Brighton 1 West Ham 1West Ham’s faint hopes of scraping Champions League qualification were left hanging by a thread after they were reliant on a late strike from Said Benrahma to rescue a 1-1 draw at Brighton. The sixth-placed visitors looked set for a damaging defeat at the Amex Stadium after Danny Welbeck’s 50th Premier League goal broke the deadlock only three minutes earlier. West Ham were seeking to breathe fresh life into their European push after suffering three defeats in their last four. Brighton were undefeated in their previous seven Premier League meetings with the visitors and Jahanbakhsh looked eager to help preserve that record. Time ticked away with little goalmouth action until West Ham wasted a golden chance to edge ahead when unmarked defender Craig Dawson headed narrowly wide following an inviting cross from Benrahma.

Source: The Irish Times May 15, 2021 21:11 UTC