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[Albion] West Ham United vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***



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West Ham v Brighton

PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: The London Stadium
Date: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistants: Dan Cook, Sian Massey-Ellis
Fourth official: Craig Pawson



TEAM NEWS

Injury-hit West Ham may give a debut to new signing Samir Nasri on Wednesday.

Pablo Zabaleta could return from illness but Javier Hernandez is still sidelined with a hamstring strain.

Brighton's Jose Izquierdo should be fit after a month out with a knee injury and Anthony Knockaert is back in the squad after being omitted for the win over Everton.

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan and winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh are unavailable as they are on international duty at the Asian Cup.

MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES

Simon Brotherton: This isn't a fixture West Ham have enjoyed at all since Brighton won promotion a couple of years ago: the Hammers have lost all three Premier League encounters.

Last season, Albion won 3-0 at the London Stadium and they travel to the capital on the back of a decent Christmas, claiming four points at home against Arsenal and Everton.

West Ham had been on a good run of five wins in six before coming unstuck at Turf Moor against Burnley on Sunday - a result Manuel Pellegrini felt was influenced by having less recovery time than their opponents, following last Thursday's win at Southampton

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini on being reunited with Samir Nasri, who he managed at Manchester City: "He has been working very hard here in recent weeks to build up his fitness and condition after a long period without playing, and he is now very determined to return to his best.

"Samir will give us another dimension in our attacking play. He is a very technical player, with excellent quality on the ball, and the ability to create big moments in important matches."

Chris Hughton: "I think always the biggest challenge is complacency...

"We are still in our second season in the division - still the aim has to be about making sure we maintain Premier League status, allow ourselves to develop and grow as a club.

"But we've worked very hard to be where we are now and we have to be respectful that every single game we have is difficult."

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head


  • [*=left]West Ham have lost five and won just one of their seven top-flight matches against Brighton.
    [*=left]The Hammers' last triumph over the Seagulls was a 6-0 home Championship victory in April 2012.
    [*=left]Glenn Murray scored Brighton's winner in their 1-0 win in October's reverse fixture at the Amex Stadium.
West Ham


  • [*=left]West Ham have won five of their past seven league matches, but have lost two of their last three.
    [*=left]They have conceded at least once in their last seven home Premier League games.
    [*=left]West Ham's last nine Premier League goals at the London Stadium have come in the second half.
    [*=left]Felipe Anderson has scored seven goals in his last 10 league appearances.
Brighton


  • [*=left]Brighton's victory over Everton at the weekend ended a four-game winless streak.
    [*=left]The Seagulls have lost seven of their last eight top-flight games in London, with their win at West Ham last season the exception.
    [*=left]Glenn Murray has scored six goals against West Ham, more than versus any other Premier League team.
    [*=left]Solly March has provided the assist on each of Brighton's last four Premier League away goals, all of which were headers.
 




Beach Hut

Brighton Bhuna Boy
Jul 5, 2003
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So excited (new ground)
 












OzMike

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Oct 2, 2006
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Perth Australia
Still on holiday and hope to get up to a favourable result in the morning.
Would take a point if offered, right now, anyone else ?
 




Mo Gosfield

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Aug 11, 2010
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Still on holiday and hope to get up to a favourable result in the morning.
Would take a point if offered, right now, anyone else ?


Yes....point would be a decent return. Can't see a win, despite our recent good record against them.
 








Foolg

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Apr 23, 2007
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Izquierdo was at Gatwick Airport yesterday going somewhere - so doubt he is over his injury (or just not in the squad).
 








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