Brighton vs West Ham

Brighton vs West Ham Match Commentary

1. 90+8' The referee blows his whistle for the final time to end this match.
2. 90+8' A dangerous towering header by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham) from around the penalty spot goes just wide of the right post. This corner kick didn't change the score.
3. 90+8' Freddie Potts (West Ham) prepares to take a corner kick.
4. 90+7' Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) collects a pass from the flank, looks up and fires in a goal-bound shot from the edge of the box which canons off a defender to safety. It will be a corner kick for West Ham.
5. 90+7' Georginio Rutter (Brighton) reacts well to latch onto a rebound inside the box, but his shot is well blocked.
6. 90+7' Georginio Rutter (Brighton) runs onto a good ball played into the box and hits a first-time screamer towards goal, but a defender somehow gets his body in the way and makes the block.
7. 90+6' Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton) latches on to the corner kick and releases a quick strike from the edge of the box. The result differs significantly from his intention as the ball flies way over the crossbar.
8. 90+5' A quickly taken corner by Brighton.
9. 90+3' Simon Hooper sticks with his original decision after the VAR review. No infringement and the goal stands!
10. 90+2' The Brighton players halt their celebrations as referee Simon Hooper makes the VAR signal to review the goal, most likely to ascertain if there was a handball in the build-up play.
11. 90+1' Goal · 1–1 Georginio Rutter (Brighton) receives the ball inside the box, reacts quickly and without any problems stabs the ball low in the middle of the goal.
12. 90+1' Georginio Rutter (Brighton) beats the defender inside the box and lashes a shot towards the bottom left corner, but Alphonse Areola makes a brilliant reflex save to deny him. Goalkeeping at its best!
13. 90+1' Brighton work the corner short. The ball is passed to a nearby teammate.
14. 90+1' Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton) takes a shot from the edge of the box after a brilliant solo effort. The ball heads towards the left post, but the goalkeeper denies him with a fantastic save. The ball goes out of play. Brighton are awarded a corner kick.
15. 90' 7 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
16. 90' Danny Welbeck (Brighton) attempts to convert a lofted cross as he jumps high and heads the ball to the middle of the goal. Alphonse Areola shows his brilliant reflexes and pulls off a glorious save to stop the ball from hitting the net.
17. 89' Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton) takes a short corner kick.
18. 89' Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence clears the ball to safety. The referee signals a corner kick to Brighton.
19. 88' Brighton are bossing possession at the moment by exchanging some precise passes from player to player.
20. 86' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) collects an inch-perfect pass and strikes the ball from far out, but his shot is blocked.
21. 86' The total number of attempts is 12:12.
22. 84' Rough tackle by Georginio Rutter (Brighton). The referee blows his whistle for a foul.
23. 83' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton) departs the field of play to be replaced by Olivier Boscagli.
24. 83' That's the end of the game for El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham), who is replaced by Ezra Mayers.
25. 82' Nuno Espirito Santo prepares a substitution. Mateus Fernandes is replaced by Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham).
26. 82' Today's match ends for Lucas Paqueta who will be replaced by Tomas Soucek (West Ham).
27. 81' Lewis Dunk (Brighton) leaps to meet the corner, but fires his header back across goal from close in and it goes well wide of the left post.
28. 81' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton) steps up to send the ball in.
29. 81' Georginio Rutter (Brighton) sends a pass into the box, but his attempt is thwarted and cleared. The linesman makes the right call and Brighton will have a corner.
30. 80' Callum Wilson (West Ham) shows off his skills with a mazy run to the edge of the box and then fires in a disappointing shot that flies well wide of the right post.
31. 78' Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton) had a good opportunity when he latched on to a cross from the wing, but his strike wasn't accurate at all and the ball went well wide of the left post.
32. 77' Yellow card Freddie Potts (West Ham) has tested the patience of referee Simon Hooper and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.
33. 77' Half-chance! Callum Wilson (West Ham) plays a pass into the box, but Bart Verbruggen reacts well to snuff out the attack.
34. 76' The resulting set piece from Brighton is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
35. 75' Mats Wieffer (Brighton) smashes the ball against the crossbar! What a chance.
36. 73' Goal · 0–1 Goal! Callum Wilson produces a great pass that finds Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) inside the penalty area, who takes advantage of the situation to rifle a shot into the bottom right corner. 0:1.
37. 72' Substitution. Crysencio Summerville makes way for Callum Wilson (West Ham).
