Brighton v west ham

A thumping win over newcomers Luton Town on the opening weekend was hardly a surprise, but replicating that scoreline away to Wolverhampton Wanderers last week was an astonishing feat. Unlike the ex-Brighton midfielder, James Ward-Prowse painted his maiden Premier League appearance for his new club with vivid colours, delivering an assist to inspire West Ham to a derby victory a week ago.

Jarrod Bowen and his teammates are winless in their last five away league matches D1, L4 , conceding multiple goals in all four defeats during this uneventful run. Apart from long-term absentee Jakub Moder, De Zerbi will have the remainder of his Brighton squad fit and ready for this encounter. His defensive colleague Nayef Aguerd is also unavailable after picking up a red card against Chelsea. We expect that trend to continue this weekend, albeit we back the Hammers to improve their scoring record in East Sussex.