West Ham United’s fading hopes of finishing in the Premier League’s top four suffered another setback when they were held to a 1-1 draw at lowly Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
The result left West Ham sixth on 59 points from 36 games, five adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea with two matches left and one behind fifth-placed Liverpool who have a game in hand.
Danny Welbeck fired Brighton into an 83rd-minute lead against the run of play with his 50th Premier League goal before substitute Said Benrahma levelled with a superb shot from the edge of the area in the 87th.
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