Premier League: Brentford come from behind to beat West Ham United, Brighton drop points at Everton
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ByOli Gent
Published 04/11/2023 at 18:35 GMT
Brentford came back from 2-1 down to beat West Ham United 3-2 at the Gtech Community Stadium, hauling themselves up to ninth in the Premier League table. Brighton & Hove Albion rescued a point against Everton through a late Ashley Young own goal, but their winless run extends to four games. Sheffield United also recorded their first win of the season after Oliver Norwood's last-minute penalty.
BRENTFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Nathan Collins of Brentford celebrates with Neal Maupay, Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard of Brentford after scoring the team's third goal during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and West Ham United at Gtec
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Brentford came back from 2-1 down to beat West Ham 3-2 at the Gtech Community Stadium.
A 69th-minute winner from Nathan Collins, the Irish centre-back, completed a fine comeback for the Bees, who opened the scoring through Neal Maupay on 11 minutes, as the Frenchman nodded in Frank Onyeka's half-volley from close range.
West Ham were level just eight minutes later as Mohammed Kudus, their £35m summer arrival from Ajax, followed up his goal against Arsenal in midweek with a sensational strike. Michail Antonio hung up a cross from the left byline towards the Ghanaian, who had his back to goal and both feet off the ground. He twisted, and smashed a bicycle kick into the bottom corner, giving Mark Flekken no chance.
The game was turned on its head seven minutes later as Jarrod Bowen became the first player to score in his side's first six consecutive away games. Said Benrahma cut inside off the left flank, firing a cross at the front post, where Kudus was arriving. The attacking midfielder struck a volley that rebounded off the post, and Bowen tapped in the rebound to put David Moyes' visitors 2-1 up.
Brentford goalkeeper Flekken was forced off at half-time through injury, and Thomas Strakosha replaced him, and within 10 minutes of the restart, the Bees were level, as Konstantinos Mavropanos put through his own net. A corner worked short between Vitaly Janelt and Bryan Mbeumo caught the Hammers napping, and Mbuemo's squirming inswinger went in off the unfortunate Greek defender, with Nathan Collins attacking the delivery.
Collins did get his goal, as his bullet header decided the game and stole all three points for Thomas Frank's side, who move up to ninth in the table.
Brighton & Hove Albion rescued a 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park through an 84th-minute Ashley Young own goal.
With just 20% possession, Sean Dyche's Everton were on course for another smash-and-grab victory to follow up their 1-0 win over West Ham last weekend, as Vitalii Mykolenko's seventh minute strike gave them the perfect platform to shut up shop and keep their visitors out.
All was going well, until Kaoru Mitoma received the ball on the left with six minutes to play. The Japanese winger created space for himself to cross, and his delivery deflected off Young, looping over the helpless Jordan Pickford in the Everton goal.
The result hauls Roberto de Zerbi's Seagulls back into the top six, while Dyche's Everton remain 15fh.
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Vitaliy Mykolenko of Everton celebrates with teammate Dominic Calvert-Lewin after scoring the team's first goal during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Goodison Park on November 04
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Sheffield United recorded their first victory of the season in dramatic fashion as Oliver Norwood's penalty 10 minutes into injury time saw them edge past Wolves at Bramall Lane.
In a scrappy affair with few clear-cut chances, it was the Blades who took the lead on 72 minutes as their £20m striker Cameron Archer fired them in front, racing onto a loose ball and crashing a shot into the net off the crossbar.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde restored parity for Gary O'Neil's visitors with a curling effort with a minute of normal time to play, but a penalty, given for a kick on George Baldock by Fabio Silva, was what won it for the home side, who remain marooned to the bottom of the table but have had a mighty weight lifted off their shoulders.
A lengthy VAR check confirmed the spot-kick, which was blasted home by Norwood off the bar to send Bramall Lane bananas.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace condemned Vincent Kompany's Burnley to yet another defeat as Roy Hodgson's side ran out 2-0 victors.
Jeffrey Schlupp's opener on 22 minutes came against the run of play, with the hosts dominating proceedings, but their profligacy proved their downfall.
Palace, with 32% possession, put the result beyond all doubt four minutes into stoppage time. A hashed Burnley clearance landed with the returning Eberechi Eze. The substitute found his onrushing left-back, Tyrick Mitchell, who slotted beyond James Trafford.
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