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Late Drama at Amex Stadium: Brighton and West Ham Share the Spoils
In a hard-fought match at Brighton’s Amex Stadium, Brighton and West Ham United drew in a vibrant encounter corresponding to matchday 15 of the Premier League. Despite dominating possession with 68%, Brighton struggled to translate their dominance into goals for much of the game. The home side created numerous chances, racking up 20 shots, but only 4 of them were on target, while 8 went wide.
West Ham, meanwhile, sat back and relied on counter-attacks. Their strategy paid off in the 73rd minute when J. Bowen, assisted by C. Wilson, opened the scoring for the visitors. Brighton tried to respond, but the West Ham defense proved solid, picking up a couple of yellow cards in the process.
Just when it seemed victory was heading to London, in the 90th minute, G. Rutter, assisted by J. P. van Hecke, secured the equalizer for Brighton, unleashing euphoria among the home fans. The match, refereed by Simon Hooper, saw two yellow cards for each team, highlighting the intensity of the game. Despite dominating possession and corners (10 to 5), Brighton could only salvage a point against a West Ham side effective in their attacks.
Substitutions brighton: at minute 60 C. Baleba came in and J. Hinshelwood went out., at minute 72 M. De Cuyper came in and C. Kostoulas went out., at minute 72 Y. Minteh came in and B. Gruda went out., at minute 83 F. Kadioglu came in and O. Boscagli went out.
Substitutions west ham: at minute 64 G. Rodriguez came in and F. Potts went out., at minute 72 C. Summerville came in and C. Wilson went out., at minute 82 Lucas Paqueta came in and T. Soucek went out., at minute 83 M. Fernandes came in and S. Magassa went out., at minute 83 M. Diouf came in and E. Mayers went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Brighton
West Ham
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