West Ham vs Brighton | PL | 30.12.25 | Prediction and Match Thread

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 Odds: 
WHU: 5/2
Draw: 14/5
Brighton: 11/10

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Well, it's the last game of 2025 in a year that few will look back on with favour or fondness.  Wrapping it up are bogey-side Brighton, who after a last minute outrageous goal in the away fixture cost us a vital victory, will fancy themselves (doesn't everyone) heading to the London Stadium.

It's another of those must win games for West Ham, and if the recovery doesn't actually commence at some point, we're fucked.  

There's been no press conference for this game, so not much to report on player availability wise.  Fullkrug is training with Milan already so he's not available.  Guilherme seems to have been ostracised for some reason despite a moderatly promising last cameo against Liverpool.  And Igor it would appear it's been decided isn't up to task.   Diouf and Wan Bissaka remain at the AFCON tournament.

Predicted Line Up:

Brighton play with a large number of overloads on the ball, and last time out we shifted to a back three quite successfully, so I'd expect to see something similar again in this game (just to get the natives uber-restless when the defensive looking lineup is announced):

Areola

Mavropanos  Kilman  Todibo

Walker Peters    Fernandes   Potts   Scarles

Paqueta 

Bowen   Summerville

Subs: Hermansen, Myers, Golambeckis, Kante, Rodriguez, Magassa, Earthy, Soucek, Wilson

Predicted Result:

It is all starting to feel a bit last chance saloon for West Ham, despite the season still having over half left to run!  Lose this game and all hope will feel lost.  Brighton though seem to be missing some key players, and this presents us a chance at least.  Brighton created almost nothing against us in the first game so I expect that gameplan and pattern to largely repeat...with the outcome to be decided on the basis of how well our Maginot Line holds up to late pressure when Brighton come on strong.

Score: West Ham 1 - 0 Brighton (Bowen)

COYI

[Keep dreaming]

Kilman

Fucking hell, it's so pathetic. Just fuck off West Ham

[goose]

Fuck sake

weak goalkeeping 

[cup of tea]

Well who didn't see that coming?!

FFS

[Keep dreaming]

But just wait and see Nuno making a defensive sub.

[stubbo-admin]

We really have to sub Paqueta if we want to keep the lead

And yet we probably need to keep him on if we want to score again!

[Nutsin]

Why can’t we keep ahold of the ball ffs.

It doesn’t matter who we play it’s the same old story.

Every game it’s the same.

now I expect us to drop deep and take an onslaught trying to desperately defend our lead and end up barely holding on for a draw. We can’t help but shit ourselves.

[Keep dreaming]

We really have to sub Paqueta if we want to keep the lead

[Ron Eff]

Get Paq out of the penalty box FFS....

What about the fact he was clearly fouled and the ref turned a blind eye?

 

Nothing goes his way as he's always falling over.

 

 

Ok but he takes a clear forearm round the back of the head. You can’t spot a foul one way because it suits you, but not the other way. It’s atrocious refereeing. 

[wils]

Paq is starting to stink the place out this half. Time to cash in on his first half performance and get someone else on.

[Tomshardware]

This would be the perfect situation to introduce Summerville. Plenty of space in behind while they chase the game.

Agreed but don't hold your breathe. 

[ragingbull]

Get Paq out of the penalty box FFS....

What about the fact he was clearly fouled and the ref turned a blind eye?

 

 

Nothing goes his way as he's always falling over.

[goose]

This would be the perfect situation to introduce Summerville. Plenty of space in behind while they chase the game.

[Ron Eff]

Get Paq out of the penalty box FFS....

What about the fact he was clearly fouled and the ref turned a blind eye?

[honky cat]

Paqueta v Dunk
 

[wils]

Dunk looks exactly as you would imagine someone called Dunk to look

[Far Cough UKunt]

Why is Paqueta marking Dunk at corners??????

[ragingbull]

Get Paq out of the penalty box FFS....

[Keep dreaming]

WTF, same rugby challenge 

[only1billybonds]

The argument around their 2nd penalty all stems from years of cowardice from the football authorities. Just make it a rule that any kind of holding or dragging an opponent around at a dead ball situation results in an automatic penalty. It'll stop within a week.

Not sure how this one will pan out, can see both teams scoring again.

[Sweep]

I know it's statin' the bleedin' obvious, but we must get the next goal.  If it goes 2-2, someone will have a brain fart and give them a third.

[Sir Alf]

We love to concede early doors dont weo
 

[Mex Martillo]

I think Scarles is having a good game. Some really important tackles and clearing headers, some good attacking play as well.
He is developing really well.

[Far Cough UKunt]

I just dont see how we dont concede more goals. Please someone provide a counter argument. Summerville for Oaqueta, Mayers for Scarles at 60 mins. Earthy another option but please not Soucek or Fernandes. Who do we have on the bench to replace Kilman? Losing Todibo was not good

 

 

Soucek.

[wils]

I am willing Scarles on but he doesn't have the positional sense of Potts. He's getting himself in all sorts of messes. 

This game is also another good candidate for Earthy to get some minutes. 

[Sir Alf]

Soucek or Guido I mean