Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueStoppage time Rutter equaliser grabs Brighton a point against West Ham
A last-gasp Georginio Rutter strike secured draw for Brighton after Jarrod Bowen's moment of inspired improvisation so nearly fired West Ham to a rare win at their bogey side.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 2': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 4': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 10': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Offside, West Ham United. Crysencio Summerville is caught offside.
- 16': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 18': Guido Rodríguez (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 20': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
- 21': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 21': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
- 24': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 25': Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 29': Attempt missed. El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United) left footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes.
- 31': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Yankuba Minteh.
- 32': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
- 32': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 37': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 37': Guido Rodríguez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 40': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 41': Attempt missed. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 42': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 42': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
- 43': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 43': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 44': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 45': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, West Ham United 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross.
- 49': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 49': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 52': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 54': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 56': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 57': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 58': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 59': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 59': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 60': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (West Ham United).
- 60': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Guido Rodríguez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Carlos Baleba.
- 63': Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Substitution, West Ham United. Freddie Potts replaces Guido Rodríguez.
- 68': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 68': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 69': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
- 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Yankuba Minteh.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Crysencio Summerville.
- 73': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Wilson following a fast break.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 75': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Freddie Potts (West Ham United).
- 77': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Freddie Potts (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Georginio Rutter with a cross.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a headed pass.
- 80': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo following a fast break.
- 81': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 82': Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 82': Substitution, West Ham United. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Mateus Fernandes.
- 83': Substitution, West Ham United. Ezra Mayers replaces El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 83': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Olivier Boscagli replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
- 84': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
- 87': Foul by Callum Wilson (West Ham United).
- 87': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 89': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Diego Gómez with a headed pass.
- 90': Attempt saved. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United).
- 90': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood following a corner.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas.
- 90'+1': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 1. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 90'+3': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Brajan Gruda following a corner.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a cross.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 90'+7': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Freddie Potts with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 1.
Statistics
 WHU |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 203 | Accurate Passes | 515 |
| 277 | Passes | 586 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 11 | Crosses | 39 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 26 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 41 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Community Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,293
Venue: American Express Community Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,293
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | +25 | 37 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 17 | +9 | 36 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | +12 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk  |
| 6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 29 | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 27 | Mats Wieffer |
| 10 | Georginio Rutter |
| 25 | Diego Gómez |
| 17 | Carlos Baleba |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 11 | Yankuba Minteh |
West Ham United (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 3 | Max Kilman |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 24 | Guido Rodríguez |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 12 | El Hadji Malick Diouf |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 7 | Crysencio Summerville |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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