Brighton 1 – 3 West Ham: James Ward-Prowse nets his first goal for the Irons as Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio also score as David Moyes’ side unbeaten run continues

West Ham’s new signing James Ward-Prowse scored his first goal for the club on Saturday afternoon, helping the Irons beat Brighton 3-1 at the Amex Stadium.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side were frustrated by their opponents, who defended resolutely and were clinical on the counter-attack to secure a hard-fought three-point lead from home today.

Ward-Prowse would open the scoring after 19 minutes to net the 50th Premier League goal of his career, which was orchestrated by Mikhail Antonio, who broke into the Seagull’s penalty area and delivered a short pass to the England midfielder who was at the top of the field. sixth place finish. garden box.

The 28-year-old collected the ball and after firing it into the back of a Brighton player, he tapped in the rebound to open his scoring account for West Ham.

Jarrod Bowen would double the lead after the break, collecting a superb ball in Said Benrahma’s Brighton penalty, to hit a sensational out-of-the-boot finish into the left corner of the goal.

Antonio would complete the trio of goals for the visitors, collecting a brilliant long pass from Bowen, before dodging Adam Webster and hitting his shot past Bart Verbruggen into the net.

Pascal Gross would get one back for the Seagulls late on, but it was a frustrating afternoon for De Zerbi’s side, who failed to convert their chances, with Alphonse Areola keeping several shots out of West Ham’s goal.