Brighton return to the Amex on Sunday hoping to regular themselves after that unusual 4-3 collapse to Aston Villa in midweek. They had been cruising with a two-goal cushion however one way or the other misplaced management. Nonetheless, the Seagulls sit simply behind the Champions League spots and know a win may push them again within the combine.
SoftFootball already highlighted how their wastefulness value them in latest video games, just like the story from their 2-0 loss to Arsenal reported. Brighton will need none of that once more.
West Ham arrive with much less relaxation after drawing 1-1 at Previous Trafford on Thursday, because of Soungoutou Magassa’s late nook end, a second analysed intimately on SoftFootbal. Nuno Espírito Santo’s group are nonetheless trapped within the relegation zone and haven’t overwhelmed Brighton usually.
In reality, the Amex has been a nightmare floor for them, with one win in sixteen Premier League conferences. Even the uncommon large victories from Nuno’s previous, like Forest’s 7-0 win over Brighton, don’t imply a lot right here.
Brighton’s numbers are nonetheless strong at residence. Six straight league matches scoring at the least twice, and 17 second-half objectives to this point, although that doesn’t cover their defensive gaps.
Villa uncovered them badly, and the harm to younger striker Stefanos Tzimas makes issues worse. Danny Welbeck, who has this odd behavior of scoring late in opposition to West Ham, ought to return up entrance so as to add a little bit of expertise.
West Ham have issues too. Their defence has leaked 27 objectives in 13 video games, and so they have conceded first in nearly each match. However their younger midfield three of Fernandes, Magassa and Potts are slowly coming collectively.
Nuno retains repeating that the one approach out of this mess is consistency, laborious work and accepting the fact of the desk. He additionally confirmed Lucas Paquetá returns to the XI immediately.
West Ham shared a video by way of their official X account that includes supervisor Nuno Espírito Santo praising the group’s superb efficiency of their 1-1 Premier League draw at Manchester United’s Previous Trafford, emphasising resilience after conceding a wierd objective and robust second-half management.
Watch the video under:
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Brighton are nonetheless lacking James Milner, Solly March and Adam Webster, whereas Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter stay doubts. Yasin Ayari needs to be again. Tzimas is out long-term with a knee subject.
West Ham miss Fabianski and Oliver Scarles, and Summerville is uncertain. Igor Julio can not play in opposition to his guardian membership. Paquetá is obtainable once more.
Doable Lineups
Brighton (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Veltman, Dunk, Van Hecke, Kadioglu; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Gruda, De Cuyper; Welbeck.
West Ham (4-2-3-1): Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavropanos, Diouf; Potts, Magassa; Bowen, Paqueta, Fernandes; Wilson.
Brighton often reply effectively after chaos, and with West Ham struggling away, a slim residence win feels possible.
Prediction: Brighton 2-1 West Ham
