Comments and predictions for Brighton vs West Ham: Pity for the away team

Latest Brighton vs West Ham team information

Brighton's Ferdi Kadioglu and James Milner are both edging closer to a return from lengthy spells out with toe and hamstring injuries, but this weekend's game may still be too early for them.

Tariq Lamptey, Joel Veltman, Georginio Rutter (both ankle), Adam Webster, Igor Julio (thigh) and Jason Steele (shoulder) are all out. Jan Paul van Hecke is also doubtful after suffering a head injury against Brentford.

Joao Pedro will begin his three-match ban following his red card last weekend. Kaoru Mitoma – who has recovered from an Achilles injury and scored off the bench – is expected to start on the left wing. Welbeck continues to lead the line and is aiming to score 10 Premier League goals in a season for the first time (he has nine).

For West Ham, Michail Antonio (leg), Crysencio Summerville (thigh) and Aaron Cresswell (muscle) continue to be absent. Evan Ferguson - a player on loan from Brighton - is ineligible to play for his parent club.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (toe) and Edson Alvarez (ankle) will be assessed before kick-off. If Wan-Bissaka is not fit, Vladimir Coufal will start at right-back. In Alvarez's absence, Tomas Soucek will compete for a starting spot in midfield alongside Carlos Soler and James Ward-Prowse.

Mohammed Kudus and Lucas Paqueta can both play as attacking midfielders or on the left, while Bowen – who scored his 10th goal of the season – will continue to anchor the right wing. Fullkrug remains the first choice centre-forward.

Latest predicted lineup Brighton vs West Ham

Brighton & Hove Albion:
Verbruggen; Wieffer, Dunk, Baleba, Estupinan; Hinshelwood, Ayari; Minteh, O'Riley, Mitoma; Welbeck

West Ham United:
Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles; Soucek, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Kudus, Paqueta; Fullkrug

Latest Brighton vs West Ham football review

Brighton's hopes of qualifying for Europe are fading as Fabian Hurzeler's side have failed to win in their last five Premier League games, picking up just one point from their last four and most recently suffering a 4-2 defeat at Brentford last weekend.

Despite Danny Welbeck's equaliser late in the first half, Brighton were completely outplayed by Brentford in the second half, conceding three more goals. Joao Pedro's sending off made matters worse, marking Brighton's ninth league defeat this season.

Hurzeler has faced growing criticism from some supporters, with many chanting "You don't know what you're doing". However, he said his players "responded well after losing a man", but admitted "we made too many simple mistakes" against Brentford.

Brighton’s most realistic target now is to finish in the top eight and secure a place in the Conference League next season. They are currently 10th, just one point behind eighth-placed Bournemouth, with five games in hand. However, a nine-point gap to seventh-placed Aston Villa means a Europa League spot is increasingly unlikely.

One of the reasons for Brighton’s decline has been a shaky defence – they have conceded two or more goals in each of their last five Premier League games – their worst run since March 2022. However, Brighton have lost just one of their 15 top-flight games against West Ham (W6 D8), which should give them a boost of confidence ahead of Saturday’s game.

West Ham are no better off, almost certain to finish in the bottom half of the table. In their last six games, they have lost and drawn, most recently a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to relegated Southampton.

Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring, but Lesley Ugochukwu's 90+3 minute equaliser earned Southampton a point, prompting an angry Niclas Fullkrug to publicly criticise his team-mates after the match. Manager Graham Potter also admitted the team's performance was "unsatisfactory".

West Ham are currently 17th and will stay up if they take at least a point on Saturday, or if Ipswich Town – 15 points adrift of safety with five games remaining – fail to beat Newcastle.

In their last three meetings with Brighton, West Ham have picked up five points (W1 D2), just one point short of their previous 12 (D6 L6) total.

Last season, West Ham beat Brighton 3-1 at the Amex. This season, they have won four away games in the Premier League, and remarkably, all four of those wins have been with clean sheets. However, in their last 15 away games in which they have conceded at least one goal, West Ham have not won (D5 L10).

Latest Brighton vs West Ham score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Brighton vs West Hamas follows:

• Sportsmole:Brighton 2-0 West Ham

• WhoScore:Brighton 2-1 West Ham
• Our newspaper predicts:Brighton 2-1 West Ham

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