West Ham, Brighton and Odds
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Brighton’s equaliser denied West Ham their third win under Nuno and a first clean sheet under the Portuguese. The draw leaves Nuno’s side in the relegation zone, on 13 points, two adrift of 17th-place Leeds United, with a home game against high-flying Aston Villa on Sunday.
Report and free match highlights as Georginio Rutter cancels out Jarrod Bowens opener to deny Hammers an away win
Brighton snatched a point in dramatic fashion late on as they played out a scrappy 1-1 draw with West Ham in the pouring rain at the Amex on Sunday. Jarrod Bowen looked to have given West Ham a precious win with his superb second half finish, but Georginio Rutter equalized in the 91st minute to snatch a point for the Seagulls.
Georginio Rutter's stoppage-time equaliser for Brighton cancelled out Jarrod Bowen's superb finish as West Ham missed the chance to escape the Premier League relegation zone. With 91 minutes on the clock, West Ham were unable to hold out for a win that would have lifted them out of the bottom three, as Rutter finished from close range.
Analysing the key tactical mistakes by Nuno Espirito Santo that led to West Ham United conceding a late equaliser.
On West Ham's goal: "I think it happened because of several easy mistakes." On Georginio Rutter's goal: "He played a good game with lots of action. He scored the goal so hopefully it gives him a boost.
We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Brighton and West Ham. Here are some of your comments: Brighton fans Mick: A poor game - we got it tactically wrong. West Ham parked the bus and hit us on the break.
Villa fell behind twice, to Mateus Fernandes’ goal after just 29 seconds and a poacher’s strike from Jarrod Bowen.