Overview
- Kickoff is 2pm on Sunday, 7 December, at the Amex Stadium, with live coverage on Sky Sports.
- Pre-match markets make Brighton clear favourites, with prices reported around 8-15 for the hosts, 16-5 the draw and 9-2 West Ham.
- Brighton’s 4-3 defeat to Aston Villa ended their home unbeaten run and feeds concerns over a lack of clean sheets at the Amex.
- West Ham have lost only once in their last five but were nudged back into the relegation zone by midweek results and have just one away league win.
- Team news points to Danny Welbeck’s return for Brighton, Lucas Paqueta’s availability for West Ham and Igor Julio’s ineligibility, while previews often tip a Brighton win with both teams scoring and note West Ham’s one win in 16 against this opponent.