FALMER. West Ham United prevails over Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1. West Ham United was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with James Ward-Prowse (19′), Jarrod Bowen (58′) and Michail Antonio (63′). Brighton & Hove Albion reduced the distance with a goal (81′) by Pascal Groß, but there was not much to do for them. Brighton & Hove Albion was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (78%).​

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the assistance of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.58 degrees Celsius or 63.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Brighton & Hove Albion

1 - 3

West Ham United

  • ! 78 Ball Possession 22
Shots
  • 25 Total 12
  • 10 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 10 Shots blocked 1
  • 159 Attack 58
  • 137 Dangerous attack 30
  • 93 Ball safe 91
  • 10 Free Kicks 11
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 17 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion was in firm control of the ball 78% while West Ham United was struggling with a 22% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion was more pushing with 137 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, West Ham United was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Brighton & Hove Albion shot 25 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (Kaoru Mitoma). Regarding the opposition, West Ham United received 3 yellow cards (Thilo Kehrer, James Ward-Prowse and Edson Álvarez).

Match Timeline

19'
James Ward-Prowse(goal)Michail Antonio
24'
James Ward-Prowse- Yellow
39'
45'
Edson Álvarez- Yellow
58'
Jarrod Bowen(goal)Saïd Benrahma
Adam Lallana- sub ->Billy Gilmour
60'
João Pedro- sub ->Danny Welbeck
60'
63'
Michail Antonio (goal)Jarrod Bowen
Simon Adingra- sub ->Solly March
72'
Joël Veltman- sub ->James Milner
72'
79'
Pascal Groß(goal)Joël Veltman
81'
84'
85'
Danny Ings- sub ->Lucas Paquetá
Kaoru Mitoma - Yellow
88'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Brighton & Hove Albion stays with 6 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United has 7 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Manchester City on the 21st of October with a 11-1 head to head in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).

West Ham United will play away agasint Aston Villa on the 22nd of October with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Jason Steele 23.England
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
6.4
D
Adam Webster 4.England
6.4
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
7.3
D
James Milner 6.England
6.4
72'
D
Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador
7.0
M
Solomon March 7.England
6.7
72'
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
7.5
60'
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
9.1
81'
M
Danny Welbeck 18.England
6.7
60'
M
Kaoru Mitoma 22.Japan
7.7
88'
M
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
6.4
Substitutes
D
Igor 3.Brazil
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
7.1
72'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
7.0
60'
M
Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina
F
João Pedro 9.Brazil
7.0
60'
F
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast
6.7
72'

Brighton & Hove Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Jason Steele, Bart Verbruggen (6.4), James Milner (6.4), Adam Webster (6.4), Lewis Dunk (7.3), Pervis Estupiñán (7.0), Pascal Groß (9.1), Billy Gilmour (7.5), Solly March (6.7), Danny Welbeck (6.7), Kaoru Mitoma (7.7) and Evan Ferguson (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: João Pedro (7.0), Igor Júlio, Mahmoud Dahoud, Adam Lallana (7.0), Simon Adingra (6.7), Jan Paul van Hecke, Joël Veltman (7.1) and Facundo Buonanotte.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: Billy Gilmour for Adam Lallana (60′), Danny Welbeck for João Pedro (60′), Solly March for Simon Adingra (72′) and James Milner for Joël Veltman (72′).

Best player: Pascal Groß​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pascal Groß.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 100 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 10 crosses.

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United
G
Alphonse Areola 23.France
8.4
D
Kurt Zouma 4.France
7.7
D
Vladimir Coufal 5.Czech Republic
7.0
D
Angelo Ogbonna 21.Italy
7.3
D
Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy
7.5
M
James Ward-Prowse 7.England
8.1
24' 19'
M
Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil
7.5
85'
M
Jarrod Bowen 20.England
7.8
58'
M
Tomas Soucek 28.Czech Republic
6.7
39'
M
Edson Álvarez 19.Mexico
7.0
84' 45'
F
Michail Antonio 9.Jamaica
7.9
79' 63'
Substitutes
G
Lukasz Fabianski 1.Poland
D
Benjamin Johnson 2.England
D
Aaron Cresswell 3.England
D
Thilo Kehrer 24.Germany
6.6
79' 89'
M
Pablo Fornals 8.Spain
84'
F
Saïd Benrahma 22.Algeria
7.5
39'
F
Maxwel Cornet 17.Ivory Coast
F
Danny Ings 18.England
85'
F
Divin Mubama 45.England

Also West Ham United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

David Moyes played with: Alphonse Aréola (8.4), Vladimír Coufal (7.0), Kurt Zouma (7.7), Angelo Ogbonna (7.3), Emerson Palmieri (7.5), Edson Álvarez (7.0), Jarrod Bowen (7.8), Tomáš Souček (6.7), James Ward-Prowse (8.1), Lucas Paquetá (7.5), Michail Antonio (7.9).

They had on the bench: Saïd Benrahma (7.5), Łukasz Fabiański, Ben Johnson, Aaron Cresswell, Pablo Fornals, Maxwel Cornet, Danny Ings, Thilo Kehrer (6.6) and Divin Mubama.

West Ham United could not rely on the presence of Saïd Benrahma (injured) and Danny Ings (injured).

Substitutions

West Ham United made 4 changes: Tomáš Souček for Saïd Benrahma (39′), Michail Antonio for Thilo Kehrer (79′), Edson Álvarez for Pablo Fornals (84′) and Lucas Paquetá for Danny Ings (85′).

Best player: Alphonse Aréola​

The most impressive player for West Ham United was the goalkeeper: Alphonse Aréola. His rating is 8.36. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​