Overview
- Jarrod Bowen put West Ham ahead in the 73rd minute with a precise finish from a tight angle after Callum Wilson’s pass.
- VAR confirmed Georginio Rutter’s 90+1' strike, citing that any arm contact was natural, not deliberate, and not immediately before the goal.
- The point keeps West Ham 18th and two behind Nottingham Forest, while Brighton move to 23 points in seventh place.
- Nuno Espirito Santo argued the goal should have been disallowed for handball and also questioned a high-boot incident involving Charalampos Kostoulas and Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen produced a crucial double save earlier, the rain made for a scrappy contest, and Mavropanos headed a late West Ham chance narrowly wide.