Baleba stunner ends Brighton’s winless run and adds to Potter’s West Ham pain

Graham Potter was seven minutes away from the biggest victory of his West Ham career but his former club did not get the memo. Photograph: Tony O Brien/Reuters

Only three teams have collected fewer points than West Ham since Graham Potter took charge. Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich have earned less than West Ham’s 13 points in 14 games. The thing those three clubs have in common: they have been relegated.

In theory, West Ham’s trip to Brighton offered a chance for redemption as Potter returned to the club where he enjoyed three and a half seasons. And there was no better time to play them with Fabian Hürzeler’s side winless in five league games.