Brighton 3, West Ham 2 · Final · EPL

West Ham9-9-16 · Away

Sat, Apr 26 · American Express Stadium

Team	1	2	T
BHA	1	2	3
WHU	0	2	2

Brighton win thriller with Kaoru Mitoma, Carlos Baleba goals · ESPN recap

Key moments

13'BHAYasin Ayari goal; assist: Jack Hinshelwood
29'WHUKonstantinos Mavropanos yellow card
48'WHUMohammed Kudus goal; assist: Jarrod Bowen
80'BHAJack Hinshelwood yellow card
83'WHUTomás Soucek goal - header; assist: Jarrod Bowen
89'BHAKaoru Mitoma goal - header; assist: Brajan Gruda
90'+2'BHACarlos Baleba goal; assist: Brajan Gruda
90'+3'BHAYasin Ayari yellow card

Game leaders

Category	BHA	WHU
Total Shots	4Pervis Estupiñán2 shots on goal, 0 goals	3Tomás Soucek1 shot on goal, 1 goal
Saves	2Bart Verbruggen2 GA	6Alphonse Areola3 GA

Earlier meetings

Game information

Venue: American Express Stadium, Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,499
TV: Peacock
Officials: Darren England

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Player	G	A	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC	SV
Bart VerbruggenG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Mats WiefferRB	0	0	2	2	1	1	0
Pervis EstupiñánLB	0	0	4	2	1	0	0
Jack HinshelwoodLM	0	1	1	0	1	1	1
Lewis DunkCD-R	0	0	1	1	0	2	0
Carlos BalebaCD-L	1	0	1	1	1	1	0
Solly MarchAM-R	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Yasin AyariRM	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
Danny WelbeckF	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Matt O'RileyAM	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
Simon AdingraAM-L	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Substitutes used

Player	G	A	SH	SOT
Diego GómezSUB	0	0	0	0
Kaoru MitomaSUB	1	0	1	1
Brajan GrudaSUB	0	2	0	0
Yankuba MintehSUB	0	0	0	0

First Half

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
4'BHAAttempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
5'BHAFoul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
5'BHATomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'WHUFoul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
5'WHUMatt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8'WHUAttempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
10'WHUAttempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
10'WHUFoul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
10'WHUYasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12'WHUFoul by Emerson (West Ham United).
12'WHUSolly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13'BHAGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 0. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
16'WHUAttempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
17'WHUAttempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
18'BHAAttempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
20'WHUFoul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
20'WHULewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'BHAOffside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March is caught offside.
23'WHUOffside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
25'BHAFoul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
25'BHAJarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'WHUDanny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'WHUFoul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
29'WHUKonstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30'BHAAttempt saved. Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
32'WHUAttempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
32'WHUCarlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'WHUFoul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
33'BHAAttempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
35'BHAOffside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March is caught offside.
36'WHUCorner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
36'BHAAttempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross.
36'BHAOffside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer is caught offside.
39'BHAFoul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
39'BHALucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2'WHUAttempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2'First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 0.

Second Half

45'Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 0.
45'WHUSubstitution, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug replaces James Ward-Prowse.
48'WHUGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 1. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
50'WHUFoul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
50'WHUJack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50'WHUCorner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emerson.
50'BHAAttempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross.
50'Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
52'WHUCorner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
53'BHAAttempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53'BHAAttempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
53'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
54'BHAAttempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross.
55'BHAAaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55'BHAFoul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
57'WHUAttempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a set piece situation.
59'BHAFoul by Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion).
59'BHALucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'WHUAttempt saved. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
60'BHACorner, West Ham United. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
60'Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62'WHUAttempt missed. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
62'BHASubstitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Simon Adingra.
62'BHASubstitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Solly March.
64'WHUOffside, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
65'BHAAttempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
69'WHUCorner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
70'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
72'BHAAttempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
73'BHAAttempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
73'WHUCorner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
77'BHAFoul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
77'BHAMohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'Offside, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
80'BHAJack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'BHAOffside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
81'WHUFoul by Emerson (West Ham United).
81'WHUMats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'BHASubstitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
82'BHASubstitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Matt O'Riley.
83'WHUGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 2. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
85'BHAHand ball by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
86'WHUSubstitution, West Ham United. Vladimír Coufal replaces Emerson.
89'BHAGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, West Ham United 2. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a headed pass.
90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1'WHUFoul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
90'+1'WHULewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'BHACorner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jarrod Bowen.
90'+2'BHAGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, West Ham United 2. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brajan Gruda following a corner.
90'+3'BHAYasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, West Ham United 2.
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, West Ham United 2.

Team stats

BHA	Stat	WHU
7	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
8	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	6
52.9	Possession	47.1
16	Shots	12
9	On Goal	4
60%	On Target %	30%
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
447	Accurate Passes	414
514	Passes	469
90%	Pass Completion %	90%
6	Accurate Crosses	2
32	Crosses	14
20%	Cross %	10%
35	Long Balls	51
19	Accurate Long Balls	29
50%	Long Balls %	60%
5	Blocked Shots	4
18	Effective Tackles	1
24	Tackles	9
80%	Tackle %	10%
4	Interceptions	8
20	Effective Clearances	41
20	Clearances	41

Control and accuracy

Worked out from the box score

BHA	Stat	WHU
52.9%	Possession	47.1%
56% (9/16)	Shot accuracy	33% (4/12)
87% (447/514)	Pass accuracy	88% (414/469)
54% (19/35)	Long-ball accuracy	57% (29/51)
75% (18/24)	Tackles won	11% (1/9)

Brighton vs West Ham

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat

Brighton vs West Ham

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat