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

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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]

Who else, Bowen my hero. 101 goals for West ham 

[Tomshardware]

Great finish, against the run of play though.

[stubbo-admin]

Great ball/ASSIST from Lucas. Good run and finish from Jarrod.

[Sweep]

Okay bring on Mavropanos for Bowen. 

[Jaan Kenbrovin]

BOWENALDO

[zico]

Yes Paqueta Bowen combo, just like the Europa.

[goose]

Hahaha 

completely undeserved but a goal nonetheless.

time to defend the 18 yard box

[nychammer]

out of nowhere  -  1-0 BOWEN!!!!!!!!

[Sweep]

Ave It !!!

[cup of tea]

Bowen! 

[Sweep]

Poor start - loads of sloppy touches and passes. 

[cup of tea]

So far we look FUCKING SHIT. UTTER GARBAGE.

Brighton could be 2 up already 

[Keep dreaming]

So Paqueta out right didn't work, so therefore I'll try him on the left....

That's said, Brighton could be two nil up after 7 minutes 

[Jaan Kenbrovin]

Kilman trying his best to gift Brighton a lead.

[Takashi Miike]

Yeah, but Fernandes isn't a Winger. We can't actually field a team with all players in their mint position. This is so frustrating 

We could, but the cսnt getting paid millions refuses to do so

[goose]

Nearly 0-1

like a training game so far for them.

slow
passive
utter shit

[Keep dreaming]

So far we look unjointed and disorganised. Who would have guessed....

[Matt Holmes]

Yes TM

he played out left for Moyes and it wasn’t disastrous (not all the time)

I think Nuno will crowbar him in anywhere.

May need dropping to fire up a reaction 


 

[Rossal]

Paqueta starting is mad. 

3 centre backs and 4 centre mids is fucking baffling. 

What is the point of backing Nuno with money in Jan?  The cսnt aint got a clue. 

In what Scenario do these 2 18 year old kids both get on the pitch? Put a striker on the bench for fucks sake 

[zico]

Was that a female Unai Emery interviewing Upson? Quite an accent, thought my headphones were playing up!

[Keep dreaming]

Yeah, but Fernandes isn't a Winger. We can't actually field a team with all players in their mint position. This is so frustrating 

[Massive Attack]

Not sure if he's meant to be playing in midfield until we see the game underway but we are so fucking shit that Brighton are starting a near 40yo at the heart of their Team Milner. They have also started with a 35yo in Welbeck. And a 34yo Dunk and a near 34yo Veltman at the heart of their defence. There should be no way we cannot beat this Brighton Team at Home. 

[stubbo-admin]

Looks like 4-2-3-1 to me:

Areola

KWP Todibo Kilman Scarles

Magassa Potts

Bowen.  Paqueta.  Fernandes

Wilson

[Jaan Kenbrovin]

That’s our best possible line up. Hopefully Wilson can make the difference this time.





 

 

Have to disagree. Kilman and Paqueta should be replaced by Mavropanos and Summerville.

But look at our bench, FFS. Did the club executives really think this was good enough.

 

 

I think Mavropanos has been carrying a knock, but yeah I’d prefer him.

Not Summerville though. He can come on when Wilson is tired.

[Takashi Miike]

Surely a front 3 of Bowen paqueta and Wilson?

matt, but paqueta's never a forward. he needs players ahead of him. the prick manager can't help being cautious