English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 26, 2023
West Ham United WWLDW 3
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Brighton & Hove Albion LWLWW 1
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WHU123
BHA011
American Express Stadium · 31,508 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

BHA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 30Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 6James MilnerRB
  6. 18Danny WelbeckAM
  7. 11Billy GilmourLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 28Evan FergusonF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 7Solly MarchAM-R

WHU · 4-1-4-1

  1. 23Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 21Angelo OgbonnaCD-L
  3. 4Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 19Edson ÁlvarezDM
  5. 33EmersonLB
  6. 5Vladimír CoufalRB
  7. 7James Ward-ProwseCM-L
  8. 28Tomás SoucekCM-R
  9. 10Lucas PaquetáLM
  10. 20Jarrod BowenRM
  11. 9Michail AntonioF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 24' James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Tomás Soucek because of an injury.
  4. 45'+1' Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 60' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Danny Welbeck.
  7. 60' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Billy Gilmour.
  8. 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.
  9. 72' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces James Milner.
  10. 72' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Solly March.
  11. 79' Substitution, West Ham United. Thilo Kehrer replaces Michail Antonio.
  12. 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.
  13. 84' Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Edson Álvarez.
  14. 85' Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  15. 88' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 89' Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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