Brighton's Neal Maupay makes bold Tomas Soucek declaration after West Ham draw

The below-par Hammers trailed twice at the London Stadium with a controversial Lewis Dunk strike looking set to hand Brighton only a second win in 13 matches.

But Soucek struck with eight minutes remaining to snatch a 2-2 draw for David Moyes’ side.

Nevertheless, the result extended Brighton’s hoodoo over the Hammers, who have still never managed to beat them in the Premier League.

“We are a bit disappointed," said Maupay who scored his fifth goal of the season with a clever first half strike.

"Obviously we were leading twice in this game and I thought we played well for most of the game.

“But West Ham are playing well, they have started the season really well, so credit to them. They came back twice. It’s a busy period, and you have to be happy with a point.

“I thought our plan was good but you know it’s small details and they came back.

“The first (equaliser) can happen, but that last one, with around 10 minutes to go – it’s frustrating for us. But it’s football you know. We can’t complain with a point, especially in our situation."

Brighton dominated the first half and took a deserved lead a minute before half-time when Dan Burn overlapped down the left and crossed low into the box.

Declan Rice attempted to intercept the ball but succeeded only in putting it on a plate for Maupay, who swivelled and tucked his shot past Fabianski.

The Hammers levelled when Andriy Yarmolenko crossed from the right and Lanzini touched the ball into the