GOAL! West Ham United 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Soucek 82)
And there it’s! Cresswell slaps in a cross and with White failing to assault the ball, Soucek arrives onerous and quick to smack a header previous Sanchez. I’m undecided he knew hundreds about it, however he knew that he was attacking with each fibre of his soul, and when Brighton’s defenders didn’t, they go what they deserved.
10:54
82 min West Ham win a nook down the best which Cresswell hurtles over to take. their set-pieces have been very poor at this time, however I wager this one doesn’t go brief….
10:52
80 min West Ham win a free-kick on the left which Cresswell will tease in. However Bissouma heads clear and the follow-up cross, from Coufal I feel, is well collected by Sanchez.
10:50
77 min Cresswell races out of defence and finally the ball finds its strategy to Rice, who costs in the direction of the field like a rugby league participant earlier than teeing up Yarmolenko for a cross. However quite than introduce ball to field as quickly as doable, he opts to regulate physique place so as to use his left foot, curling a deflected effort that floats into the arms of Sanchez.
10:48
76 min Maupay shuttles backwards and forwards as West Ham look to play their means out of defence and his work permits Bissouma and Alzate to power the house facet again. Brighton are again within the ascendancy.
10:47
75 min Absolutely Moyes will ship on one other attacker as quickly as he can? West Ham had been on prime earlier than Brighton scored, however they had been hardly peppering the objective.
10:46
73 min Issues had been wanting ominous for Brighton, however an excellent minute of play put the stress again on West Ham and although they wanted the run of the ball, they made it rely with some fast pondering that was in all probability the results of some training-ground innovation.
10:44
The objective stands!
It might have achieved, however the footage is inconclusive so West Ham should do it yet again. A win right here can be colossal for Brighton.
10:43
GOAL! West Ham United 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Dunk 69)
Wonderful from Brighton, poor from West Ham. Trossard knocks it shot however alongside the by-line to March, who whips out a cross, and when Soucek tries to clear through diving header, the ball goes instantly into the leaping Dunk, who reacts quickest to lash into the roof of the online. West Ham had been caught by the pace of that.
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10:41
69 min This final minute has been a lot better from Brighton and Trossard wins a nook down the left, which matches brief…
10:40
68 min Good from Trossard nudging a ball into house for Maupay, dashing to the road, and his dug-out cross is first rate however there’s nobody within the center to assault it.
10:39
67 min I ponder if Graham Potter is considering altering issues. Some extent isn’t dreadful for Brighotn however a win takes them two factors away from Burnley. I’d count on to see Gross or Mac Allister fairly quickly.
10:37
65 min West Ham are stretching the play effectively now, Yarmolenko maintaining the width on the best with Johnson and Cresswell doing likewise on the left.
10:36
64 min West Ham have the impetus now and can fancy themselves to go on and win this, simply as Brighton will fancy themselves to go on and lose this.
10:35
62 min Watching that celebration once more, a younger man realising a dream, is such a pleasure. Sport is so good.
10:34
GOAL! West Ham United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Johnson 60)
He’s been on the membership six he was six and now look! What an absolute second! Yarmolenko goes down the best and his cross causes bother as a result of this half, Soucek is straining to get in there. Within the ensuing chaos, the ball breaks to Lanzini who, from the groundm crab-footballs the ball again to Johnson, who opens his physique to sidefoot excessive into the far side-netting! Pretty end.
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58 min However right here they arrive now, Bissouma bursting previous a problem to seek out March out on the left; his cross is well claimed by Fabianski.
10:29
57 min Brighton look fairly pleased with what they’ve obtained, successful the ball excessive up the pitch and slowly funnelling it again to Sanchez. That is sensible, as a result of it doesn’t appear like West Ham have the guile to interrupt them down, so defending 1-0 is extra necessary than looking for 2-0.
10:28
56 min West Ham are a minimum of getting males ahead now, although nonetheless struggling to find high quality or house.
10:27
54 min Higher from West Ham, Lanzini transferring the ball rapidly to seek out Soucek, however when he appears to stay it into the field, he can solely discover Webster.
10:25
53 min Alzate stretches ahead from midfield and down the best, however when he appears to cross he finds Coufal within the street so has to make do with a throw.
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51 min “West Ham positive did pay rather a lot for Benrahma to not play him in any respect,” says Joseph Harvey. “Brentford sorely want him too. What an odd deal.”
I noticed Brentford in midweek they usually did effectively with out him, however I see your level. On the one hand, he’s actually not a Moyes participant, however on the opposite managers like Moyes typically discover themselves one x-factor participant and permit him to get on with it, like Alan Ball and Matt Le Tissier.
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48 min “My favourite kind of defensive mistake,” emails Kári Tulinius, “is when a defender bodychecks one other out of the best way of the attacker. Ogbonna’s block on Rice, permitting Maupay house to show and shoot, is a basic of the style. The best instance I can bear in mind off the highest of my head is when two Bosnians tackled one another whereas attempting, unsuccessfully, to maintain Messi from scoring.
Benefit from the second half!”
That is my favorite many issues, and completely my favorite this.
10:19
47 min Higher already from West Ham, Rice swinging in a cross that Haller can solely head straight at Sanchez.
10:19
46 min So I assume West Ham are sticking to the 5-3-2 for now, with Yarmolenko changing Bowen up entrance and Lanzini a extra pure quantity 10 than Noble.
10:17
Brighton make one half-time change: Alzate replaces the presumably injured Lallana.
10:17
West Ham make two half-time adjustments: Lanzini and Yarmolenko change Noble and Bowen. I’m somewhat stunned to not see Benrahma, and I assume Bowen is simply knackered.
10:05
Half-time e mail: “The Moysiah has obtained this mistaken although, hasn’t he?” asks Graeme Arthur. “Johnson and Nobes are spare elements that want changing with shiny new Benrahma and basic luxurious mannequin Lanzini.”
Can’t argue with any of that. I believed the group he picked would grind Brighton down by taking away what they do finest, however the lack of depth scuppered that.
10:04
Half-time: West Ham United 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
That was completely horrendous from West Ham, who had been gradual, adverse and customarily ineffective. Brighton have been okay, seeking to go ahead and transfer the ball rapidly, however struggling to get very far as a result of it’s onerous to interrupt down seven males defending.
10:02
GOAL! West Ham United 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Maupay 44)
Burn lanks ahead to seek out March and carries on round his outdoors to simply accept the return. He crosses low and Maupay tries to set it off for Trossard, however his touch-back hits Rice who hits Ogbonna, so the prospect appears to have gone … besides the ball bounces again to him and this time he spins to drive into the online from 10 yards. That objective is quite a lot of what Brighton deserve and all the things that West Ham deserve – they’ve been execrable after which some.
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44 min Perhaps it being 0-0 tells us how well-drilled West Ham are, as a result of they’ve been so poor but, as I maintain repeating, not come near conceding…
09:58
42 min The possession stats are 32-68 in Brighton’s favour. However they’re nonetheless struggling to create something … besides right here comes March, weaving inside throughout Coufal to open a taking pictures lane, solely to pull his effort straight at Fabianski.
09:57
40 min So what’s going to Moyes do? I’d count on to see Fornals or Benrahma for Noble, and to see Soucek and Rice operating far more durable than they’re now.
09:55
38 min Good from Brighton, Trossard pulling proper and deep to swing a cross in the direction of the far submit, however Coufal does rather well to get himself between Welbeck and ball, which passes over the by-line for a goalkick.
09:54
37 min West Ham don’t change the group that usually, so maybe it’s no shock to see them flagging from the off. However they’ve obtained loads of choices on the bench, and if I didn’t know Moyes’ popularity for dithering in addition to I do, I’d have anticipated him to have modified issues already.
09:52
36 min It is a normal in addition to particular drawback too – Brighton must get extra males and extra balls into the field.
09:51
34 min However how about now! Bissouma lofts a terrific ball excessive for March, burrowing infield from large on the left, and with nobody busting their arse to get into the field, he has no possibility however to shoot, slicing large. He the shares how harm this loneliness made him really feel together with his associates.
09:49
33 min Gary Nev says that Brighton couldn’t be doing way more within the recreation, they only want to attain, however that sounds extraordinarily beneficiant to me. They’ve probably not created a lot, they’ve simply had extra of the ball.
09:48
32 min Brighton transfer the ball facet to facet, probing for a spot. Ultimately, although, Webster loses endurance and lamps a shot that catches Welbeck’s midriff and flies large.
09:46
30 min And he’s on the touchline gesticulating as we communicate. Brighton actually need to attain earlier than he will get it proper, as a result of West Ham can’t play a lot worse than this and it’s nonetheless 0-0.
09:45
30 min I daresay David Moyes goes to dispense some sentiments when he will get his gamers again into the dressing room at half-time.
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28 min Brighton are turning it to however must capitalise and right here they arrive once more, Welbeck transferring the ball onto Trossard, who finds Burn … and from 25 yards he tries a dig, which flicks off Balbuena and behind.
09:43
27 min The nook is first rate too, choosing out Webster within the center, however he can’t get any energy into his header which plops into Fabianski’s arms.
09:42
26 min West Ham want to vary one thing right here, as a result of Brighton’s midfield are dominating. Welbeck is operating in behind, normally from centre to proper and off Ogbonna – there he goes once more, successful a nook – whereas Trossard helps Bissouma and Lallana in midfield.
09:40
25 min That is one other soupcon higher, Rice turning up on the best of the field and banging a cross with which Bowen can do nothing.
09:40
24 min And right here’s Rice now, breaking ahead and discovering Coufal down the best. Nothing comes of it, however it’s a begin.