That’s also West Ham’s fourth Premier League clean sheet in a row, and David Moyes speaks to Sky. “I’m thrilled with the result and the point … Brighton played very well and were the better side … we might have had the best chance in the game from Tomáš Souček and when that didn’t go in I thought we’re going to find a way of getting a nil … thankfully our players done a great job in getting that … when you play really good teams, which we have over Christmas, we’ve had to be really compact … be as organised as we can be to keep the opposition out … the boys at the back have done a brilliant job … my goalkeeper played very well … and we got a point for it … I’m really pleased we’ve got another clean sheet.”

That’s Brighton’s first clean sheet of the Premier League season. The most impressive member of their defence tonight, the exciting 18-year-old midfielder-turned-right-back Jack Hinshelwood, speaks to Sky. “It’s not really a relief … we’ve been really good defensively at times this season … we haven’t got the clean sheets we deserved … but today was a really solid performance … we limited them to very little and created a few chances.”

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21h ago
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That was an instantly forgettable match. Brighton were the better side, and created nearly all the chances, but lacked sharpness up front. They’ll be happier with their performance; West Ham will be happier with their point. Fair to say the hosts missed Lucas Paquetá and Mohammed Kudus very much. The Hammers remain in sixth place, while Brighton leapfrog Manchester United to go into seventh on goal difference.