Postpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 26 August 2023
I could get funny about people taking an early-season table seriously.
But I support Oxford and we're top of League One after five games so...
Summary
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FT: Brighton 1-3 West Ham - Ward-Prowse opens scoring, Bowen doubles lead & Antonio adds third; Gross pulls one back
FT: Arsenal 2-2 Fulham - Pereira with early breakthrough; Saka levels from spot & Nketiah puts hosts in front. Fulham's Bassey sent off but Palhinha levels
FT: Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace - Schade with opener, Andersen levels
FT: Everton 0-1 Wolves - Kalajdzic with late winner
FT: Man United 3-2 Nottingham Forest - Awoniyi opens scoring & Boly doubles lead; Eriksen pulls one back, Casemiro levels & Fernandes penalty puts United ahead. Worrall sent off for visitors
FT: Bournemouth 0-2 Tottenham - Maddison with first Spurs goal, Kulusevski doubles lead
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Postpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 26 August 2023
Postpublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 26 August 2023
Brighton 1-3 West Ham
West Ham will spend the night top of the Premier League table. Above Spurs on goals scored.
Just 35 games left to finish the job.
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
It's all over.
West Ham win at Brighton thanks to a perfect counter-attacking performance despite so little possession.
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
West Ham getting their possession stats up in the closing stages. Can they hit 20%?
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Have West Ham ever sat top of the PL?! When did they last sit top of league? They've got 21 hours there at least!
Ben, Kirkbymoorside
For all West Ham's counter-attacking excellence, it's arguable Areola is their player of the match. He's made some very good saves
Chris
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
West Ham have the ball. Almost there now.
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
Come off it Lewis. Brighton captain Dunk shoots from about 35 yards out and it goes exactly how you'd expect.
'It looked like a certain goal!'published at 19:23 British Summer Time 26 August 2023
Brighton 1-3 West Ham
Steve Sidwell
Former Villa and Brighton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 LiveFerguson unleashes a piledriver at the West Ham goal and you think it is a certain second for Brighton.
But Areola gets a strong hand to it to punch it away. Fantastic save!
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
West Ham are hanging on a bit here. Lewis Dunk's header looks top corner-bound but Danny Ings heads away.
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
That might have been the chance. Evan Ferguson blasts in a shot which Alphonse Areola tips onto the bar.
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Mubeen: Who needs Rice ? Hammers top of the league!
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
Six minutes added on. Still time in theory.
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
Joao Pedro can't make proper contact with his head onto a cross and Vladimir Coufal clears for West Ham.
Postpublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 26 August 2023
Brighton 1-3 West Ham
Pascal Gross is now Brighton's top scorer in the Premier League, with his 27 goals one more than Neal Maupay's 26.
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
You felt Brighton needed to get a quick second to set up a grandstand finale but they did not.
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
Kaoru Mitoma on the other side of it now as West Ham defender Thilo Kehrer brings him down and gets booked.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 88 mins
Brighton 1-3 West Ham
Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma gets a yellow card for stopping one-man counter-attack Jarrod Bowen.
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
Brighton win their 14th corner of the game. It's taken short... and it leads to a huge chance.
Joel Veltman pokes a volley which Alphonse Areola does well to tip over.
'No chance of a penalty'published at 19:16 British Summer Time 26 August 2023
Brighton 1-3 West Ham
Steve Sidwell
Former Villa and Brighton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 LiveNo chance.
Clever link up play between Mitoma and Joao Pedro but it is excellent covering from Coufal.
A critical piece of defending at a crucial time.
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Brighton 1-3 West Ham
The home fans shout for a penalty for about the sixth time today but none of them have been. Kaoru Mitoma runs into Vladimir Coufal this time.