The conflict between West Ham of Lopetegui and the Brighton It did not come at the best time for two teams that are not at their best level in Premier League. This situation can be seen in the tie (1-1) with two teams that could have won at any time if not for the performances of the goalkeepers.
He West Ham He came out better at the meeting, tracking the Brighton area, at 16′the set of Lopetegui had the clearest shot so far in a set-piece action that faded when one of the visitors’ defenders stopped a shot from a low angle. In it 21′after an endless game, Kaoru Mitoma he made a great volley shot that stopped Lukasz Fabianski showing his excellent reflexes under the sticks.
In it 33′ he Brighton ask for a penalty Lucas Paquetá about João Pedrobut the referee did not consider the action between the two Brazilians inside the ‘irons’ area to be a penalty. A minute later, Konstantinos Mavropanos received a yellow card for a kick to the head by Paul Van Hecke in a corner kick action and the Dutchman had to be treated for the gap caused by the Greek.
The first half, in which both teams dominated at times, went to the locker room tunnel with no goal result, glass, and with a Brighton that he was unable to finish his attacks with a single shot, a fact that prevented Lukasz Fabianski need to intervene only at first 45 minutes, while the West Ham tormented the ‘seagulls’ with stronger and more dangerous attacks on the goal of Bart Verbruggen.
After the break the Brighton came out more actively attacking from the first minute, at 50′after a bad start Lukasz Fabianski where Lewis Dunk bothered him to catch the ball, it fell in the middle of the area to Mats Wieffer so he just has to push the ball and get on the scoreboard. He VAR intervened due to the possible offside of the captain ‘seagull’ but was enabled by Todibo in action.
With so many visitors, the West Ham started stalking the area Brighton and Jarrod Bowenfired a shot at the door leading to Bart Verbruggen reacted very well by stopping the ball, but the rebound fell to a Mohammed Kudus who only needed to push the ball with his head to tie the score at an empty net goal. In it 65′an ending of Yasin Ayari within the area he was detained by a Lukasz Fabainski which again is important to save the ‘hammers’.
In the final minutes the game broke down and it was consistently back and forth. In it 80′an ending of Yankuba Minteh, Karou Mitoma He held onto it to put the ball in but it hit the post and in an unstoppable move didn’t go up on the scoreboard for a Brighton which is better in the last minutes. In it 86′, Edson Alvarez I saw how his shot was well blocked Bart Verbruggen who made a great stretch to avoid the second goal of West Ham which turned the situation around in the minutes before the end of the match.
In addition, Lukasz Fabianski the savior for him West Ham intervenes on two occasions, first, in a large stop at Yasin Ayari which seems to continue on the scoreboard, and then, on a long shot from Julio Enciso that stopped him from blocking him. Thanks to the same goalkeeper, the final result between the two teams ended in a 1-1 tie and there was a distribution of points in a match where either team could have won.
In this result the Brighton added the fifth straight game in the Premier League without achieving victory but remaining close to the European positions. On the other hand, the West Ham of Lopetegui He managed to add a point which helped him increase the distance to the teams in the relegation zone.
match lineup
1
29
33
19
15
26
20
10
11
28
14
1
34
30
27
29
5
8
20
14
9
22
London Stadium
Bart Verbruggen1
Joel Veltman34
47′
67′
70′
Pervis Estupinán30
83′
89′
Mats Wieffer27
50′
55′
34′
45′
Jan Paul van Hecke29
Lewis Dunk5
Brian Gruda8
67′
16′
70′
Carlos Baleba20
56′
Georginio Rutter14
67′
João Pedro9
57′
Kaoru Mitoma22
84′
Replacements
Jason Steele23
70′
Tariq Lamptey2
67′
45′
Igor Julio3
70′
Julio Enciso10
67′
89′
Yasin Ayari26
55′
Matt O’Riley33
56′
Simon Adigra11
Yankuba Minteh17
67′
Evan Ferguson28
84′
coach
Julen Lopetegui
Fabian Hurzeler
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
