West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion

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• West Ham's only victory in their 14 previous Premier League meetings against Brighton was a 3-1 away win last season (D7, L6).

• Brighton are unbeaten in all seven visits to the Hammers in the Premier League, winning two and drawing five.

West Ham

• West Ham are aiming to remain unbeaten in three successive league games for the first time this season.

• The Hammers have amassed 10 points from their past five home league matches, as many as they had manged in their previous 11 at the London Stadium.

• Their 73 goals conceded in 2024 is the club's worst such top-flight record in a calendar year since shipping the same amount in 1976.

• Jarrod Bowen's next league goal will be the 100th of his career, while his next appearance will be his 300th.

• Bowen is joint-second alongside Paolo Di Canio and Mark Noble on 47 goals as West Ham's leading Premier League goalscorers, behind only Michail Antonio (68).

• Julen Lopetegui's only previous competitive game as a manager against Brighton was a 6-0 Premier League defeat with Wolves in 2023.

Brighton

• Brighton are now without a win in four Premier League matches (D2, L2), with only Southampton (6) currently on a longer such run.

• The Seagulls could lose consecutive league games for the first time since the appointment of Fabian Hurzeler.

• Hurzeler's side are one of just three, alongside Chelsea and Liverpool, to have scored in all of their away league matches so far this season.

• They have failed to win in five of their six games this season against teams that currently sit in the bottom six (D4, L1).

• Danny Welbeck remains one short of equalling Pascal Gross on 30 as Brighton's leading Premier League goalscorer.