Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 1.
BrightonBrighton & Hove Albion1West HamWest Ham United1
West Ham's hopes of a top-four Premier League finish suffered a major blow as they were held at Brighton.
The result sees the Hammers remain sixth, a point behind Liverpool in fifth and five adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea, with two games remaining.
In a game containing few attacking highlights, Danny Welbeck appeared to have given the hosts a late victory, clipping an effort over Hammers goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski after racing on to Percy Tau's pass.
However, the Hammers levelled three minutes later when substitute Said Benrahma found the top right corner from the edge of the home penalty area.
The quality of the strike was out of keeping with a contest in which both sides struggled to find a spark in the final third.
And while David Moyes' side pressed forward for a winner, they could not justifiably claim to have done enough to merit all three points, with Craig Dawson and Tomas Soucek both heading earlier opportunities wide.
Until Welbeck scored his 50th Premier League goal, Alireza Jahanbakhsh had gone closest to breaking the deadlock for the hosts, arrowing an effort wide of the left post with Fabianski stranded off his line.
The Seagulls, who stay 17th, have now dropped 25 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Starting XI
Avg
- Squad number26Player nameSánchezAverage rating
6.29
- Squad number3Player nameWhiteAverage rating
7.52
- Squad number4Player nameWebsterAverage rating
6.35
- Squad number33Player nameBurnAverage rating
6.48
- Squad number13Player nameGroßAverage rating
6.10
- Squad number17Player nameAlzateAverage rating
6.05
- Squad number8Player nameBissoumaAverage rating
6.57
- Squad number15Player nameModerAverage rating
6.25
- Squad number16Player nameJahanbakhshAverage rating
6.44
- Squad number18Player nameWelbeckAverage rating
7.04
- Squad number11Player nameTrossardAverage rating
6.25
Substitutes
Avg
- Squad number14Player nameLallanaAverage rating
6.22
- Squad number22Player nameTauAverage rating
6.36
- Squad number29Player nameZeqiriAverage rating
5.82
West Ham United
Starting XI
Avg
- Squad number1Player nameFabianskiAverage rating
6.14
- Squad number5Player nameCoufalAverage rating
6.16
- Squad number15Player nameDawsonAverage rating
5.97
- Squad number21Player nameOgbonnaAverage rating
5.99
- Squad number3Player nameCresswellAverage rating
5.74
- Squad number28Player nameSoucekAverage rating
6.08
- Squad number41Player nameRiceAverage rating
6.12
- Squad number20Player nameBowenAverage rating
5.75
- Squad number11Player nameLingardAverage rating
6.27
- Squad number18Player nameFornalsAverage rating
5.77
- Squad number30Player nameAntonioAverage rating
5.58
Substitutes
Avg
- Squad number9Player nameBenrahmaAverage rating
6.77
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 3-4-3
- 26Sánchez
- 3White
- 4Webster
- 33Burn
- 13Groß
- 17AlzateSubstituted forLallanaat 67'minutes
- 8BissoumaBooked at 18mins
- 15Moder
- 16JahanbakhshSubstituted forTauat 73'minutes
- 18Welbeck
- 11TrossardSubstituted forZeqiriat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Karbownik
- 7Connolly
- 10Mac Allister
- 14Lallana
- 21Andone
- 22Tau
- 23Steele
- 25Caicedo
- 29Zeqiri
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 5Coufal
- 15Dawson
- 21Ogbonna
- 3Cresswell
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 20BowenSubstituted forBenrahmaat 64'minutes
- 11Lingard
- 18Fornals
- 30Antonio
Substitutes
- 4Balbuena
- 7Yarmolenko
- 9Benrahma
- 16Noble
- 23Diop
- 24Fredericks
- 31Johnson
- 35Randolph
- 45Odubeko
- Referee:
- Andre Marriner
Match Stats
Home TeamBrightonAway TeamWest Ham
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away3
- Corners
- Home3
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away5
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 1.
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Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Percy Tau.
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Percy Tau (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United).
Goal!
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 1. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
Goal!
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 0. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Percy Tau with a through ball.
Substitution
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Andi Zeqiri replaces Leandro Trossard.
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Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ben White.
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Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
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Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
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Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Percy Tau replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
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Hand ball by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
Substitution
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Steven Alzate.
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Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a headed pass.
Substitution
Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Jarrod Bowen.
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Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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He and Darren Anderson used to complete for the Golden Sicknote !
🐝nrahma man of the match.
Seagulls a very promising side. Next season top 10, perhaps a push for Europe. Moder - world class player.
Tho nothing beats the man of the day : Emptyhandedski 🤣 ( Lampard's karma )
We certainly aren't ready for Bayern or Barcelona.... Happy to sit this one out.. Happy to finish top 8 anyway... Been a good season all round - Well done the Hammers !
Also happy for Benrahma, he seems to be the Martinelli of West Ham in that he doesn't get a huge amount of game time relatively speaking despite having outrageous levels of talent.