Mohammed Kudus salvaged a point for West Ham who played a 1-1 draw against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.
Brighten your fis now in ninth place with 25 points, while the Hammers are in 14th place with 20 points after 17 games.
Given that West Ham had only won one of their previous five league games and Brighton had lost their last five, it was a fitting conclusion for two sides in dismal form.
Goalie Lukasz Fabianski was challenged by Lewis Dunk, whose header landed in the 51st minute, allowing Dutch player Mats Wieffer to score Brighton’s first Premier League goal with his first touch.
Before Brighton could truly celebrate at the London Stadium, there was a protracted VAR check for offside and a foul.
Due to pressure on manager Julen Lopetegui, West Ham has now given up 74 goals in a single calendar year, the most since 1967 (85).
However, Brighton’s lead lasted only seven minutes as Jarrod Bowen’s shot was batted away by their keeper Bart Verbruggen, and a running Kudus arrived just in time to head in for his third goal of the year.
Kudus has gained notoriety for parking on a stool to celebrate goals, but on Saturday he switched things up by bringing out a wooden stool featuring a carved elephant and taking a seat with teammate Crysencio Summerville.
In a valiant defensive move, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, the full-back for West Ham, dived to block what appeared to be Tariq Lamptey’s certain goal at the end.
Wan-Bissaka down held his shoulder for several minutes after the two crashed in midair.
Kaoru Mitoma mysteriously missed what should have been a simple tap-in for the visitors, as it rang against the post, while Fabianski also made a number of late saves to thwart Brighton substitutes Yasin Ayari and Julio Enciso.
