In a weekend match in week 3, on Sunday Aug 21st, West Ham United will play host to Brighton & Hove Albion in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. West Ham United sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi struck first for Nottingham Forest in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed West Ham United couldn’t manage to score, and Nottingham Forest took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while brighton & Hove Albion sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Newcastle United. Neither Brighton & Hove Albion nor Newcastle United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Brighton & Hove Albion won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Leandro Trossard and Pascal Groß have been the hottest scorers for Brighton & Hove Albion in the last five each having scored 3 goals.