West Ham vs Brighton: Marko Arnautovic rescues point for Hammers
Re-live the action from the London Stadium
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Marko Arnautovic's quickfire double rescued West Ham from another defeat by bogey side Brighton.
The Hammers were staring at a fourth loss in four meetings with Brighton since they were promoted after goals from Dale Stephens and Shane Duffy put the visitors in charge.
But two goals in two minutes from Austrian forward Arnautovic lifted the hoodoo as West Ham snatched a 2-2 draw.
All the goals came in the space of 12 second-half minutes of a contest which came to life after Brighton struck from two corners. Re-live the action below:
What time does it start?
West Ham vs Brighton kicks off at 7:45pm (GMT)
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK. Highlights will be shown on Match of the Day on BBC One at 22:45.
Independent Sport will also keep you up to date with all the goals via our live blog.
Player to watch
Marko Arnautovic: Injury has slowed the Austrian strikers’ season but nevertheless he still has five goals and two assists to his name in 14 appearances. Labelled by many as the best player outside the top six, Arnautovic brings a huge threat against any side in the division.
Form guide
West Ham: LWLWWW
Brighton: WDLLLW
Odds
West Ham to win: 10/11
Brighton to win: 13/4
Draw: 5/2
Prediction
West Ham 3-1 Brighton: Brighton are a very different side away from home and have struggled when visiting teams. West Ham were poor against Burnley but with that loss aside, they’re still on good form. I’m confident they’ll respond and I think they’ll win this one.
Wolves 0-0 Crystal Palace, 5 minutes
Jordan Ayew moves beyond the Wolves defence down the right but can't link up with Wilfried Zaha waiting for his cross in the middle.
Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley, 7 minutes
Philip Billing knows how to hit them, but on this occasion rather skews his low shot wide from an Alex Pritchard lay-off.
Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley, 9 minutes
Steve Mounie takes to the skies with an acrobatic hook towards goal, but his overhead kick flies over the crossbar.
Almost ready to go at the Vitality Stadium and St James' Park, with the players making their way onto the pitch on the South Coast and in the North East.
West Ham 0-0 Brighton, 12 minutes
Marko Arnautovic receives the ball in a forward area for the first time after excellent work from Felipe Anderson, but the Austrian is leaning back rather and doesn't manage to get his shot on target.
Underway at St James' Park. Will Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's winning run continue?
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 1 minute
Five across the back from Newcastle with Matt Ritchie and DeAndre Yedlin in the wing back berths.
A 4-2-3-1 with Paul Pogba ahead of Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic sitting appears to be the Manchester United system.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 3 minutes
First sighting of Marcus Rashford driving at the Newcastle defence. Rashford rides a couple of challenges but not that of Paul Dumbest, sliding across to take the ball cleanly.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 4 minutes
Juan Mata and Anthony Martial fail to link up in the Newcastle box, but Paul Pogba recovers the loose ball.
A nonchalant no-look knock past a defender opens space for the Frenchman, who drives left-footed across goal but fails to truly trouble Martin Dubravka in the Newcastle goal.
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