38. 72' Fabian Hurzeler has decided to make a change. Brajan Gruda (Brighton) replaces Yankuba Minteh.
39. 72' The substitution is prepared. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Maxim De Cuyper.
40. 71' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) strikes from the edge of the box, but hits it really poorly and sends the ball way wide of the left post.
41. 71' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) produces a quality cross into the box, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball and spanks it away.
42. 70' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) sends a cross into the box, but Alphonse Areola comes off his line to gather the ball.
43. 69' Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) commits a rough foul. Simon Hooper stops the game and makes a call.
44. 68' Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton) found some space to play in a lofted pass, but he looks disappointed as none of his teammates managed to connect with it.
45. 67' A pass into the penalty area from Mats Wieffer (Brighton) is intercepted by the defence.
46. 65' Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) put a cross into the box which wasn't a bad decision, but he failed to achieve what he wanted as none of his teammates managed to meet it.
47. 64' Nuno Espirito Santo has decided to substitute Guido Rodriguez and he is replaced by Freddie Potts (West Ham).
48. 60' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton) comes onto the pitch for Carlos Baleba.
49. 60' Yellow card This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Guido Rodriguez (West Ham) was quite harsh and Simon Hooper didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
50. 59' A fantastic block by a defender means that the corner from West Ham comes to nothing.
51. 59' Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) hammers a powerful first-time shot from close range, sending the ball towards the left side of the target, but the goalkeeper stops it with a miraculous save. The ball is out of play. West Ham win a corner kick.
52. 59' Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) bursts into the box after a fine solo run. He looks up and tries to place a shot into the bottom left corner, but Bart Verbruggen makes a great save to deny him his moment of glory.
53. 58' The resulting corner, taken by Mateus Fernandes (West Ham), comes to nothing.
54. 57' One of the defenders reacts at the last minute to brilliantly block a pass from Jarrod Bowen (West Ham). The linesman points to the corner flag, West Ham are going to take it.
55. 57' The resulting corner from Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) is cleared.
56. 56' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton) attempts to find the head of one of his teammates with a promising cross into the box, but a defender outjumps the attackers and averts the threat. Brighton will have a chance to score from a corner kick.
57. 55' Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham) creates himself some space around the penalty spot and connects with the free kick. His header is aimed towards the middle of the net, but Bart Verbruggen pulls off a comfortable save to thwart him.
58. 54' Mats Wieffer (Brighton) gives away a foul for a fierce tackle on an opponent. West Ham have a free kick.
59. 54' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) makes a driving run into the box but he cannot work any space for a shot. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for West Ham.
60. 52' Yellow card Lewis Dunk (Brighton) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Simon Hooper had an easy-decision to make.
61. 51' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) reacts well to get to the rebound and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but he fails to get the ball through the players standing between him and the goal.
62. 50' A cross from a mid-range free kick, taken by West Ham, is intercepted by one of the defenders.
63. 49' Carlos Baleba (Brighton) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Simon Hooper no option but to blow his whistle.
64. 47' El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham) picks up the ball inside the penalty box and immediately fires a first-time effort that sails well over the crossbar and ends in the stands.
65. 46' The referee blows his whistle to signal the start of the second half.
66. 45+1' Simon Hooper has ended the first half by blowing the whistle.
67. 45+1' Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham) connects with the corner but his looping header goes well over.
68. 45+1' Mateus Fernandes (West Ham) will deliver the ball into the penalty box from a corner kick.
69. 45' The fourth official shows 1 min. of added time.
70. 45' Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) takes a shot from the edge of the box, but it's not a big threat for the goalkeeper as his effort is blocked by a defender. The ball is out of play. West Ham will have a chance to score from a corner.
71. 44' Danny Welbeck (Brighton) didn't manage to convert the resulting corner kick into a goal. He produced a header from a dangerous position inside the box, but his attempt went well wide of the right post.
72. 44' Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) is heading toward the corner flag to take the set piece.
73. 44' The resulting corner from Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) only finds one of the defenders, who heads it out of danger. The ball is out of play. A goal-scoring opportunity from a corner for Brighton.
74. 43' The ball breaks to Georginio Rutter (Brighton) after a scramble in the box, but his first-time effort is immediately blocked. The ball goes out of play and Brighton have been awarded a corner kick.
75. 42' Carlos Baleba (Brighton) was too fierce in his attempt to get the ball from his opponent and Simon Hooper blows for a foul.
76. 41' Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) receives a precise pass inside the box and takes a shot that flies just wide of the right post.
77. 41' The ball sits up nicely on the edge of the box for Diego Gomez (Brighton), but his powerful first-time effort flies high over the bar.
78. 39' Lucas Paqueta (West Ham) gets into a good scoring position. He creates some space for himself and tries his luck from distance. His decent effort towards the bottom right corner is, however, superbly saved by Bart Verbruggen!
79. 37' Danny Welbeck (Brighton) is penalised for a foul. Simon Hooper had a clear view and blows his whistle.
80. 37' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) crosses the ball into the box, but one of the defending players averts the threat.
81. 36' Diego Gomez (Brighton) leaps highest to meet the resulting set piece and sends his header way off target.
82. 35' Mats Wieffer (Brighton) will take a corner kick.
83. 34' Another attempt to send the ball beyond the defence by Mats Wieffer (Brighton) is thwarted and cleared to safety. Brighton have been awarded a corner kick. The referee and one of his assistants both point at the corner flag.
84. 34' Mats Wieffer (Brighton) pounces on a great cross inside the box, but lashes his powerful first-time shot a whisker past the right post.
85. 33' A cross by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) from the side of the pitch flies into the box, but fails to find its intended target as the aim was poor.
86. 32' Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) takes the corner, but it's intercepted by the defender.
87. 32' El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham) sends a lofted cross into the penalty area. Unfortunately for him, the opponent's defence deals with his cross comfortably and intercepts it. Good work from West Ham as they win a corner.
88. 30' Some great controlled play and passing in the middle of the pitch from West Ham.
89. 29' A crossfield pass from El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham) fails to find any of his teammates.
90. 28' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) fails to pick a body out in the box with an over-hit chip pass. The ball goes out of play and West Ham will have a goal kick.
91. 27' None of the Brighton players could reach the corner kick as the ball was overhit and goes out of play.
92. 26' Georginio Rutter (Brighton) passes the ball into the box but an opposing player clears. Brighton force a corner. They send men into the box.
93. 25' Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) takes the corner and sends it into the penalty area, but the opposition's defence is ready and makes a good clearance.
94. 24' He should have scored! Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) gathered a short pass deep inside the box but took too long to shoot, allowing the defender to make the block. West Ham have been awarded a corner kick.
95. 23' Mats Wieffer (Brighton) latches on to an accurate pass inside the box and shoots towards goal, but it goes well wide of the right post.
96. 22' The possession of the ball – 54:46.
97. 21' The referee blows his whistle as Diego Gomez (Brighton) was too aggressive in his challenge.
98. 21' Mats Wieffer (Brighton) collects a pass and has an effort from distance which is blocked.
99. 19' Georginio Rutter (Brighton) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.
100. 18' Danny Welbeck (Brighton) makes a strong challenge and Simon Hooper blows for a foul.
101. 17' Lucas Paqueta (West Ham) tries to find Crysencio Summerville, but he puts too much power on the through ball.
102. 16' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) was standing in a clear offside position, making it an easy call for the linesman.
103. 16' Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) dinks a cross into the box in an attempt to find one of his teammates, but the defence manages to clear.
104. 14' The referee stops play as the linesman flags Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) offside.
105. 13' The defence is alert as they clear a dangerous cross from Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton).
106. 12' Brighton enjoy a period of possession as they are exchanging some passes and waiting for an opportunity to strike.
107. 10' Yellow card Simon Hooper shows a yellow card to Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton) for his blatant foul.
108. 9' Diego Gomez (Brighton) unleashed a monstrous piledriver. He controlled a pass, glanced up at goal and shot from the edge of the box. It could have been a difficult one for the keeper, but the ball fortunately hit one of the defenders and ball bounced away.
109. 8' Georginio Rutter (Brighton) attempts a volley from the edge of the box that goes a couple of yards wide of the left post.
110. 7' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton) found some space to dink a cross from the side into the box, but it needed to be more precise to threaten the opposition.
111. 4' Simon Hooper couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) and blew his whistle.
112. 3' Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) tackles a bit over-zealously and Simon Hooper blows for a foul.
113. 2' Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) makes a bad challenge and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
114. 1' The match has just started.
115. Brighton will kick the game off.
116. Simon Hooper was nominated as the referee for this game.
117. We now know the starting lineups. You can find them in the match details of this match.
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