Winston Reid: West Ham must beat Brighton after Burnley slip-up

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Tom Dutton17 October 2017

Winston Reid will accept nothing short of victory when West Ham host Premier League newcomers Brighton on Friday.

The Hammers sit 15th in the table - level on points with Chris Hughton's men - and have recorded just two victories from their opening eight league fixtures.

Slaven Bilic's side were on course for a third Premier League win of the season at Burnley on Saturday, but were forced to settle for a share of the spoils after Chris Wood's late equaliser.

“We would have liked to have kept another clean sheet, but it didn’t quite pan out that way,” Reid told West Ham's website."

Victory against the Seagulls at London Stadium will propel West Ham into the top half for the first time this season and Reid has branded the fixture 'must-win'.

He added: “We will look to bounce back next week, we have a game against Brighton on Friday night and we have to win that game.

Reid in action against Burnley
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“Hopefully we will do well this season, but we need to start picking up some more wins so that we can get further up the table.”