West Ham United v Brighton and Hove Albion, 27 December 2020

Score2-2
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueLondon Stadium
Kick-off: 2.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 West Ham United won: 0 Drawn: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 3 West Ham United scored: 9 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 15 West Ham United remained without a win against Brighton and Hove Albion in the top division since 5 March 1983 in League Division One.

2 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Ben Johnson 60 G
Tomáš Souček 82 G

Goals:

Neal Maupay 44 G
Lewis Dunk 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender Aaron Cresswell
Defender Angelo Ogbonna
Defender/Midfielder Vladimír Coufal
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Mark Noble
Midfielder Tomáš Souček
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Ben White Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Neal Maupay Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Manuel Lanzini for Mark Noble 46
Andriy Yarmolenko for Jarrod Bowen 46

Substitutions:

Steven Alzate for Adam Lallana 46
Pascal Gross for Danny Welbeck 83
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Neal Maupay 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Darren Randolph
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Fredericks
Midfielder Pablo Fornals
Midfielder Manuel Lanzini
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Saïd Benrahma
Midfielder/Forward Andriy Yarmolenko

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 10th West Ham United had now won one of their last five games in the Premier League (lost two). Aged 20 years and 338 days, Ben Johnson became the Hammers’ youngest scorer in the Premier League since Declan Rice against Arsenal on 12 January 2019 (19 years and 363 days). Jarrod Bowen had now been substituted 14 times so far in this Premier League season; more than any other player.

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion had now conceded 101 goals in their 65 away games in the Premier League (scored 56). The Seagulls had now won one of their last 13 games in the Premier League (lost five). Neal Maupay had now scored 15 goals in 50 appearances for Albion in the Premier League; only Glenn Murray had now scored more goals for them in the division (26).

2 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Ben Johnson 60 G
Tomáš Souček 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender Aaron Cresswell
Defender Angelo Ogbonna
Defender/Midfielder Vladimír Coufal
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Mark Noble
Midfielder Tomáš Souček
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen

Substitutions:

Manuel Lanzini for Mark Noble 46
Andriy Yarmolenko for Jarrod Bowen 46

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Darren Randolph
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Fredericks
Midfielder Pablo Fornals
Midfielder Manuel Lanzini
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Saïd Benrahma
Midfielder/Forward Andriy Yarmolenko

Comments:

League position: 10th West Ham United had now won one of their last five games in the Premier League (lost two). Aged 20 years and 338 days, Ben Johnson became the Hammers’ youngest scorer in the Premier League since Declan Rice against Arsenal on 12 January 2019 (19 years and 363 days). Jarrod Bowen had now been substituted 14 times so far in this Premier League season; more than any other player.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Neal Maupay 44 G
Lewis Dunk 70 G

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Ben White Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Neal Maupay Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Steven Alzate for Adam Lallana 46
Pascal Gross for Danny Welbeck 83
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Neal Maupay 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion had now conceded 101 goals in their 65 away games in the Premier League (scored 56). The Seagulls had now won one of their last 13 games in the Premier League (lost five). Neal Maupay had now scored 15 goals in 50 appearances for Albion in the Premier League; only Glenn Murray had now scored more goals for them in the division (26).