English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 3, 2018
West Ham United WWDLD 1
–
Brighton & Hove Albion WLLWD 3
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WHU101
BHA123
American Express Stadium · 30,589 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
0
45.6
Possession
54.4
4
SHOTS
21
1
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
283
Accurate Passes
338
380
Passes
452
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
7
17
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
79
24
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
5
17
Tackles
8
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
36
Effective Clearances
15
36
Clearances
15

Head to Head

WHU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BHA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 22Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 3Gaëtan BongLB
  5. 21Ezequiel SchelottoRB
  6. 24Davy PropperCM-L
  7. 6Dale StephensCM-R
  8. 19José IzquierdoLM
  9. 11Anthony KnockaertRM
  10. 17Glenn MurrayF
  11. 13Pascal GrossRCF

WHU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Adrián G
  2. 21Angelo OgbonnaCD
  3. 41Declan RiceCD-L
  4. 19James CollinsCD-R
  5. 16Mark NobleCM-L
  6. 5Pablo ZabaletaCM-R
  7. 3Aaron CresswellLM
  8. 22Sam ByramRM
  9. 17Javier HernándezF
  10. 18João MárioCF-L
  11. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 0. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a through ball.
  2. 8' Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 1. Chicharito (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by João Mário.
  4. 50' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, West Ham United 1. José Izquierdo (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  6. 60' José Izquierdo (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  7. 66' Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Declan Rice.
  8. 72' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Glenn Murray.
  9. 75' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, West Ham United 1. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davy Pröpper.
  10. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Anthony Knockaert.
  11. 80' Substitution, West Ham United. Jordan Hugill replaces Sam Byram.
  12. 81' Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Beram Kayal replaces Pascal Groß.

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