The defeat against Villa once again highlighted West Ham’s defensive frailties, as well as their dearth of leaders

Morgan Rogers scores two second-half goals as Aston Villa twice come from behind to beat West Ham and extend their winning run in all competitions to nine matches.

Preview the matchup between Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

The trade-off without Salah in the team, of course, is that Liverpool miss his quality in front of goal. He can turn a game with a moment of magic, as he’s shown throughout his time at the club.

Still, West Ham look more comfortable in Nuno’s tactics and are dangerous on the counter and from set pieces and if they win this game they will be just four points behind Liverpool in the table. Liverpool are in freefall and have lost six of their last seven games in the Premier League and were hammered 4-1 at home by PSV Eindhoven in the UEFA Champions League in midweek.

West Ham fired manager Graham Potter and hired Nuno Espirito Santo as his replacement on Saturday, just five games into the new Premier League season and two days before the struggling London team’s next match at Everton. Potter paid the price for West ...

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Mikel Arteta takes charge of his 300th game as Arsenal manager on Saturday boasting a higher win percentage than any of his predecessors who chalked up more than 50 matches, but a familiar danger looms in the shape of West Ham United.