West Ham are on a seven-match winless streak in the Premier League
Brighton have lost three of their previous five matches
Recommended bet: Brighton to win
West Ham suffered a 1-0 defeat to Fulham in their last match in the Premier League and that result leaves them stranded in 18th place, five points adrift of safety.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side have failed to win any of their last seven matches and another defeat to Brighton would plunge the club deeper into trouble.
Brighton have not exactly been in the best of form either recently, with their last win coming at the end of November against Nottingham Forest.
They lost narrowly to Arsenal at the weekend and coach Fabian Hurzeler will be determined to see his side bounce back to winning ways.
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Team news
Nuno will be without several first-team players for this clash. Niclas Fullkrug remains absent, as does Lukasz Fabianski, with both carrying injuries.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Diouf are both away on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations over the next couple of weeks.
Brighton will be missing Carlos Baleba, who is also playing at AFCON, while Adam Webster, Stefanos Tzimas and Yasin Ayari are also missing for this match.
The stats
Since Brighton's promotion to the top-flight in 2017, these two clubs have met on 17 occasions. The Seagulls can boast of having a better head-to-head record, having won seven of these matches.
The Hammers, on the other hand, have defeated their opponents just once in that time period, with nine draws occurring between the two.
Last season, Albion prevailed 3-2 at the AMEX, while they secured a point at the London Stadium.
The Irons have scored just 19 league goals so far this season, which is the joint third-worst attacking record in the division.
The Seagulls have managed 26 goals, but they have a far better defensive record than their opponents, conceding 25 goals to West Ham's 36.
Indeed, aside from Wolves at the bottom of the table, that is the worst record in the Premier League.
Jarrod Bowen is West Ham's top scorer with five goals in all competitions this season, while for Brighton midfielder Diego Gomez leads the scoring charts with eight goals this term.
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Prediction
West Ham have shown no indication in recent weeks that they deserve to remain in the Premier League next season.
This poor run of form is something Hurzeler and his Albion side can take full advantage of as they bid to return to winning ways.
A victory could potentially see them return to the top half of the table should other results go their way.
As such, expect an away win on Tuesday evening.
