Then, to Moyes’s clear dismay, somehow it was the diminutive No 10 who jumped highest to flick on Pascal Gross’s corner for Veltman to apply the simplest of finishes with his chest.
But it was Mac Allister who continued to pull the strings as one effort flew just over the bar before a quick break downfield ended with his back heel being diverted behind for a corner.
Moyes had named six outfield players on the bench and opted to replace the ineffective Saïd Benrahma with Pablo Fornals at the start of the second half. “I think we can achieve our target because we are a very focused group.” “The second half was fantastic, but I still think we can improve,” said De Zerbi, whose side are now three points behind fifth-placed Newcastle with a game in hand. The Italian had shrugged off the importance of being forced to watch on from the stands because “the players know very well what they have to do” and Brighton certainly did not let him down with a committed performance that showed the chasm in class between the two sides. Roberto De Zerbi entrusted assistants Andrea Maldera and Enrico Venturelli – fluent in Italian, English, Russian and Spanish – with filling his shoes on the touchline as he served a one-match ban. They have been watching a team that has been doing really well over the last few seasons so it’s hard for them to watch that.” “That’s one of the worst results and worst performances since I’ve been here.
Further goals from Kaoru Mitoma and the substitute Danny Welbeck meant Brighton made it 12 matches unbeaten against West Ham in the top flight to seriously strengthen their hopes of European qualification for next season.įor Moyes, who had to endure choruses of “You don’t know what you’re doing” from sections of the away support, it was a deeply concerning defeat – their heaviest since August 2019 – that leaves West Ham teetering on the brink of the relegation zone once more.
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