Brighton fall behind early against West Ham
After being booed off in their last home encounter, Brighton travelled to the London stadium to take on high flying West Ham.
Graham Potter at full time is confused with the boos from Brighton as he looks up to the crowd and shakes his head 👀 pic.twitter.com/o4NvgYZaOC
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) November 27, 2021
And, almost immediately, they found themselves a goal behind, with Tomas Soucek ending his barren run by nodding home from a set-piece, something for which David Moyes’s side have become renowned.
HT: West Ham 1-0 Brighton
Tomas Soucek’s header in the fifth minute gives West Ham a half-time lead. #WHUBHA #bbcfootball
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 1, 2021
And it got worse.
Brighton suffer double injury blow
Now, they have been dealt further issues when it comes to personnel, as they look to come back into the game against the Hammers.
Firstly, Jeremy Sarmiento, making his first senior start for the club, suffered a hamstring injury just 13 minutes in, and needed to be replaced by Solly March.
13′: We’re forced into an early change with Solly March replacing Jeremy Sarmiento. 🔁
[1-0] 📲 https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv ✘ #BHAFC 🔵⚪️
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) December 1, 2021
Then, just after the half hour mark, they were forced into a second change, as injury prevented Adam Webster from playing any further part in the game, being replaced by fellow defender Shane Duffy.
36′: Another forced substitution. 😩 Shane Duffy comes on for Adam Webster. 🔁
[1-0] 📲 https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv ✘ #BHAFC 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/Mu5EsVxatB
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) December 1, 2021
Still 1-0 down at the break, it could prove to be a long evening for the Seagulls, who are in nosedive at the moment.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Chelsea FC | 13 | 26 | 30 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 13 | 20 | 29 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 13 | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 13 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 13 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 13 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Brentford FC | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 14 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 13 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Everton FC | 13 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Southampton FC | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Watford FC | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 14 | -20 | 10 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 14 | -14 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 9 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| King, Joshua | Watford FC | 5 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 5 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 5 |
| Cornet, Maxwel | Burnley FC | 5 |
| Sarr, Ismaila | Watford FC | 5 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 4 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 4 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 4 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 4 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 4 |
| Benteke, Christian | Crystal Palace | 4 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 4 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 6 |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 5 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
| Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Lascelles, Jamaal | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 5 |
| Ward, Joel | Crystal Palace | 0 | 5 |
| Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 5 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 4 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 0 | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 4 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 4 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 0 | 4 |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 0 | 4 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
| Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 4 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 3 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 3 |
| Saint-Maximin, Allan | Newcastle United | 3 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 3 |
| Lowton, Matthew | Burnley FC | 3 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 3 |
| Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 3 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 3 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 3 |
| King, Joshua | Watford FC | 2 |
