West Ham 1-1 Brighton: Mohammed Kudus salvages a point as Hammers extend unbeaten run | OneFootball

Hammers come from behind to earn a point at home

West Ham are now unbeaten in three Premier League games after drawing at home with Brighton.

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West Ham United midfielder Mohammed Kudus headed home in the second half to salvage a point in a lacklustre 1-1 Premier League draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

Mats Wieffer put Brighton ahead in the 51st minute with his first Premier League goal when goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski fell under the challenge of Lewis Dunk whose header fell for the Dutch midfielder to fire home with his first touch.

There was a lengthy VAR check for offside and a foul before Brighton could really celebrate at the London Stadium.

West Ham, whose manager Julen Lopetegui has been under pressure, have now conceded their most top flight goals in a single calendar year, with 74, since 1967 (85).

Brighton's lead lasted just seven minutes, though, as their keeper Bart Verbruggen did well to bat away Jarrod Bowen's shot before a sprinting Kudus arrived just in time to head home.

Mohammed Kudus celebrates scoring West Ham’s equaliser against Brighton with teammate Crysencio Summerville.

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What was a largely dull game ended with fireworks as both teams squandered terrific chances.

A brave piece of defending saw West Ham full back Aaron Wan-Bissaka dive to head away what looked like a certain goal for Tariq Lamptey at the death. The two collided in mid-air with Wan-Bissaka down holding his shoulder for several minutes.

Fabianski also made a couple of late saves to deny Brighton substitutes Yasin Ayari and Julio Enciso, while Kaoru Mitoma inexplicably missed what should have been an easy tap-in for the visitors that instead rang off the post.