
- 61': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 62': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Craig Dawson (West Ham United).
- 63': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 66': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 66': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 70': Foul by Tomas Soucek (West Ham United).
- 70': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 72': Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 75': Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Solly March.
- 76': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Vladimir Coufal.
- 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Moisés Caicedo.
- 80': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, West Ham United 1. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 81': Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Manuel Lanzini.
- 81': Substitution, West Ham United. Ben Johnson replaces Vladimir Coufal.
- 81': Substitution, West Ham United. Mark Noble replaces Pablo Fornals.
- 83': Attempt saved. Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 83': Ben Johnson (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt missed. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 86': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
- 87': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Noble.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 89': Dangerous play by Ben Johnson (West Ham United).
- 89': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 90'+2': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, West Ham United 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, West Ham United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, West Ham United 1.
Statistics
 WHU |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.1 | Possession | 49.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 391 | Accurate Passes | 403 |
| 480 | Passes | 489 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 29 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,604
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,604
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 12 | +16 | 31 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 20 | Solly March |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 8 | Pablo Fornals |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek  |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 10 | Manuel Lanzini |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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