Good evening, and welcome to our LIVE coverage of West Ham v Brighton.

Reid jumps to meet Lanzini's delivery, but heads over the bar.

Propper is jinking around as well, and Brighton are threatening hugely.

Apparently West Ham under Slaven Bilic have only won five of the matches in which they concede first. That's not a great omen.

Defence should have done better, and the goalkeeper should too.

GOAL! After a free kick just outside the box, Brighton get the Friday night party started. It's hit in by Gross towards the penalty spot, and that is off Murray's head, past Hart into the net.

Brighton are playing some lovely football. Nice to watch.

Becoming slightly more even now, if a little cagey.

Izquierdo is causing some problems on the left, and after West Ham's dominance in the first five minutes they're not getting a kick.

Izquierdo has the first shot of the match and I think that's probably gone into the Aquatics Centre.

Knockaert is looking lively early on as Brighton put their first attack together down the right wing.

Lanzini, Reid and Kouyate exchange some passes in the middle of the park.

The hosts start with hitting some long balls up the right wing.

West Ham get us underway, amidst a cloud of bubbles.

The traditional bubbles are blowing.

The teams are in the tunnel. Game faces are on. As are tracksuit tops for the Brighton squad.

They're watering the pitch significantly - expect plenty of comedy pratfalls this evening.

TEAMS: West Ham: Hart, Zabaleta, Reid, Fonte, Masuaku, Obiang, Kouyate, Antonio, Lanzini, Arnautovic, Chicharito. Subs: Adrian, Byram, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Fernandes, Ayew. /// Brighton: Ryan, Bruno, Dunk, Duffy, Bong, Knockaert, Stephens, Propper, Izquierdo, Gross, Murray. Subs: Krul, Goldson, March, Schelotto, Suttner, Brown, Molumby.