West Ham United vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
West Ham let lead slip in draw with Brighton
West Ham United were unable to grab a relegation lifeline after they were held to a 2-2 draw in a breathless contest against bogey side Brighton.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 3': Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Yankuba Minteh (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 Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
- 7': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 8': Foul by Callum Wilson (West Ham United).
- 8': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
- 10': Goal! West Ham United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
- 11': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 13': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 13': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt missed. Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 18': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by James Milner.
- 18': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 20': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 23': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.
- 24': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United).
- 24': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 27': Foul by Freddie Potts (West Ham United).
- 27': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 28': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 31': Penalty conceded by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Goal! West Ham United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 34': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 35': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 35': Penalty conceded by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 36': Penalty missed! Still West Ham United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
- 36': (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 37': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 40': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 42': Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Scarles.
- 44': Penalty conceded by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 45': Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': VAR Decision: Penalty West Ham United.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 45'+3': Substitution, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces Jean-Clair Todibo because of an injury.
- 45'+4': Goal! West Ham United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+6': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+6': Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+7': Dangerous play by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+7': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, West Ham United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 47': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United).
- 47': Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 48': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
- 58': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Yankuba Minteh because of an injury.
- 58': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United).
- 58': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 61': Goal! West Ham United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, West Ham United. Crysencio Summerville replaces Callum Wilson.
- 64': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 64': Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Ollie Scarles with a cross.
- 64': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Danny Welbeck.
- 65': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 65': Freddie Potts (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 68': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 70': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 70': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Soungoutou Magassa with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Attempt saved. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 72': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 72': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Diego Gómez.
- 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces James Milner.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 73': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 75': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
- 76': Foul by Freddie Potts (West Ham United).
- 76': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
- 78': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Mateus Fernandes.
- 80': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 81': 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 Kaoru Mitoma.
- 82': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
- 82': Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces Soungoutou Magassa.
- 83': Substitution, West Ham United. Ezra Mayers replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 83': Substitution, West Ham United. Mohamadou Kanté replaces Lucas Paquetá because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 83': Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Ezra Mayers (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamadou Kanté.
- 87': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
- 89': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ezra Mayers.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+1': Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+3': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
Statistics
 BHA |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 61.5 | Possession | 38.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 466 | Accurate Passes | 251 |
| 541 | Passes | 335 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 23 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 13 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 24 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | +25 | 45 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 19 | +26 | 41 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 19 | +7 | 39 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | +4 | 33 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 3 | Max Kilman  |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 30 | Oliver Scarles |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 32 | Freddie Potts |
| 27 | Soungoutou Magassa |
| 9 | Callum Wilson |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 25 | Diego Gómez |
| 20 | James Milner |
| 26 | Yasin Ayari |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 29 | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 11 | Yankuba Minteh |
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