West Ham United lost 1-3 against Brighton on the final matchday of the Premier League season. This loss meant that West Ham will have to compete in the Europa Conference League next season as they failed to capitalise on Manchester United’s loss to Crystal Palace. Michail Antonio put the Hammers in front before Brighton hit three in the second half.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How many passes into the final third did Brighton complete? How many interceptions were made by West Ham United?
To navigate the stats gallery, simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Brighton opted for a 3-4-1-2 formation with a back three of Joel Veltman, Adam Webster and Lewis Dunk.
Graham Potter brought on Tariq Lamptey, Enock Mwepu and Neal Maupay as substitutes.
West Ham United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Jarrod Bowen as the lone striker.
David Moyes used Ben Johnson, Mark Noble and Andriy Yarmolenko as substitutes.
Brighton completed 44 passes into the final third. West Ham made 39 interceptions.
Danny Welbeck attempted the most shots in this game, with four to his name. He also had the highest xG.
Brighton’s shooting accuracy was 33.33% in this match, with six out of 18 shots on target.
West Ham had attempted seven shots in this game, scoring once.
Brighton were the far better team in this game, as shown by the xG timeline.
Pascal Gross received the most passes for Brighton.
Declan Rice attempted the most passes for West Ham.
Brighton completed four smart passes and five crosses.
West Ham completed 11 crosses.
Pascal Gross created the most xT from passes for Brighton.
Solly March generated the most xT from dribbles for the Seagulls.
Vladimir Coufal produced the most threat from passes for West Ham United.
Jarrod Bowen created the most threat from dribbles for the Hammers.
Brighton attempted most of their defensive duels on the right.
Adam Webster won a whopping 10 aerial duels in this game for the Seagulls.
The back three of Dunk, Veltman and Webster won a combined 10 loose ball duels.
West Ham won 10 defensive duels in their third.
Tomas Soucek won four aerial duels for the Hammers.
As a team, West Ham won seven loose balls.
Pascal Gross created the most set-piece threat for Brighton.
For West Ham, it was Aaron Cresswell who made the highest xT from set-pieces with his only corner and four throw-ins.
If you want to download this stats report in a PDF, you can do so here: Brighton vs West Ham United Post Match Report