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James Ward-Prowse's opener was the midfielder's 50th Premier League goalWest Ham United continued their unbeaten Premier League start by stunning Brighton with a clinical counter-attacking display as James Ward-Prowse scored his first Hammers goal.
The win means West Ham end the day top of the Premier League on goals scored, although Manchester City and Liverpool could both leap above them with wins on Sunday.
Ward-Prowse summer signing tapped in from two yards out in the 19th minute after good work from Michail Antonio.
Jarrod Bowen added a second for the visitors in the 58th minute, bringing down Said Benrahma's cross before poking the ball into the corner.
And though Brighton continually dominated possession and territory, Bowen set up Antonio to drill a shot into the corner for the away side's third in the 63rd minute.
The Seagulls scored a late consolation goal when Pascal Gross' drive effort found the far corner, but David Moyes' men survived a late surge of Brighton pressure to on to victory.
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Ward-Prowse drives ruthless West Ham
West Ham have made an excellent start, backing up their win over Chelsea last weekend with a ruthless display in Sussex.
Incredibly, the visitors' 31 successful passes in the first half was the lowest total reached by a Premier League side since November 2006, when Watford had 30 against Portsmouth.
But they still went ahead through Ward-Prowse, who bundled Antonio's cross over the line after Lewis Dunk was caught in possession.
It was Ward-Prowse's third goal involvement in just his second game for the Hammers having joined from boyhood club Southampton this summer for around £30m.
As Brighton pushed after the restart West Ham exploited the space their players left behind, and Bowen brilliantly controlled Benrahma's cross-field ball in a counter-attack before finding the bottom corner.
Five minutes later the three points were wrapped up thanks to Antonio's fine finish and creating space for himself. The Jamaica international almost added a fourth in the closing stages but prodded a shot over when through on goal.
Ward-Prowse also had a chance to add a fourth late on, seeing his shot from a tight-angle saved and the rebound off a Brighton defender and on to the cross bar.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number1Player nameVerbruggen
Squad number6Player nameMilner
Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number11Player nameGilmour
Squad number7Player nameMarch
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Squad number28Player nameFerguson
Squad number9Player nameJoão Pedro
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number24Player nameAdingra
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
West Ham United
Squad number23Player nameAreola
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number4Player nameZouma
Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number18Player nameIngs
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number24Player nameKehrer
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Verbruggen
- 6MilnerSubstituted forVeltmanat 72'minutes
- 4Webster
- 5Dunk
- 30Estupiñán
- 13Groß
- 11GilmourSubstituted forLallanaat 60'minutes
- 7MarchSubstituted forAdingraat 72'minutes
- 18WelbeckSubstituted forJoão Pedroat 60'minutes
- 22MitomaBooked at 88mins
- 28Ferguson
Substitutes
- 3dos Santos de Paulo
- 8Dahoud
- 9João Pedro
- 14Lallana
- 23Steele
- 24Adingra
- 29van Hecke
- 34Veltman
- 40Buonanotte
West Ham
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 23Areola
- 5Coufal
- 4Zouma
- 21Ogbonna
- 33Emerson
- 19ÁlvarezBooked at 45minsSubstituted forFornalsat 84'minutes
- 20Bowen
- 28SoucekSubstituted forBenrahmaat 39'minutes
- 7Ward-ProwseBooked at 24mins
- 10Lucas PaquetáSubstituted forIngsat 85'minutes
- 9AntonioSubstituted forKehrerat 79'minutesBooked at 89mins
Substitutes
- 1Fabianski
- 2Johnson
- 3Cresswell
- 8Fornals
- 17Cornet
- 18Ings
- 22Benrahma
- 24Kehrer
- 45Mubama
Live Text
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 3.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, West Ham United 3.
Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Danny Ings.
Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United).
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
Attempt saved. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Edson Álvarez.
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