Overview
- The match kicked off at 19:30 GMT at London Stadium, with live TV coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Golf.
- West Ham hold a 2-1 half-time lead after Jarrod Bowen’s opener, Danny Welbeck’s equalizer from the spot and a Lucas Paqueta penalty awarded by VAR.
- Confirmed XIs feature Bowen, Paqueta and Callum Wilson for West Ham, with Welbeck leading the line for Brighton alongside Minteh and Diego Gomez.
- Nuno Espirito Santo’s team started the night five points from safety after a seven-game winless run, while Brighton had taken two points from their previous five league matches.
- Squad options are thinned by AFCON call-ups and injuries, including Aaron Wan-Bissaka, El Hadji Malick Diouf and Carlos Baleba absent, plus long-term issues for Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas, as betting markets had favored Brighton pre-match.