Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Brighton win thriller with Kaoru Mitoma, Carlos Baleba goals
Brighton & Hove Albion's Kaoru Mitoma and Carlos Baleba struck late goals in a thrilling 3-2 Premier League victory over West Ham United.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
- 5': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 5': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 5': Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 10': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 10': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 10': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 12': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 0. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 17': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 18': Attempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
- 20': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 20': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March is caught offside.
- 23': Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 25': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
- 29': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt saved. Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 32': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
- 32': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
- 35': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March is caught offside.
- 36': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 36': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross.
- 36': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 39': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug replaces James Ward-Prowse.
- 48': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 1. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 50': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 50': Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emerson.
- 50': Attempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 52': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
- 53': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
- 54': Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross.
- 55': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 57': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 59': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 59': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 60': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Attempt missed. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 62': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Simon Adingra.
- 62': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Solly March.
- 64': Offside, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
- 69': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 70': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 72': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 73': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 77': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 77': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Offside, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 80': Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 81': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
- 82': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Matt O'Riley.
- 83': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 2. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
- 85': Hand ball by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 86': Substitution, West Ham United. Vladimír Coufal replaces Emerson.
- 89': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, West Ham United 2. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a headed pass.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 90'+1': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jarrod Bowen.
- 90'+2': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, West Ham United 2. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brajan Gruda following a corner.
- 90'+3': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, West Ham United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, West Ham United 2.
Statistics
 WHU |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.1 | Possession | 52.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 414 | Accurate Passes | 447 |
| 469 | Passes | 514 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 1 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 9 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.1 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 41 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,499
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,499
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +41 | 76 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 35 | +15 | 64 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 35 | +12 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 20 | Carlos Baleba |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 30 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 27 | Mats Wieffer |
| 33 | Matt O'Riley |
| 41 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 26 | Yasin Ayari |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 11 | Simon Adingra |
| 7 | Solly March |
West Ham United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos  |
| 26 | Max Kilman |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
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