PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham - team news, lineups, predictions

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·5 December 2025

PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham - team news, lineups, predictions

Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham face each other this Sunday at the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium) for round 15 of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 14:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Brighton & Hove Albion currently have 22 points and lie in 7th position. Last time out, Fabian Hürzeler's team slipped to a 3-4 defeat against Aston Villa (Premier League 2025/26).

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West Ham have won 12 points to date and are placed in 18th position. In their last outing, Nuno Espírito Santo's team drew 1-1 against Manchester United (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Brighton & Hove Albion winning 3-2.

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Brighton & Hove Albion

James Milner - In doubt
Solly March - Injury
Kaoru Mitoma - In doubt
Adam Webster - Cruciate Ligament Injury

West Ham

Crys Summerville - Injury
Lucas Paquetá - Suspension
Oliver Scarles - Injury
Lukasz Fabianski - Back Injury

Last starting XIs

Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Aston Villa 2025-12-03): Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Ferdi Kadioglu, Carlos Baleba, Diego Gómez, Yankuba Minteh, Brajan Gruda, Maxim De Cuyper, Stéfanos Tzímas

West Ham ( vs Manchester United 2025-12-04): Alphonse Aréola, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Kostas Mavropanos, Jean-Clair Todibo, El Hadji Diouf, Soungoutou Magassa, Freddie Potts, Tomás Soucek, Jarrod Bowen, Mateus Fernandes, Callum Wilson

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MANAGERS

Fabian Hürzeler faced Nuno Espírito Santo on three occasions, recording two draws and one loss
Nuno Espírito Santo faced Brighton & Hove Albion on ten occasions, recording two wins, six draws, and two losses
Fabian Hürzeler faced West Ham on two occasions, recording one win and one draw

TEAMS

Away from home, West Ham currently has one win in the last eight games.
Away from home, West Ham comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, West Ham comes from five consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, West Ham comes from five consecutive games without a win.
Away from home, West Ham comes from two consecutive games without losing.
West Ham currently has one loss in the last five games.
West Ham currently has two wins in the last 11 games.
West Ham comes from 11 consecutive games conceding goals.
West Ham comes from three consecutive games without a win.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one loss in the last seven games.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion comes from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one loss in the last five games.
Brighton & Hove Albion comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.

HEAD TO HEAD

Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham have faced each other 37 times, with no advantage between Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham: 12 wins each in 37 games.
At the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium), Brighton & Hove Albion has an advantage in the clashes against West Ham: nine wins in 17 games. West Ham has three victories.
In the English League, 20 games were played between the two teams, with nine wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, nine draws, and two victories for West Ham.