West Ham vs Brighton Predictions, 20 Oct 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 0-3

West Ham v Brighton Predictions for Friday's night kick-off league fixture set to see West Ham host a Brighton side at London Stadium. Both teams come into this game off the back of 1-1 draws vs Burnley and Everton, respectively, and will be looking for a change in fortunes in this Friday night fixture.

Match status: 2017/18 FA Premier League - Matchweek 9
Kick-off: Friday 20 Oct 2017, 08:00pm GMT
Venue: "London Stadium" in Stratford, East London, England

West Ham v Brighton Team News

Andy Carroll’s place in the team may come under scrutiny as he faces a suspension for this game due to his 2 rapid fire yellow cards in Saturday's game vs Burnley. Javier Hernandez, however, is a more than capable replacement for this game.

These teams sit in 14th (BHA) and 15th (WHU) places, respectively, only separated by goal difference. After 8 games of this year’s PL season, both the Hammers and the Seagulls have won 2, drew 2, and lost 4 games.

In terms of the head-to-head only in the top flight, Brighton have 2 victories, leaving a draw and a West Ham win. The last time they met in the top flight was in Division 1 in ‘82/83.

West Ham look to be on the up and up after only losing 1 of their last 5 games in the league, which was in a hard fought London derby vs Tottenham which finished 3-2 in the visitors’ favour. The Hammers will be looking to continue the good form after picking up 4 points in their 2 most recent games.

Pascal Gro? is Brighton’s star playmaker and he has created the exact same amount of chances for his team mates since 2015 (211) as Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City. Gro? has been involved in 5 of Brighton’s 6 goals this season (2 goals and 3 assists) and this is the highest percentage in the league.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

West Ham: Joe Hart - Aaron Cresswell, Winston Reid, Jose Fonte, Pablo Zabaleta - Pedro Obiang, Cheikhou Kouyate - Marko Arnautovic, Manuel Lanzini - Michail Antonio, Chicharito (4-2-2-2 formation)

Brighton: Mat Ryan - Bruno, Lewis Dunk, Uwe Hunemeier, Markus Suttner - Anthony Knockaert, Dale Stephens, Davy Propper, Solly March - Pascal Gro?, Glenn Murray (4-4-1-1 formation)

Missing Players of West Ham and Brighton:

West Ham: James Collins, Diafra Sakho and Andy Carroll are the main absentees of the game for the Hammers.

Brighton: Tomer Hemed is suspended and Steve Sidwell is injured for the trip to London, while centre-back Shane Duffy is cast doubt through unfitness.

Head-to-Head Record: West Ham v Brighton

2011/12 EFL Championship
West Ham 6-0 Brighton

2011/12 EFL Championship
Brighton 0-1 West Ham

2004/05 EFL Championship
Brighton 2-2 West Ham

2004/05 EFL Championship
West Ham 0-1 Brighton