Match Report
| West Ham United | West Ham United |  |  | Brighton and Hove Albion | Brighton and Hove Albion | ||||||||||||||||
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| Luke Bishop | L. Bishop |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Nwankwo Ince | N. Ince | |||||||||
| Moussa Jonquet | M. Jonquet |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Patrick Thomson | P. Thomson | |||||||||
| Shaun Jess | S. Jess | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Ledley Benali | L. Benali | |||||||||
| Torsten Wieland | T. Wieland |  | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Ian Charles | I. Charles | |||||||||
| Del Lofthouse | D. Lofthouse | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Alun Clegg | A. Clegg | |||||||||
| Julian Hernandez | J. Hernandez |  | 71 | M |  | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Leon Guppy | L. Guppy | ||||||||
| Julian Williams | J. Williams | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Clive Barry | C. Barry | |||||||||
| Zoltan Desailly | Z. Desailly | | 70 | M | | 8 | | | M | 53 | | Alexander Godber | A. Godber | ||||||||
| Eduardo Santos | E. Santos | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Simon Kühn | S. Kühn | |||||||||
| Alessandro Adami | A. Adami |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Simon Tolley | S. Tolley | |||||||||
| Antonio Rey | A. Rey | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Noel Joachim | N. Joachim | |||||||||
| Martin Hendrie | M. Hendrie | | 67 | M | | 12 | | A | 48 | | Peter Mills | P. Mills | |||||||||
| Gavin Laver | G. Laver | | 61 | A | | 13 | | A | 47 | | Simon Minto | S. Minto | |||||||||
| Graeme Duberry | G. Duberry | | 59 | A | | 14 | | D | 44 | | Nigel Mustoe | N. Mustoe | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Ham United and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Smith.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Ham United and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Smith.
0.00
0-0West Ham United get the match underway!
3.14
0-0Julian Hernandez knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.37
Zoltan Desailly flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
8.51
0-0Julian Williams flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Nwankwo Ince.
10.42
0-0Corner kick to West Ham United. Julian Williams chips it to the near post. Alessandro Adami muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
12.02
Julian Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Adami collects the pass. Alessandro Adami finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
14.13
Shaun Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Zoltan Desailly. Seeing a gap ahead, Zoltan Desailly plays the ball forward to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Nwankwo Ince reads it well. Nice save!
16.00
Shaun Jess launches a long ball forward into the other half. Alessandro Adami cuts inside the box! Alessandro Adami tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Nwankwo Ince.
17.28
It's a corner kick. Julian Hernandez kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Moussa Jonquet comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
18.06
Julian Hernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Nwankwo Ince. Excellent save.
21.29
1-0Julian Hernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.39
Alexander Godber plays the ball forward to Simon Tolley. Simon Tolley skips past Shaun Jess! Some silky footwork from Simon Tolley provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.17
1-0Julian Hernandez clumsily knocks into Alexander Godber. The referee calls over Julian Hernandez and shows him a yellow card! Alexander Godber runs off the knock.
32.59
1-0Julian Hernandez flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Rey who brings the ball neatly under control. Antonio Rey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.51
With some swift thinking, Moussa Jonquet plays the ball forward to Zoltan Desailly. Zoltan Desailly controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.37
Moussa Jonquet threads the ball through to Julian Hernandez. Julian Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Adami collects the pass. Alessandro Adami knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.36
1-0Alexander Godber knocks the ball forward to Simon Tolley. Simon Tolley cuts inside the box! Del Lofthouse barges into Simon Tolley. Simon Tolley appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
42.13
1-0Alexander Godber comes in with a late challenge on Julian Hernandez. Alexander Godber is given a warning by the referee! Julian Hernandez stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.30
Leon Guppy flicks the ball to his team mate, Noel Joachim. Noel Joachim edges inside the box! Noel Joachim side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
45.00
Leon Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Simon Tolley collects the pass. Simon Tolley shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. West Ham United appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off the second half!
48.52
Alun Clegg knocks the ball forward to Leon Guppy. Leon Guppy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Kühn. Simon Kühn makes a defence splitting pass to Simon Tolley. Simon Tolley cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Luke Bishop smothers it!
49.30
Ian Charles clumsily knocks into Julian Hernandez. Ian Charles is warned by the referee! Julian Hernandez stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.48
Del Lofthouse darts forward. With a delightful solo run, Del Lofthouse stretches the opposition's defence. Del Lofthouse chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Nwankwo Ince gets down and covers it.
54.57
Torsten Wieland hits a low pass to Julian Williams. Julian Williams threads a neat ball through to Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.50
Julian Williams threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Nwankwo Ince. Excellent save.
61.09
Zoltan Desailly threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Nwankwo Ince is on top of it.
66.13
Julian Hernandez runs up as Julian Williams takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. With vision, Julian Hernandez plays the ball forward to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.53
Zoltan Desailly hits a low pass to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
75.31
Leon Guppy flicks a high ball forward to Simon Tolley who takes it down. Simon Tolley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.50
1-0Brighton and Hove Albion have made 3 substitutions with Peter Mills replacing Leon Guppy, Simon Minto replacing Patrick Thomson and Nigel Mustoe replacing Alexander Godber .
79.37
Del Lofthouse threads a neat ball through to Julian Williams. Julian Williams knocks the ball forward to Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ledley Benali.
84.58
Peter Mills comes in with a late challenge on Zoltan Desailly. Peter Mills is shown the yellow card! Zoltan Desailly stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.59
1-0With a delightful solo run, Peter Mills stretches the opposition's defence. Peter Mills edges inside the box! Shaun Jess catches Peter Mills on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
89.45
Julian Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Rey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Rey plays a sublime one-two with Eduardo Santos and races in on goal... Antonio Rey looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Antonio Rey!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Antonio Rey 21, 89 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Luke Bishop (GK)
6
2. Moussa Jonquet (DEF)
6
3. Shaun Jess (DEF)
6
4. Torsten Wieland (DEF)
6
5. Del Lofthouse (DEF)
7
6. Julian Hernandez (MID)
7
7. Julian Williams (MID)
6
8. Zoltan Desailly (MID)
7
9. Eduardo Santos (ATT)
8
10. Alessandro Adami (ATT)
7
11. Antonio Rey (ATT)
9
12. Martin Hendrie (MID)
0
13. Gavin Laver (ATT)
0
14. Graeme Duberry (ATT)
0
1. Nwankwo Ince (GK)
8
2. Patrick Thomson (DEF)
6
3. Ledley Benali (DEF)
6
4. Ian Charles (DEF)
5
5. Alun Clegg (DEF)
6
6. Leon Guppy (MID)
7
7. Clive Barry (MID)
6
8. Alexander Godber (MID)
6
9. Simon Kühn (ATT)
6
10. Simon Tolley (ATT)
6
11. Noel Joachim (ATT)
7
12. Peter Mills (ATT)
6
13. Simon Minto (ATT)
6
14. Nigel Mustoe (DEF)
6