Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Brighton will be aiming to move closer to the Europa League berth when they take on West Ham United on Matchday 26. The Seagulls failed to turn their dominance into goals in a 1-0 loss to Fulham, but they are surely capable of matching the Hammers in front of home fans. Boss Roberto De Zerbi will watch Saturday’s game from the stands as he was sent off against the Cottagers, while all Colwill, Lallana, and Moder are sidelined with injuries.
The capital club, meanwhile, produced their best performance of the season at the weekend, with the team rolling over Nottingham Forest 4-0 at Londom Stadium, but given their poor away record in the 2022/2023 season (1-3-8), we believe that there is a big value in betting on Brighton this time out. David Moyes should have a full squad to choose from as both Cornet and Zouma have overcome their respective injuries.
Highlighted Player (Joel Veltman):
Joel Veltman is a Dutch footballer who was born in Velsen on 15 January, 1992. Veltman started his youth career at VV Ijmuiden and in 2011 he was spotted by Ajax scouts. In the 2012/2013 Eredivisie campaign he played for the first team and he made seven league appearances for the Amsterdammers back then.
The centre back, who plays as a right back as well made six appearances for Jong Ajax as well, scoring one goal for the team in the Eerste Divisie. Veltman has 8 caps for Netherlands U20 team and he made his debut for the first team in November 2013 against Colombia. He started the match and he played 90 minutes in the goalless draw with the South American side.
Joel Veltman represented the Oranje at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It has to be noted that the Dutch defender made 34 league appearances for Ajax in the 2015/2016 Eredivisie campaign, scoring one goal in the process. In the 2013/2014 season he won his second Eredivisie trophy with Ajax.
Highlighted Team (West Ham):
West Ham United are an English football club based in East London. The club was founded in 1895 and it has to be noted that the club’s name was Thames Ironworks back then. The Hammers were playing their home games at Upton Park from 1904 until 2016, when they moved to the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
West Ham have won three FA Cup trophies (1964, 1975 and 1980) and they were runners-up in 1923 and 2006. The capital club finished the 1985/1986 England first division campaign in third place in the standings and that is the club’s highest placing in the top flight. West Ham United have strong rivalries with fellow London clubs, but Tottenham Hotspur are considered the club’s main rivals.
A number of top-class players were part of West Ham in the past and the likes of Joe Cole, Carlos Tevez, Paolo Di Canio, Paul Ince, Julian Dicks, Shaka Hislop, Michael Carrick and Slaven Bilic are some of them.