Brighton and Hove Albion v West Ham United, 26 August 2023

Score3-1 to West Ham United
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,508

View Brighton and Hove Albion v West Ham United head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 6 Drawn: 6 West Ham United won: 1 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 27 West Ham United scored: 15 . This was West Ham United's first win at Brighton and Hove Albion since October 2011 in the League Championship when current Hammers coach Kevin Nolan scored the only goal of the game.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

3 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Pascal Gross 81 G

Goals:

James Ward-Prowse 19 G
Jarrod Bowen 58 G
Michail Antonio 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Pervis Estupiñán
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Danny Welbeck

Starting lineup:

Alphonse Areola Goalkeeper
Emerson Defender
Angelo Ogbonna Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Edson Alvarez Defender/Midfielder
Vladimír Coufal Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Paquetá Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Michail Antonio Midfielder/Forward
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

João Pedro for Danny Welbeck 60
Adam Lallana for Billy Gilmour 60
Simon Adingra for Solly March 72
Joël Veltman for James Milner 72

Substitutions:

Saïd Benrahma for Tomáš Souček 39
Thilo Kehrer for Michail Antonio 79
Pablo Fornals for Edson Alvarez 84
Danny Ings for Lucas Paquetá 85

Cards:

Kaoru Mitoma 88 Y

Cards:

James Ward-Prowse 24 Y
Edson Alvarez 45+1 Y
Thilo Kehrer 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender Joël Veltman
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward João Pedro

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Aaron Cresswell
Defender Thilo Kehrer
Defender/Forward Maxwel Cornet
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Midfielder Pablo Fornals
Midfielder/Forward Saïd Benrahma
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Divin Mubama

Comments:

League position: 4th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win their opening three league games for the first time since 2011-12 in the League Championship. . Albion failed in their attempt to become the fourth team to score four or more goals in each of their opening three games of a season in the top division after Everton in 1890-91, Sheffield Wednesday in 1931-32 and Blackburn Rovers in 1958-59 (all League Division One). . With his 27th goal, Pascal Gross had now become the Seagulls' club record leading scorer in the Premier League; previously Glenn Murray and Neal Maupay (26).

Comments:

League position: 1st . West Ham United had now returned to the top of the Premier League for the first time since 28 August 2021. . The Hammers had now taken 502 points from their 519 away games in the Premier League (won 123, lost 263). . They had now won three of their last 19 away games in the Premier League (lost 12).

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Pascal Gross 81 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Pervis Estupiñán
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Danny Welbeck

Substitutions:

João Pedro for Danny Welbeck 60
Adam Lallana for Billy Gilmour 60
Simon Adingra for Solly March 72
Joël Veltman for James Milner 72

Cards:

Kaoru Mitoma 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender Joël Veltman
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 4th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win their opening three league games for the first time since 2011-12 in the League Championship. . Albion failed in their attempt to become the fourth team to score four or more goals in each of their opening three games of a season in the top division after Everton in 1890-91, Sheffield Wednesday in 1931-32 and Blackburn Rovers in 1958-59 (all League Division One). . With his 27th goal, Pascal Gross had now become the Seagulls' club record leading scorer in the Premier League; previously Glenn Murray and Neal Maupay (26).

3 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

James Ward-Prowse 19 G
Jarrod Bowen 58 G
Michail Antonio 63 G

Starting lineup:

Alphonse Areola Goalkeeper
Emerson Defender
Angelo Ogbonna Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Edson Alvarez Defender/Midfielder
Vladimír Coufal Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Paquetá Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Michail Antonio Midfielder/Forward
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Saïd Benrahma for Tomáš Souček 39
Thilo Kehrer for Michail Antonio 79
Pablo Fornals for Edson Alvarez 84
Danny Ings for Lucas Paquetá 85

Cards:

James Ward-Prowse 24 Y
Edson Alvarez 45+1 Y
Thilo Kehrer 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Aaron Cresswell
Defender Thilo Kehrer
Defender/Forward Maxwel Cornet
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Midfielder Pablo Fornals
Midfielder/Forward Saïd Benrahma
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Divin Mubama

Comments:

League position: 1st . West Ham United had now returned to the top of the Premier League for the first time since 28 August 2021. . The Hammers had now taken 502 points from their 519 away games in the Premier League (won 123, lost 263). . They had now won three of their last 19 away games in the Premier League (lost 12).