Brighton v West Ham preview: Team news, lineups, supercomputer prediction
Graham Potter will be preparing his West Ham side for the away clash against Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Hammers are coming off the back of a draw against Southampton, where a Jarrod Bowen strike was cancelled out by Lesley Ugochukwu.
Now Potter will take his side to the south coast to face his former side at the Amex on 26 April, with the Englishman wanting to get back to winning ways.
Preview
There is no doubt that the Irons are in a rough patch of form and have struggled to find their feet in the Premier League this campaign.
Under the English head coach and Julen Lopetegui, the struggles have been consistent, and that could end in a 17th-place finish in the Premier League.
This comes after failing to secure a single win in March or April, to this point, which is far from good enough for the East London club.
Brighton have also had a frustrating season under Fabian Hurzeler, but the difference is, the German could still secure European football for his side.
As a result, they will be eying a clash against the E20 as a way to push themselves back up the table after losing three of their last four.
Form Guide (Premier League)
Brighton: LDLLD
West Ham: DLDLD
Team News
There could be players sidelined for both sides at the Amex as the season begins to catch up with many first-team stars.
For the travelling side, Potter could be without Crysencio Summerville and, of course, Michail Antonio.
This list could prove to cause problems for the Irons, given how much quality will be missing from the claret and blue side’s squad.
| West Ham injuries | Brighton injuries |
| Crysencio Summerville | Adam Webster |
| Michail Antonio | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| Georginio Rutter | |
| Igor | |
| James Milner | |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | |
| Joel Veltman | |
| Tariq Lamptey |
Brighton have a lengthy injury list of their own, with up to eight players set to be out through injury, while Joao Pedro will be absent through suspension.
Adam Webster, Ferdi Kadioglu, Georginio Rutter, Igor, James Milner, Jan Paul van Hecke, Joel Veltman and Tariq Lamptey could all miss out in a boost for Potter and Co.
Predicted line-ups
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan, Baleba, March, Ayari, Hinshelwood, Mitoma, Welbeck
West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Cresswell, Scarles, Soler, Alvarez, Paqueta, Kudus, Bowen
Supercomputer prediction
The Hammers look set to face an uphill task to beat the Seagulls, with Opta‘s supercomputer rating the south coast outfit as 55 per cent chance of securing the win
This leaves the E20 side with a 21 per cent chance that both teams share the spoils, while a draw comes in at a 21 per cent chance of the points being shared.