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55 minWest Ham win a free-kick, but Mavrapnos canâ€t do anything with it at the back post.
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54 minSummerville swipes a pass in behind for Paqueta, who lays back a return, and thereâ€s a nice one-two between the former and Bowen, who canâ€t quite find a lane to shoot.
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53 minWiffer helps the ball down the right, but Minteh canâ€t turn it into anything and it goes behind for a goalkick.
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52 minThe free-kick seeks Mavrapanos at the back post, but thereâ€s way too much on it.
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51 minDunk and Wieffer both catch Summerville; the ref cautions the former.
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51 minHereâ€s that Hughes finish…
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47 minWest Ham feed Wan-Bissaka down the right and his cross is a goodun – do not adjust your screens, that is not a misprint – but Diouf, with time to take it down and have a chat, instead decides heâ€s Mark Hughest at Spurs in 1988, and it turns out he isnâ€t, his scissor-kick flying miles away from anywhere.
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Updated at 10.08 EST
47 min“If I was a kid offered the choice between playing EA Sports FC 25 or watching West Ham, who average just one goal every home game,†says Rick Harris, “then I think I would choose virtual excitement over reality dross.â€
This hasnâ€t been a terrible game, I donâ€t think, but yup, we need to get ill with it to make them endure the worst aspects.
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46 minWe go again…
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Back come our teams…
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Half-time entertainment:
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HALF-TIME: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 West Ham United
An interesting first half, light on chances but with plenty of scope for improvement.
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45+1 minWeâ€ll have one additional minute, almost played.
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45+1 minAnd the corner causes trouble, bouncing about in the box before going behind for a goalkick.
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45 minNow West Ham get Bowen on the ball, facing goal, and he drags is wide of Dunk, firing a shot thatâ€s deflected just wide thanks to the defenderâ€s desperate lunge.
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44 minWest Ham get the corner away and will be pretty satisfied with their afternoonâ€s work – so far.
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43 minBasck come Brighton, De Cuyper crossing from the left and Welbeck leaving it for Rutter, who catches his volley nicely … but Todibo, whoâ€s playing well – now and over the last bit – blocks behind for a corner. Diouf celebrates, because he knows that without his mateâ€s intervention, that was 1-0.
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41 minMistake from Van Hecke, who eads into Dunk, allowing Paqueta to nick away, sending Summerville through down the left side of the box. Heâ€s got a man in the middle and a lovely touch with the outside his right foot opens angle and far post for the Henry finish … but he doesnâ€t get the draw, passing a finish wide.
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39 minLovely feet from Paqueta on the right, and heâ€s chasing about following the ball now, trying to get as many touches as possible. Nothing comes of this opportunity, but heâ€s looking like a player desperate to affect the outcome of this game. Meantime, Wiefferâ€s cross is cleared to Gomez, who shanks high and wide.
Lucas Paqueta of West Ham United and Carlos Baleba of Brighton. Photograph: Sean Ryan/IPS/ShutterstockShare
Updated at 09.46 EST
37 min Wan-Bisska chases down Kadioglu then shoves him the back, exactly what te wanted. I canâ€t think of many defenders Iâ€ve seen with less game-intelligence than the West Ham man.
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35 minAgain, though, Brughton keep West Ham boxed, winning another corner, which goes beyond the back post where Gomez, unmarked, nods down and behind.
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33 minMinteh goes down the right but again sticks too much on his cross; this time, Brighton recover the ball and sustain the attack, then De Cuyper, under little pressure as Wan-Bissaka is too slow to get out to him, steps inside, curls a beauty of a cross into the corridor, and Wieffer is there to prod, bundle or tap home … but he ends up putting away fresh air, his timing off and the ball passing by him. Thatâ€s the best and only chance of the match.
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32 minDiouf is starting to involve himself, his cross deflected behind for a corner; Dunk heads it clear and the ref awards Brighton a free-kick anyway.
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30 minWe learn that when Bowen burrowed forward a few minutes ago, released by Paqueta, the touch he took was West Hamâ€s first in the Brighton box.
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29 minFernandes beats De Cuyper and sprays out to Diouf, whose low cross, probably mis-hit, almost catches out Verbruggen at the near post, ruffling the side-netting.
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28 minBetter from Brighton, Balebe moving forward before spreading for Minteh, who teases an inswinging cross towards the far post thatâ€s got just too much on it. The home side are, though, improving.
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27 minPre-match, we talked about potential olimpicos, and De Cuyper does go for goal from the corner, but the ball drifts just over the bar.
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26 minRutter skins Todibo, Diouf going to ground and allowing himself to be skipped over. Minteh takes over, but Todibo gets back well to block his cross at cost of a corner.
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24 minMinteh gives it away to Summerville, who immediately transfers inside to Paquueta, who flicks immediately to Bowen, at inside-right. Heâ€s blocked off by Rutter at cost of a corner – which comes to nowt – but that is precisely the kind of move West Ham are set up to execute.
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Updated at 09.26 EST
22 minWest Ham are letting Brighton have the ball until the cross halfway, and itâ€s notable that Paqueta isnâ€t being asked to chase back. Once heâ€s pressed from the front, heâ€s loitering upfield hoping for a cahnter.
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21 minGomez is late on Fernandes and just about escapes a booking; heâ€s actually a card away from a ban, so just as well for him and Brighton.
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20 minBaleba gives Gomez quick ball and itâ€s moved on to Wieffer, who thunders a shot into the nearest defender. Weâ€ve not had a chance yet, but I donâ€t think this match is going to end goalless.
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19 minIn Abu Dhabi, Lando Nozza is very close to winning the 2025 driver championship.
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Updated at 09.21 EST
17 minWe thought Paqueta might have fun roaming free and tossing grenades, and heâ€s starting to, just overhitting a through-ball seeking Summerville.
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16 minSky have just apologised for some naughty words audible from the away end. Do they know their proprietor is Rupert Murdoch?
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15 minA ball in behind for Summerville, who looks offside, and once Verbruggen has saved a poor one-on-one finish, the flag goes up. It is, as ever, odd the officials and laws made the keeper do that for no reason, but West Ham are starting to threaten.
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14 minDelicious control from Paqueta, taking a pass from Areola and knocking off the Diouf, whose ball in behind seeking Summerville is quick and well directed. But Verbruggen is out quickly enough to clear.
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