Premier League – West Ham United – Brighton & Hove Albion on Match-day 3

Sunday Premier League action from London Stadium, as The Hammers take on Brighton.

As it stands, Brighton will go to London Stadium in eighth place, The Hammers are currently in nineteenth.

West Ham United require a positive result, as Brighton & Hove Albion go to London Stadium

With a win in their previous game, (1-0) against Nottingham Forest, The Hammers will likely be in a positive frame of mind.

Also, getting out of a relegation battle requires a string of positive results, but David Moyes’s men know that two losses in two matches is a run of form that will be hard to turn around. Their position is nineteenth in the League and they have no points, that is, 0W, 2L and 0D having lost two matches.

When The Hammers host Brighton, they will do so on the back of one losses on their own ground.

The Hammers are no strangers this season to illness and injury and David Moyes is concerned that Sunday’s fixture could see him without two of his key players.

This season’s Premier League campaign, has so far seen Brighton & Hove Albion achieve four points

Brighton’s next opponents will smell blood if they begin the next match with all guns blazing. Whilst it’s understandable that they may want to do this, after their recent 0-0 draw at Newcastle United and previous loss to Manchester United, The Seagulls must get a positive result and keep defensively solid.

Also, a draw statistic of one in one game is not all bad, but unfortunately will not bring the success Graham Potter’s men wishes for ultimately. With four points, they currently sit eighth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 1 wins, 0 losses and 1 draws having won one game and drawn one game.

Brighton will travel to The Hammers with a win record on the road that is quite unremarkable, with one win.

A win in this fixture, would take Brighton & Hove Albion’s points from 4 to 7, so far this season.

A solid defensive team

So far, Brighton’s defence has been outstanding, as they have conceded one goal. Despite delivering often average performance, their goal scoring stats have been good (2). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Pascal Gross (2), Alexis MacAllister (1), and Robert Sanchez.

Brighton’s squad will likely be depleted of one of their key players when they start on Sunday, due to injury or illness.

West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels the two clubs have already faced each other 15 times with the result being five wins and seven draws for The Hammers. Further, the two sides have drawn in seven of their last 14 matches encounters. Their most recent encounter in this competition West Ham United secured a 3-1 home win.

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