Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Southampton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

West Ham have won only one of their last 15 meetings with Brighton, but that was a smash-and-grab 3-1 victory when they most recently visited the Amex, thereby seeking successive victories in Sussex for the very first time.