Premier League 25/26 · 30 Dec 2025

West Ham United 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion

Picked for matchday: Chances everywhere: 5.0 xG · Standout: Kaoru Mitoma scored 85.7 · Breakout watch: Lewis Dunk

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: West Ham United 36%, the draw 26%, Brighton & Hove Albion 38%.

Brighton & Hove Albion deserved more from the draw, creating 2.8 xG to 2.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Kaoru Mitoma, 85.7 in 32′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Oliver Scarles Defender	90	0	0	0.14	60.1
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder	90	1	0	0.69	55.7
Mohamadou Kanté Midfielder	13	0	0	–	55.0
Lucas Paquetá Midfielder	83	1	1	0.79	55.0
Alphonse Aréola Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.7
Mateus Fernandes Midfielder	90	0	0	–	49.9
Soungoutou Magassa Midfielder	82	0	0	–	49.0
Konstantinos Mavropanos Defender	46	0	0	–	48.2
Jean-Clair Todibo Defender	44	0	0	–	45.4
Tomáš Souček Midfielder	8	0	0	–	45.0
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender	83	0	0	–	40.7
Max Kilman Defender	90	0	0	0.01	39.9
Freddie Potts Midfielder	90	0	0	–	39.9
Crysencio Summerville Midfielder	27	0	0	0.15	39.1
Callum Wilson Forward	63	0	0	0.21	37.3
Ezra Mayers Defender	13	0	0	0.12	29.2

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder	32	0	0.08	85.7
Georginio Rutter Midfielder	18	0	0.10	79.9
Lewis Dunk Defender	90	0	0.02	73.9
Danny Welbeck Forward	83	1	1.60	72.1
Joël Veltman Defender	90	1	0.62	69.5
Brajan Gruda Midfielder	32	0	–	57.3
Jan Paul van Hecke Defender	90	0	–	51.3
Diego Gómez Midfielder	72	0	0.05	50.1
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder	58	0	0.05	48.0
Maxim De Cuyper Defender	58	0	0.06	46.9
Yasin Ayari Midfielder	90	0	0.17	46.2
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	90	0	0.08	45.0
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper	90	0	–	44.1
James Milner Midfielder	72	0	0.02	41.2
Jack Hinshelwood Midfielder	18	0	–	40.8
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward	13	0	–	40.0