Post Match report for the West Ham game - Sunday, 7th December 2025

PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Brighton V West Ham - 7/12/25 P15


* * * * * ALL THE GEAR NO IDEA * * * * *


RESULT: 1-1 ~ Rutter . (h-t 0-0)


VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - eighth home match of 15 fixtures to date . Sun 2:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans were back in the old community stad four days after witnessing a bizarre seven goal game against a top six side.
If we wanted to emulate clubs capable of entering Europe regularly we had to step up both on & off the pitch.
WEATHER: rain . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: not exactly sunny London by the sea.

FABIAN HURZELER had been rumbled last time out here and saw high press tactics bypassed from route-one soccer.
He was unlikely to change modus operandi but would play percentages versus lesser opposition lately out of form.
FH totted up who was available for quick reappearances, who were not, who might and who might not.

SQUAD: 14 Watson 20 Milner 22 Mitoma 38 McGill (gk)
INJURED: 9 Tzimas 26 Ayari . REHAB: 4 Webster 7 March
OOL: 3 Julio 16 Cashin 28 Ferguson 32 Sarmiento 33 ORiley 39 Rushworth (gk) 40 Buonanotte

STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1


TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 27 Wieffer 6 van Hecke 5 Dunk 29 de Cuyper
. 11 Minteh 17 Baleba 25 Gomez 24 Kadioglu
. . . . . 10 Rutter . . . 18 Welbeck

SUBS: 13 Hinshelwood (60), 8 Gruda (72), 19 Kostoulas (72), 21 Boscagli (83)
BENCH: 23 Steele 34 Veltman 42 Coppola 49 Knight 58 Oriola


GOALS:
0-1 - 73 . the experienced England international fires home a fierce strike against run of play.
1-1 - 91 . RUTTER gets his first goal this term when snatching an equaliser - assist van Hecke.


YELLOWS: Kadioglu 10, Dunk 52

CHANGES: 60 Hinshelwood for Baleba
72 Gruda & Kostoulas for Minteh & de Cuyper . 82 Boscagli for Kadioglu


FIRST HALF: on a slick surface hosts momentum, possession & ongoing xg was far superior to opponents.
However shots on target were 0-1 in a dismal goalless opening forty-five minutes.
SECOND HALF: travellers began to carry a threat and Verbruggen was called upon to maintain nil-nil.
Visitors lead going on from the three-quarters stage.
Locals level in stoppage time.

IN THE END: another disappointing result versus lower order outfits playing with immovable low blocks.

NUMBERS: poss 68%-32%, on target 4-5, off target 18-9, corners 10-6,
fouls 12-8, yellows 2-2, subs 4-5, shape 4231-3412 . . . . . gd4 pt23 po7

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