English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 81': Pascal Groß
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1 - 3
  • 19': James Ward-Prowse
  • 58': Jarrod Bowen
  • 63': Michail Antonio

West Ham inflict first loss of season on high-flying Brighton

James Ward-Prowse netted his first goal for West Ham United and Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio added second-half strikes as they notched a thumping 3-1 Premier League win over Brighton & Hove Albion to climb to the top of the standings on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 1': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
  • 4': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 4': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
  • 11': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 16': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
  • 16': James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
  • 19': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, West Ham United 1. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 23': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
  • 23': James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
  • 24': James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 27': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross.
  • 31': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 31': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 33': Offside, West Ham United. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Tomás Soucek is caught offside.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emerson.
  • 39': Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Tomás Soucek because of an injury.
  • 39': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
  • 41': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 42': Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
  • 44': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by James Milner.
  • 44': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Adam Webster.
  • 45': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by James Milner.
  • 45'+1': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
  • 45'+1': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 45'+5': 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.
  • 46': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
  • 46': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 47': Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 47': Offside, West Ham United. Alphonse Areola tries a through ball, but Michail Antonio is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 48': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  • 52': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 56': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 56': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Emerson (West Ham United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
  • 58': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, West Ham United 2. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma following a fast break.
  • 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Danny Welbeck.
  • 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Billy Gilmour.
  • 61': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
  • 61': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.
  • 63': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, West Ham United 3. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
  • 66': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emerson.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 66': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Solly March with a cross.
  • 66': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk tries a through ball, but Solly March is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
  • 71': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
  • 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces James Milner.
  • 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Solly March.
  • 76': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Adam Webster.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
  • 79': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 79': Substitution, West Ham United. Thilo Kehrer replaces Michail Antonio.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 81': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 3. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 83': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
  • 83': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Edson Álvarez.
  • 85': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  • 87': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 88': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 88': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United).
  • 89': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Danny Ings.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson with a through ball.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 17
9 Saves 4
22 Possession 78
12 SHOTS 25
7 ON GOAL 10
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
141 Accurate Passes 668
208 Passes 749
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 10
10 Crosses 41
0.0 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 38
20 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 10
11 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
19 Interceptions 6
42 Effective Clearances 12
42 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,508

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
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
5 Lewis Dunk
4 Adam Webster
30 Pervis Estupiñán
6 James Milner
18 Danny Welbeck
11 Billy Gilmour
13 Pascal Groß
28 Evan Ferguson
22 Kaoru Mitoma Yellow Card
7 Solly March

WHU West Ham United (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
23 Alphonse Areola (GK)
21 Angelo Ogbonna
4 Kurt Zouma
19 Edson Álvarez Yellow Card
33 Emerson
5 Vladimír Coufal
7 James Ward-Prowse
28 Tomás Soucek
10 Lucas Paquetá
20 Jarrod Bowen
9 Michail Antonio

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