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Brighton & Hove Albion

BHA

Premier League

26 Apr 2025

3 – 2

Full-time

American Express Stadium

West Ham United

WHU

Kudus 48'

Soucek 83' football

Timeline

90'+3

YELLOW CARD

Y. Ayari

90'+2

3-2

Goal

C. Baleba

89'

2-2

Goal

K. Mitoma

86'

off

V. Coufal

E. Santos

83'

1-2

Goal

T. Soucek

82'

off

B. Gruda

M. O'Riley

82'

off

D. Gómez

J. Hinshelwood

80'

YELLOW CARD

J. Hinshelwood

62'

off

K. Mitoma

S. Adingra

62'

off

Y. Minteh

S. March

48'

1-1

Goal

M. Kudus

45'

off

N. Füllkrug

J. Ward-Prowse

29'

YELLOW CARD

K. Mavropanos

13'

1-0

Goal

Y. Ayari

Blog

90'+3'

Full Time

FULL TIME!!! A HUGE THREE POINTS!

90'+3'

BHA

0-0

WHU

Goal!

Baleba

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CARLOS BALEBA CURLS IN FROM 25 YARDS!!! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE TURN AROUND AT THE AMEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

90'

THREE MINUTES ADDED TIME

89'

BHA

0-0

WHU

Goal!

Mitoma

ALBION EQUALISER!!! Ayari's cross is head back across goal by Gruda and Mitoma stoops down to nod past Areola!!!

83'

Goal

Soucek nods West Ham in front.

82'

Substitution

Another double Albion change. Brajan Gruda and Diego Gomez replace Matt O'Riley and Jack Hinshelwood.

74'

Yellow Card

Jack Hinshelwood goes into the book for dragging down Wan-Bissaka off the ball.

73'

Jack Hinshelwood looks to emulate Yasin Ayari as he looks for the top right corner from 25 yards. It takes a slight nick on the way through and is a couple of inches wide of goal.

72'

Pervis Estupinan volleys at goal from the edge of the box, the technique is excellent, but not only does Areola save but he also catches the shot.

69'

MAVROPANOS NEARLY PUTS IT PAST HIS OWN KEEPER

Minteh's cross is flicked on by Mavropanos and it looks for a moment as if it's drifting into the top left corner, but it lands on the roof of the net! Albion are in the ascendancy.

62'

Substitution

Double Albion change. Yankuba Minteh and Kaoru Mitoma replace Simon Adingra and Solly March.

62'

That should be West Ham in front. Bowen pulls it back from the by-line for Wan-Bissaka in the middle of the box, but the right back sends it over the Albion goal.

60'

Big save from Verbruggen as Albion give it away in their own half and West Ham try to capitalise. Paqueta finds Wan-Bissaka making a run into the box down the right and the defender smashes it at goal, with Verbruggen doing just enough to put it behind for a corner.

53'

GREAT REACTION FROM ALBION

The goal could have really knocked Albion, but it's actually given them a kick up the backside. Simon Adingra especially has come to life and the Ivorian has an effort deflected over for a corner.

51'

Brilliant save from Areola as Matt O'Riley's corner finds the head of Mats Wieffer, he sends it towards goal, but it's actually straight at Areola who keeps it out!

48'

Goal

Kudus equalises for West Ham as he converts from Bowen's pass.

46'

Second Half begins

Matt O'Riley gets the second half started. There's one change as West Ham bring on Niclas Fullkrug for James Ward-Prowse.

Yasin Ayari separates the teams going in at the break. What a strike from the Sweden international. Just before the half-time whistle

Yasin Ayari separates the teams going in at the break. What a strike from the Sweden international. Just before the half-time whistle, Lewis Dunk did superbly to slide in and get in the way of Kudus' cross after the Ghanaian winger looked to find someone in the middle from the edge of the six-yard box.

45'

TWO MINUTES ADDED ON

43'

DUNK CLEARS

Lewis Dunk gets a superb clearing touch on the ball as it's whipped in from the right. West Ham with a bit of sustained pressure, but it's not really culminating in anything at this point.

36'

Offside

Unlucky for Adingra. The Ivorian isn't offside as he fires in after Areola saves from Wieffer, but the Dutchman is. It's marginal - the on-field decision is offside and VAR back that up.

33'

Welbeck looks certain to at least hit the target as Ayari finds the striker running into the box, but Todibo does well to block the shot.

32'

Terrific save from Bart Verbruggen. Kilman crosses in and Soucek meets it superbly, with his header looking as if it's going to dip in, but Verbruggen tips it onto the crossbar!

29'

Yellow Card

Mavropanos goes into the book for catching Welbeck late.

A brilliant moment for Yasin Ayari.

18'

Mats Wieffer is found by Adingra on the edge of the box and the Dutchman's shot is through a crowd in the box, taking a deflection on the way through to goal, with Areola able to dive down on it.

16'

BALEBA WITH THE BLOCK

Estupinan slides in on Wan-Bissaka and doesn't get the ball, giving the full-back time to find a free Bowen. The striker runs into the box from an angle with Albion short in defence, but Baleba comes across and blocks the England international's shot, with the ball then bouncing off Bowen and behind for a goal-kick.

13'

BHA

0-0

WHU

Goal!

Ayari

A BRILLIANT GOAL FROM YASIN AYARI!!! That's his first in the Premier League and it's absolutely magnificent. The Sweden international receives the ball from Adingra on the left and he curls it into the top right corner from 25 yards!

10'

Half chance for the Hammers. Wan-Bissaka crosses low from the right and Soucek meets it first time from an angle, sending the ball into the side netting.

Pervis Estupinan is shouted at by the crowd to have a go from range and he obliges, smashing it over Areola's goal from 25 yards. Good connection, just a bit wayward in the end.