Barely five minutes of the second half had elapsed when David Moyes must have realised it was not going to be his day. With West Ham trailing to a penalty from Alexis Mac Allister – his first Premier League goal since winning the World Cup with Argentina – the visitors came close to stealing possession in the Brighton penalty area as they pressed for an equaliser.
In a matter of seconds, the ball was down the other end after a succession of quick passes allowed Brighton to break the press, with Joël Veltman touching home the resulting corner from Mac Allister’s flick on to double his side’s lead.
