West Ham vs Brighton: result 2-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 19Kick-off on December 30, 2025 at 07:30 PM (UTC)London Stadium, London
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What was the result of West Ham vs Brighton?
West Ham and Brighton drew 2-2 on December 30, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 10′J. BowenWest Ham
- 32′D. WelbeckBrighton (pen.)
- 45′Lucas PaquetáWest Ham (pen.)
- 61′J. VeltmanBrighton
Official lineup for West Ham vs Brighton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
West Ham
4-2-3-1- 9C. Wilson
- 10Lucas Paquetá
- 18Mateus Fernandes
- 20J. Bowen
- 32F. Potts
- 27S. Magassa
- 30O. Scarles
- 3M. Kilman
- 25J. Todibo
- 2K. Walker-Peters
- 23A. Areola
Brighton
4-2-3-1- 18D. Welbeck
- 29M. De Cuyper
- 25D. Gómez
- 11Y. Minteh
- 20J. Milner
- 26Y. Ayari
- 24F. Kadıoğlu
- 5L. Dunk
- 6J. van Hecke
- 34J. Veltman
- 1B. Verbruggen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, West Ham have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Brighton have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2025 | Fulham(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Manchester City(away) | 0-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Aston Villa(home) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Brighton(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Manchester United(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2025 | Arsenal(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Sunderland(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Liverpool(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 7, 2025 | West Ham(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Aston Villa(home) | 3-4 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 West Ham win, 3 draws, 2 Brighton wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2025 | Brighton 1-1 West Ham | Premier League |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Brighton 3-2 West Ham | Premier League |
| Dec 21, 2024 | West Ham 1-1 Brighton | Premier League |
| Jan 2, 2024 | West Ham 0-0 Brighton | Premier League |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Brighton 1-3 West Ham | Premier League |
| Mar 4, 2023 | Brighton 4-0 West Ham | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
West Ham score 1.0 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Brighton score 1.7 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Brighton | 1.7 | 1.3 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy