CHANCE! Noble lofts it forward for Mario in the box, but the Portuguese midfielder gets caught in two minds and ends up leaving it to run out of play! That's surely the last chance of the game.
90' +2
Hughton has told his players to sit deep and shut up shop now as they look to preserve the three points. What a confidence-boosting victory this will be for the Seagulls.
90'
MISS! What a miss by March! Kayal spins his man as he takes the ball with his back to goal, but Adrian keeps out his low strike. It falls kindly for March though, who can only blaze over when he had time to pick his spot! It should be 4-1!
88'
March curls the ball inside for Ulloa, who can't quite turn it goalwards under pressure. Brighton have been on top for the majority of the game, and have made excellent use of the wide areas.
86'
Izquierdo shows a lovely turn of pace to accelerate away from his marker. He cuts inside and unleashes one at goal, but it's very, very wide. The winger allows himself a wry smile as the ball flies out for a goal-kick.
85'
Ogbonna takes a very heavy touch and allows Brighton to get a throw high up the field. There have been too many of these errors by West Ham players today.
83'
B. Kayal enters the game and replaces P. Groß.
Gross is replaced by Kayal. The German has made a huge impact on the game, scoring and setting Murray up early on.
82'
Mario's first-time cross from the left is overhit, and Ryan can take his time after catching.
81'
D. Stephens gets yellow.
Stephens goes into the book late on for a foul.
80'
J. Hugill enters the game and replaces S. Byram.
A bold substitution from Moyes as he replaces Byram with new signing Hugill. The former Preston North End striker will play up top with Hernandez as West Ham shift to a 4-4-2.
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78'
CHANCE! Gross times his run in behind perfectly, and fires the ball at goal from a tight angle on the right that forces Adrian to palm away, and Izquierdo can only scuff his volley wide with the goal at his mercy!
77'
S. March enters the game and replaces A. Knockaert.
Knockaert comes off after a lot of hard running, to be replaced by March.
75'
P. Groß has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by D. Pröpper.
Propper played a nice, sharp ball into the feet of Gross, and the German did the rest with an aplomb!
GOAL! Brighton are 3-1 up now! Propper latches onto a very loose ball out from the back by Collins, and feeds Gross, who shifts away from Ogbonna and rifles his shot into the near post from the edge of the box! Great strike from the German, but poor from West Ham.
74'
CHANCE! Izquierdo drives inside and plays the ball infield, and it ends up with Gross, whose snap-shot on the turn is deflected narrowly wide of the bottom corner!
72'
L. Ulloa enters the game and replaces G. Murray.
Murray receives a standing ovation as he departs - he's had an excellent game. The ovation continues for his replacement - Ulloa - who makes his first home appearance since rejoining the club from Leicester.
71'
Some lovely passing forges a half-chance for Gross, but it's blocked by a desperate defender and West Ham survive again.
69'
Brighton fans in good voice as their side press forward in search of another. West Ham just haven't been at the races today.
66'
M. Antonio enters the game and replaces D. Rice.
Teenage defender Rice is replaced by Antonio, as Moyes tries to salvage something from the game. The wing-backs will drop back to form a back four, while Antonio will join Mario in support of Hernandez.
64'
Byram gets into a great position, but his cut-back is poor, and Izquierdo races forward again, but plays the ball inside despite the crowd urging him to shoot. West Ham get enough bodies back to see the danger out, though.
60'
J. Izquierdo gets yellow.
Izquierdo's passionate, shirt-off celebration sees him pick up a yellow card, but he won't mind too much after that goal.
59'
J. Izquierdo has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion!
Plenty of errors from both sides, and a succession of mistakes from West Ham gifts Brighton a corner.
GOAL! WHAT. A. GOAL. West Ham are punished for their mistake as the corner is headed out to Izquierdo on the left. He checks inside, and produces an unbelievable strike that swerves and then dips right into the top corner with Adrian scrambling! Incredible goal! Brighton are back in front at 2-1!
57'
Murray is played in and skips past his marker well, but the flag is up just as he's about to pull the trigger! He's had a very good game so far.
56'
Both sides look long for a spell as they attempt to open the other up with early balls, but to no avail.
52'
Murray just about latches onto a ball in behind, and tries to pull it into the box, but it's blocked away.
51'
There's a heart-in-mouth moment for Brighton as the whistle goes amidst cries of handball from West Ham players, but it's for a home free-kick.
50'
L. Dunk gets yellow.
And Dunk produces another, going in heavy on Hernandez, who was just too quick for him, and gets a deserved yellow card.
49'
A couple of hefty challenges early on in this half as both teams try to assert themselves.
46'
West Ham kick us off at the start of the second half!
45' +3
West Ham get one final opportunity as they win a free-kick near the halfway line. It's lofted forward, but comes to nothing, and that looks like being that.
45'
CHANCE! The corner is headed away by Duffy, and Noble is caught in possession, allowing Knockaert to race through with men in support, but he takes a heavy touch and loses it! What a waste.
44'
Cresswell takes a free-kick from the right after a feint from Mario, and it's a dangerous ball that Brighton can only just block behind for a corner!
42'
MISS! Cresswell produces yet another sensational cross, digging this one out under pressure, and Byram rises highest to meet it at the back post, but can only head over the bar!
41'
CHANCE! Cresswell whips in a great cross with plenty of pace, but Mario can't get his head to it, despite throwing himself at the ball! He's so unlucky there, but he could have put his side into the lead!
40'
Hernandez rolls his marker with a neat turn inside the centre-circle, and whips it wide for Cresswell, but the left-back can't take a touch!
37'
Hernandez takes the ball flush in the face, and goes down for a moment while he recovers. That looked like it hurt.
35'
MISS! Murray knocks the ball down for Knockaert just outside the box, but the Frenchman can't keep his first-time effort down and it flies over the bar. He needs to be hitting the target and making the most of these chances.
33'
Stephens hits an absolutely blistering strike at goal from outside the area that is blocked by a very unlucky West Ham defender.
32'
CHANCE! Knockaert has a golden opportunity to put his side back into the lead, but the commotion in the box puts him off and he can only fire wide of the goal!
30'
J. Hernández has scored a goal for West Ham United! Assist by João Mário.
GOAL! Hernandez brings West Ham level with a fantastic strike against the run of play! He satrts the move, playing it quickly to Noble, who feeds Mario. The former Inter man flicks it on for the Mexican, who shows outstanding compsure in the box to take a couple of touches and find the top corner! What a goal! We're level again at 1-1.
It was a neat flick from the new signing Mario to allow Hernandez in, and the little striker did the rest!
27'
NO PENALTY! Brighton sweep forward threateningly, and Gross plays it wide for Bong, whose low cross is hit first-time by Knockaert, but it's blocked by Ogbonna's arm inside the box as he slid to intervene! The referee says no penalty though, probably due to the proximity of the arm to the ball.
25'
BLOCK! What an incredible goal-line block! The ball is swung into Byram from Cresswell on the left, and the right wing-back rises to meet it and heads it down, but Duffy is in the right place to make an inspired block from just a couple of yards off the line! West Ham should be level.
23'
Brighton keep hold of the ball well, trying to work West Ham, switching the play from side to side, looking for openings.
20'
Brighton finally have to do some defending, as Hernandez and Byram combine in the final third, but it's hacked clear and Adrain has to race to the edge of the centre-circle to clear the long ball.
19'
Knockaert exemplifies that confidence with a drive from distance, but it's way over the top.
18'
BLOCK! Yet another flowing Brighton move sees Murray fire a shot at goal that has to be blocked behind for a corner! The Seagulls are brimming with confidence at the moment, trying plenty of flicks and neat turns in the final third.
15'
Brighton look confident and fluid in attack, while West Ham seem nervous and tentative. You wouldn't think that Brighton were winless in six and West Ham were unbeaten in that time!
13'
Collins is down briefly, having stretched to intercept a Gross through-ball. He gets to his feet and hobbles on, but it could be more injury woes for Moyes.
10'
CHANCE! Murray, having just regeistered his best-ever goal-scoring return in the Premier League, almost adds to it again as Gross plays him in, but his effort from the left flies just over the top of the bar as he went for the near post.
8'
G. Murray has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by P. Groß.
A. Cresswell gets yellow.
Good awareness from Brighton to make the most of the advantage played by the referee, and Gross' through-ball to Murray was precise and nicely-weighted.
GOAL! Cresswell fouls Knockaert in the middle of the pitch, but the referee plays an outstanding advantage, allowing Gross to slip the ball through for Murray, who takes his time before coolly slotting under Adrian! It's 1-0 to Brighton!
The referee does well to come back to the Cresswell challenge and book him for his reckless lunge.
5'
CHANCE! A fantastic, flowing attacking move from Brighton sees Schelotto with the ball on the right. He pulls it back for Knockaert, who fires in a cross that is well held by Adrian.
3'
Izquierdo swings the ball into the box from the left, and Murray gets up to meet it, but can't generate either power or direction and nods wide.
1'
And Brighton get the first half underway!
An early barge from Byram on Bong sees the Brighton full-back down on the turf in some discomfort. There's no yellow card, but the hosts have a free-kick.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Brighton and Hove Albion and West Ham United at the Amex Stadium.
The line-ups have been announced, and we'll start with the home side.
Brighton XI (4-4-1-1): Mat Ryan; Gaetan Bong, Lewis Dunk, Shane Duffy, Ezequiel Schelotto; Jose Izquierdo, Davy Propper, Dale Stephens, Anthony Knockaert; Pascal Gross; Glenn Murray
Brighton substitutes: Bruno, Beram Kayal, Tim Krul, Solly March, Connor Goldson, Leonardo Ulloa, Sam Baldock
West Ham XI (3-5-1-1): Adrian; Declan Rice, Angelo Ogbonna, James Collins; Aaron Cresswell, Cheikhou Kouyate, Mark Noble, Pablo Zabaleta, Sam Byram; Joao Mario; Javier Hernandez
Chris Hughton makes just one change from the side that drew 1-1 with Southampton last time out, bringing Knockaert in for March on the right. They are also boosted by the return of Bruno to the bench as he returns from injury, but new signing Jurgen Locadia, as well as Jiri Skalak and Steve Sidwell are not fit.
West Ham substitutes: Josh Cullen, Sead Haksabanovic, Joe Hart, Jose Fonte, Winston Reid, Michail Antonio, Jordan Hugill
Ulloa, named on the bench, could be set to make his home debut, having returned to Brighton from Leicester. He came off the bench against Southampton and was warmly received by the travelling support.
West Ham, however, have had rather different fortunes of late. They have lost just once this calendar year - to Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup - and are on a six-game unbeaten run in the league.
Brighton sit 15th in the Premier League table, but need to arrest a slide that sees them just one point off the relegation zone. Their only wins this calendar year have come in the FA Cup, and they are on a winless streak of six league games, last winning against Watford just before Christmas.
This is the third time Brighton have hosted West Ham in the top flight, with the Seagulls winning both of their previous encounters in 1981/82 and 1982/83. West Ham have already lost three Premier League games against newly-promoted sides this season (twice against Newcastle, once against Brighton) - they have only lost four in a season once before, in 2006/07.
However, Brighton need to improve in front of goal, having scored just five times in their last 13 Premier League games, failing to find the net on nine occasions in that run. They rely heavily on Murray, who has scored four of their last six goals in all competitions, including each of the last three.
The Hammers have found an unlikely new goal-threat in the form of Noble, who has scored once in three of his last six Premier League appearances, after a run of 18 games without a goal. In fact, his penalty in midweek made him the 11th player in Premier League history to score 20 or more from the spot.
David Moyes makes no alterations to the starting XI that drew with Crystal Palace, but names Antonio on the bench after dropping him from the squad due to disciplinary reasons. Reid and Fonte also make the bench as they return from injury. However, Marko Arnautovic, Manuel Lanzini, Andy Carroll, and Pedro Obiang are all out injured, while Arthur Masuaku is suspended.
And there goes the half-time whistle! Brighton opened the scoring after less than seven minutes following a fantastic start to the game in which the Seagulls created a plethora of chances, but only Murray could convert his early opportunity. However, West Ham levelled against the run of play through Hernandez, who showed great composure to finish from inside the box, and Cresswell's delivery from wide areas continued to cause Brighton problems until the end of the half. It's delicately poised at 1-1, and both sides will see an opportunity to seize three points here.
There goes the full-time whistle! What a good victory for Brighton! Murray's early strike was cancelled out by Hernandez, before Izquierdo produced a truly special long-range effort that found the top corner! Gross made sure of all three points after Propper latched onto a loose ball out from the back, and March could have added another, but could only blaze over from a good position. It finishes 3-1 to Brighton, who move up to 13th, just behind West Ham on goals scored. West Ham are just three points off the relegation places, and are very much in the thick of a very intriguing relegation battle despite their recent good form.
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