West Ham come back twice to win a 2-2 draw against Brighton

REUTERS: Ben Johnson and Tomas Soucek scored a goal in the second half when West Ham United came back twice from a down goal to win a 2-2 draw at home to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday.

Brighton created the early chances at the London Stadium and deserved to make it just before half-time when striker Neal Maupay called for a loose ball in the box to score his first goal since October.

After West Ham failed to score a single attempt on target in the first half, manager David Moyes introduced midfielder Manuel Lanzini and put forward Andriy Yarmolenko in the meantime.

The attacking duo were instrumental in building up to West Ham’s equalizer on the hour mark, with Johnson’s back wing finding the net from close range to score his first goal for his goal. to celebrate the club.

Midfielder Lewis Dunk was thought to have won the game for Brighton in the 70th minute when he broke in his first goal of the season from a swiftly built corner.

But Czech midfielder Soucek came up with his third goal of the month for West Ham when he was left unmarked at a corner and took home power with a header with eight minutes left on the clock.

Graham Potter’s Brighton had to settle for a fifth draw in their last eight games in the tournament. They are 16th on 13 points, two points above the relegation zone.

“It’s disappointing not to give three points, I felt it was there for us,” Potter said. “We didn’t defend the corner well for the second goal, and the details are that punishes you at this point.

“We didn’t do much wrong. We could have managed the game better. We have to keep working to get three points.”

West Ham, who travel again to Southampton on Tuesday, remain 10 in the table and go up 22 points from their 15 games.

(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson)