Brighton vs West Ham: Premier League preview

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est Ham take their relegation battle to the South Coast on Saturday with a clash against Brighton.

The Seagulls, enjoying a fine season sat in eighth place with European football in their sights, are exactly where the Hammers hoped they would be at this stage.

Instead, last weekend’s win over Nottingham Forest clawed them out of the dropzone and, despite an FA Cup defeat in midweek, David Moyes’ side have lost only one of their last five in the Premier League.

Date, kick-off time and venue

Brighton vs West Ham is scheduled for a 3pm GMT kick-off on Saturday, March 4, 2023.

The match will take place at the Amex Stadium.

Where to watch Brighton vs West Ham

TV channel and live stream: In the UK, the 3pm Saturday blackout means the fixture will not be shown live on TV.

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Brighton vs West Ham team news

Pervis Estupinan and Solly March are the two key injury worries for Brighton ahead of the game while Billy Gilmour is also a doubt.

Levi Colwill is set to miss out along with Jakub Moder and Adam Lallana. Joel Veltman and Robert Sanchez should return after being rested from the FA Cup win at Stoke.

Maxwel Cornet, Kurt Zouma and Vladimir Coufal will all try to overcome injury in time for the Hammers but Lukasz Fabianski is out long-term.

Danny Ings should start after being cup-tied in the week with Jarrod Bowen also set to return.

Brighton vs West Ham prediction

The Hammers have a bit of a knack under Moyes, albeit a diminished one of late, of taking points off the high-flying sides and a trip to the Amex could be just one of those days.

A 1-1 draw.

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Head to head (h2h) history and results

The Seagulls are unbeaten in 11 meetings with West Ham, six of which have ended as a draw.

Brighton wins: 20

Draws: 20

West Ham wins: 18

Brighton vs West Ham match odds

Brighton: 3/4

Draw: 14/5

West Ham: 7/2

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).

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