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West Ham 1-1 Brighton
by Paul Donovan
at the London Stadium
HONOURS ended even in a hard-fought contest between West Ham and Brighton in east London on Saturday.
The game did not really catch fire until the second half, with the two sides cancelling each other out for most of the first 45 minutes.
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