West Ham head to Brighton today knowing they must win to keep their Champions League qualification hopes alive.
The Hammers currently sit sixth in the table, six points behind Chelsea in fourth - but also with a game in hand over Thomas Tuchel’s Blues.
Chelsea’s surprise home defeat to Arsenal in midweek has blown the top four race back open, and Liverpool took advantage with a 4-2 win at Manchester United on Thursday to close the gap.
With Chelsea and third-placed Leicester facing each other next week, West Ham will be looking to capitalise on more dropped points - but David Moyes will need three wins from three, starting on the south coast, if the Hammers are going to sneak back into the top four during the run-in.
Date, kick-off and venue
Brighton vs West Ham is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Saturday, May 15, 2021.
The match will be held behind closed doors at Amex Stadium.
Where to watch Brighton vs West Ham
TV channel: The match will be televised on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the match online via the website or Sky Go app.
Brighton vs West Ham team news
Brighton: Sanchez, White, Webster, Burn, Moder, Jahanbakhsh, Gross, Bissouma, Alzate, Trossard, Welbeck
Subs: Karbownik, Connolly, Mac Allister, Lallana, Andone, Tau, Steele, Caicedo, Zeqiri
West Ham: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Fornals, Lingard, Bowen, Antonio
Subs: Balbuena, Yarmolenko, Benrahma, Noble, Diop, Fredericks, Johnson, Randolph, Odubeko
Brighton vs West Ham prediction
Having avoided relegation, Brighton have nothing to play for beyond climbing the table now. With European football on the line for West Ham, expect an away win.
Brighton 1-3 West Ham
Head to head (h2h) history and results
(Premier League results)
Brighton wins: 3
West Ham wins: 0
Draws: 4
Last meeting: West Ham 2-2 Brighton (27/12/2021)
Betting odds and tips
Brighton to win: 19/10
West Ham to win: 7/5
Draw: 5/2
Michail Antonio to score first: 5/1
