West Ham v Brighton result

Full-time · West Ham 2–2 Brighton

Premier League · Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:30 GMT · London Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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West Ham 2–2 Brighton — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Brighton: 3.09 to 2.30 in expected goals, from 16 shots to 10, ahead on xG from the 31st minute (per-shot expected goals for this match). The points were shared.

The result

West Ham and Brighton drew 2–2 at London Stadium in the Premier League on Tuesday 30 December. West Ham are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions. Brighton are winless in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

West Ham led 2–1 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — West Ham: Jarrod Bowen (10’, assisted by Lucas Paquetá) and Lucas Paquetá (45’ pen); Brighton: Daniel Welbeck (32’ pen) and Joël Veltman (61’).

Discipline

M. Salisbury showed eight yellow cards — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — West Ham: Jarrod Bowen (13’), Mateus Fernandes (37’) and Maximilian Kilman (45’); Brighton: Daniel Welbeck (37’), J. Milner (42’), Lewis Dunk (45+2’), Charalampos Kostoulas (84’) and Jan van Hecke (90+3’).

What it changes

West Ham stay 18th after this result (19 league matches played).

Brighton move down from ninth to 14th (19 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Lucas Paquetá (West Ham) 10.4, Joël Veltman (Brighton) 8.2 and Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) 7.7 led the match.

Next up

West Ham next host Southampton on 24 October 2026.

Brighton next travel to FK Jablonec on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for West Ham: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Brighton: FK Jablonec v Brighton, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: West Ham 2–2 Brighton · Premier League
Venue: London Stadium · London
Referee: M. Salisbury
Head-to-head (last 6): West Ham 1 · draws 3 · Brighton 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: West Ham 0W 2D 3L · Brighton 0W 2D 3L

West Ham 2–2 Brighton (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 4.88

Corners

against 5.5 / 5.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 5.88 / 5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2.5

Cards

against 1.88 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.6 yellows

Referee · M. Salisbury

2.6 home / 2 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	West Ham for / against	Line	Brighton for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.88 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 16.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.25 for · 15.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.25 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.63 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Salisbury — 4.6 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.8 fouls over 10 matches (2.6 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 2.6Away 2

West Ham

West Ham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Summerville n 8	78.3	2.3 8/6	2 8/4	—
T. Souček n 8	29.6	2.3 5/1	0.4 1/0	—
M. Kanté n 7	12.4	2.1 2/0	0 0/0	—
Lucas Paquetá n 8	68	2 7/3	1.5 5/3	D. Gómez
G. Rodríguez n 8	40	1.7 4/2	2.5 4/3	—

West Ham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wilson n 8	45	2 5/2	0.8 2/1
N. Füllkrug n 8	41.1	1.6 3/2	0.5 2/0
J. Bowen n 8	88.1	1.5 8/4	0.9 5/2
C. Summerville n 8	78.3	1.3 6/3	0.4 3/0
Lucas Paquetá n 8	68	1.2 6/1	0.7 4/0

West Ham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wilson n 8	45	0.8 2/1	0.3 1/0
T. Souček n 8	29.6	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
J. Bowen n 8	88.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
G. Rodríguez n 8	40	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
K. Walker-Peters n 8	39.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

West Ham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Magassa n 8	56.3	4.2 6/6
O. Scarles n 8	51	3.5 6/4
K. Walker-Peters n 8	39.9	3.4 3/3
A. Irving n 8	20.5	3.3 4/2
Mateus Fernandes n 8	85.6	2.9 8/5

West Ham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Areola n 8	90	4.5 8/7

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Tzimas n 8	26.5	2.1 4/1	0.8 2/0	—
K. Mitoma n 8	70	1.9 5/2	0.6 3/1	—
B. Gruda n 8	47.9	1.9 4/3	1.6 4/2	—
J. Hinshelwood n 8	47.6	1.9 4/3	0 0/0	—
D. Gómez n 8	79.1	1.7 8/4	0.1 1/0	Lucas Paquetá

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Kostoulas n 8	13.6	5.8 3/2	1.7 2/0
D. Welbeck n 8	57.1	2.2 4/4	0.8 4/0
T. Watson n 8	26.3	2.1 4/1	1.7 4/0
Y. Ayari n 8	76.3	1.9 5/4	0.6 2/2
G. Rutter n 8	82.6	1.6 6/4	0.5 3/1

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Watson n 8	26.3	0.9 2/0	1.3 1/1
S. Tzimas n 8	26.5	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
J. van Hecke n 8	80.8	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
O. Boscagli n 8	72.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
K. Mitoma n 8	70	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Kostoulas n 8	13.6	5 5/1
J. Veltman n 8	38.1	4.4 6/3
M. Wieffer n 8	78.8	2.9 7/5
F. Kadıoğlu n 8	82.6	2.3 7/5
B. Gruda n 8	47.9	2.3 6/3

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	3.8 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
West Ham		Brighton
39%	Possession	61%
2.06	Expected goals (xG)	2.94
10	Shots	16
4	Shots on target	6
3	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	4
10	Shots inside the box	8
5	Corners	5
1	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	18
3	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
335	Passes	541
75%	Pass accuracy	86%

West Ham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Areola	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Kilman	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.2
O. Scarles	90	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	7
F. Potts	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Bowen	90	1	0	2	2	1	3	Y	7.9
Mateus Fernandes	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	Y	7.2
K. Walker-Peters	83	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
Lucas Paquetá	83	1	1	1	1	2	4	0	6.9
S. Magassa	82	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7
C. Wilson	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Todibo	44	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
K. Mavropanos sub	46	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Summerville sub	27	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
E. Mayers sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Kanté sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
T. Souček sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Verbruggen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Veltman	90	1	1	1	0	3	0	7.9
J. van Hecke	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
L. Dunk	90	0	1	0	0	1	Y	7.7
F. Kadıoğlu	90	0	1	1	3	1	0	6.3
Y. Ayari	90	0	3	0	0	3	0	6.2
D. Welbeck	83	1	2	1	1	0	Y	6.3
J. Milner	72	0	0	0	0	1	Y	5.9
D. Gómez	72	0	1	0	2	1	0	6
Y. Minteh	58	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
M. De Cuyper	58	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
B. Gruda sub	32	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
K. Mitoma sub	32	0	1	1	3	0	0	7
J. Hinshelwood sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Rutter sub	18	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
C. Kostoulas sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind West Ham v Brighton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

West HamDDLLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

BrightonLDLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

West Ham 1 · 3 draws · Brighton 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2025-12-07 Brighton 1–1 West Ham
2025-04-26 Brighton 3–2 West Ham
2024-12-21 West Ham 1–1 Brighton
2024-01-02 West Ham 0–0 Brighton
2023-08-26 Brighton 1–3 West Ham
2023-03-04 Brighton 4–0 West Ham

League standing · 2025/26

West Ham#18 pos39 pts38 pl-19 GD

Brighton#8 pos53 pts38 pl+6 GD

Goals per game

West Ham scored1.21

Brighton scored1.37

West Ham conceded1.71

Brighton conceded1.21

Shot map and expected goals

West Ham 2.30 xG from 10 shots, Brighton 3.09 from 16. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

West Ham (attacking right)Brighton (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
West Ham	10	2	2.30
Brighton	16	2	3.09

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What is the head-to-head record between West Ham and Brighton?: In their last 6 meetings, West Ham won 1, Brighton won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of West Ham and Brighton?: Recent form — West Ham 0W 2D 3L; Brighton 0W 2D 3L.

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