Premier League · 2025/26 ·
West Ham
2 to 2
Brighton
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.5 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
- It finished level (17.5 points for the final margin).
- 2 equalisers added 7.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
76.3 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.72 of 1.00
Points added28.8 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
- Shots on target10 in the match; 67th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.67 × 40%10.8 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score1.00 of 1.00
Points added35.0 of 35
- Final marginlevel1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
- Within one goalfor 100% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.50 of 1.00
Points added12.5 of 25
- Equalisers2 equalisers+0.307.5 pts
- Penalties awarded3 penalties awarded during play; counts up to 2+0.205.0 pts
A component score runs from 0 to 1. Points added are its share of the 100-point match score (score × weight). The stars come from the match score, using cutoffs fixed on the 2025/26 season.
Goals
- 10′Goal · West Ham1–0
- 32′Penalty · Brighton1–1
- 45+4′Penalty · West Ham2–1
- Half-time · 2–1
- 61′Goal · Brighton2–2
- Full time · 2–2
Goals only, from Understat. Minutes can differ by one from broadcast graphics. Red cards are counted in the statistics but not placed here: the league data has no card times.
Match statistics
| Statistic | West Ham | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 6 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 2.28 | 3.09 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 3 | |
Labels
- Thriller
- 4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 4.5 stars, margin of 0, 4 goals.
- Chaos
- 4 or more of: red cards, penalties awarded, equalisers, lead changes. Here: 0 red cards, 3 penalties, 2 equalisers, 0 lead changes.
Labels describe the match; they never change its score.
About this rating
- Complete rating. Every rating input was available for this match.
- The stars are a data-driven entertainment heuristic built from goals, shots on target, how close the score stayed and match events. They are not a judgement of football quality.
- xG is shown for context only and is not part of the rating.
- Data: Understat (goals, xG), football-data.co.uk (shots on target, cards, odds). