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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 09:42
by stubbo-admin
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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

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:28
by wils
He doesn't seem to have any plan in mind when he makes those late subs. Just subs for subs sake. Team becomes a mess for the last ten minutes.

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:27
by COOL HAND LUKE
It's the hope that kills you... 
 

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:27
by pdcwhu
Why ?

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:27
by Nutsin
It’s fucking tragic how we can’t get our foot on the fucking ball. We lose every challenge ffs.

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:25
by Massive Attack
We have to win this.

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:25
by ragingbull
Another flap from Areola from a corner and Mav heads off the line.

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:25
by pdcwhu
Best league in the world my Bollix

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:24
by pdcwhu
We're going to be safe when AWB comes back, league is Pure Crap

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:23
by goose
Hanging on here.

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:23
by Any Old Iron
Apart From Bowen and one or two others our squad is completely substandard. There is no way back from our predicament. 
It’s desperate stuff with a manager who doesn’t go all out for the win

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:23
by Sir Alf
Late heartbreak likely again

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:23
by honky cat
Scarles, Potts excellent.

but i can barely watch this now 

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:22
by nychammer
seemingly we nee to score 3 to be in with a shout  of winning any game given the number we concede,

10 mins to find the winner today and save our season

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:21
by Tomsdad
Yep, proved me wrong as well this second half.

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:20
by Keep dreaming
Scarles gets 8/10 from me.

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:19
by Sir Alf
Scarles is proving me wrong at least.  Played well so far 2nd half

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:19
by Massive Attack
Scarles has played well.

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:17
by Keep dreaming
4 U21 players in a must win game against.
Says everything you need to know about the squad.

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:17
by Sweep
WTF are these subs?

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:16
by claypole
Fucking disgusting free kick there

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:16
by cup of tea
Muhammad CUNTY on

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:16
by Sir Alf
All Brighton. Were done. Look at that squad

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:15
by goose
That free kick was fucking hilarious.

do we actually practice this stuff?

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:15
by COOL HAND LUKE
Teams know we haven't got 90 minutes in us, they just turn up the gas and we roll over... 

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

Posted: 30 Dec 2025, 21:15
by wils
D' Fuck was Paq doing there.