West Ham and Brighton serve up a drab stalemate
Weary West Ham and burned-out Brighton served up a lifeless goalless draw to dent both sides’ top-five ambitions.
Two makeshift teams were missing 16 first-team players between them through injury, illness or suspension, and in West Ham’s case also due to the Africa Cup of Nations which has cost them the services of in-form forward Mohammed Kudus for a month.
Given that it was West Ham’s ninth game in a month, and Brighton’s eighth, managers David Moyes and Roberto De Zerbi would probably have shaken hands on a draw before kick-off and gone to watch the darts instead.
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