Brighton have only lost one of their 15 Premier League meetings with West Ham (W6 D8), though it was a 3-1 defeat in this exact fixture last season.

West Ham have taken five points from their last nine available against Brighton in the Premier League (W1 D2), just one fewer than they had in their first 12 such meetings (W0 D6 L6).

Brighton have lost three of their last four Premier League games (D1), more than their previous 13 beforehand (W6 D5 L2). The Seagulls have shipped 2+ goals in each of their last five league games, their longest run since March 2022 (6 in a row).

West Ham are winless in their last six Premier League games (D3 L3), last going longer without a win in the competition in January 2023 (7).

All four of West Ham’s away wins in the Premier League this season have been to nil – the Hammers haven’t won any of their last 15 on the road when conceding at least once (D5 L10).

West Ham have benefitted from three own goals in the Premier League this season. It’s their most in a campaign since 2013-14 (also 3), while they’ve only benefitted from more in 2005-06 (4).

West Ham have the oldest average starting XI in the Premier League this season (28y 214d), while only Chelsea (24y 20d) have a younger average age than Brighton (25y 117d).

Brighton’s Danny Welbeck is looking to score 10 goals in a Premier League season for the first time (currently 9) – as it stands, he’s the highest scorer in the competition never to reach double figures in a single campaign (76 goals). He’s scored more goals against West Ham than any other opponent in the top-flight (6).

Niclas Füllkrug has either scored (1) or assisted (2) a goal in each of his last three Premier League starts for West Ham. Overall, he’s averaging a goal or assist every 108 minutes this term, the second best rate for a West Ham player in a single campaign (min. 500 minutes) after Paolo Di Canio in 1999-00 (one every 90 minutes).

West Ham boss Graham Potter’s only previous Premier League meeting with his former side Brighton ended in a 4-1 defeat with Chelsea in October 2022. No manager has lost by 3+ goals in their first two meetings with a specific former employer in the competition before.