Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United
Well, one of the best games of the Premier League season ends with incredible drama. Three goals in the last 10 minutes gives West Ham fans a miserable return to the capital as Baleba’s 92nd minute stunner kept Brighton’s European hopes alive. Ayari had put the home side ahead after 13 minutes with a curling 30-yard screamer, before excellent work from Bowen allowed Kudus to equalise at the start of the second half. Soucek might have thought he had won it for West Ham when he nodded Bowen’s deep cross past Verbruggen in the 83rd minute, but a Mitoma header six minutes later drew Brighton level, before Baleba put the icing on the cake in injury time with carbon-copy, left-footed version of Ayari’s opener, setting the ball out well wide of the post and bending it sweetly into the top corner from 35-yards. Three goals from just 1.35xG for the hosts tells the tale of their quality. It’s a first win in five Premier League games for Brighton, who move up to ninth, six points behind Aston Villa in seventh. They host Newcastle next weekend. A gutting defeat for West Ham, now winless in seven, but defeat for Ipswich this afternoon has confirmed the Irons’ Premier League status for next season. They host Tottenham next Sunday. Thank you for following this live Premier League coverage, we’ll see you again soon!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United
He's only been on the pitch for 10 minutes and this is hardly to be credited to him, but Gruda has two assists to his name.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United
GOOOOOOOOOALLLL! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!!!! BALEBA WINS IT FOR BRIGHTON! West Ham clear the ball to the edge of the area and Baleba picks it up 35 yards from goal, he takes a touch and bends a sensational screamer into the top corner. The reverse angle shows just how much bend he put on that ball. What a moment.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United
SO WASTEFUL! Moments after providing the assist for the equaliser, Gruda breaks on the counter supported by Mitoma but he makes a mess of the pass and Mavropanos is able to intercept.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United
Superb management from Hurzeler as all three substitutes combine. Gomez to Gruda and onto Mitoma for a simple equaliser.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United
Coufal replaces Emerson in the wide areas as Potter looks to secure three points.
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