{"id":24761,"date":"2023-03-05T09:27:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T09:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/05\/brighton-thump-relegation-threatened-west-ham\/"},"modified":"2023-03-05T09:27:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T09:27:13","slug":"brighton-thump-relegation-threatened-west-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/05\/brighton-thump-relegation-threatened-west-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton thump relegation-threatened West Ham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/128852570_brighton1-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Alexis Mac Allister scored his first Premier League goal since winning the World Cup with Argentina to put Brighton in front\" title=\"Alexis Mac Allister scored his first Premier League goal since winning the World Cup with Argentina to put Brighton in front\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexis Mac Allister scored his first Premier League goal since winning the World Cup with Argentina to put Brighton in front<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brighton boosted their hopes of European qualification with a thumping Premier League victory over struggling West Ham that increases the pressure on Hammers boss David Moyes.<\/p>\n<p>Alexis Mac Allister put Albion in front midway through the first half, converting from the spot after Jarrod Bowen bundled Kaoru Mitoma over in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Substitute Joel Veltman doubled the hosts\u2019 lead soon after half-time, chesting the ball in at the far post following a corner, before Mitoma slid in to make it 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>Danny Welbeck added further gloss to the scoreline late on, drilling a right-footed shot into the bottom corner to condemn the Hammers to their biggest defeat of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It was no more than Brighton deserved as they cut loose in the second half, producing a swaggering attacking display that could have seen them win by an even greater margin.<\/p>\n<p>Moyes\u2019 side went into the match having lost just one of their past five league games, including thrashing Nottingham Forest 4-0 in their previous fixture, but this result and performance provided a stark reality check.<\/p>\n<p>Bowen and Tomas Soucek forced Jason Steele \u2013 making only his second top-flight appearance at the age of 32 \u2013 into smart saves when it was still 1-0, but they rarely threatened otherwise and remain just two points above the bottom three.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"5SZxOOw7j5M\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Effects of Making Ghana Card Sole ID for Voter Registration - Nnawotwe Yi on Adom TV (3-3-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5SZxOOw7j5M?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexis Mac Allister scored his first Premier League goal since winning the World Cup with Argentina to put Brighton in front Brighton boosted their hopes of European qualification with a thumping Premier League victory over struggling West Ham that increases the pressure on Hammers boss David Moyes. 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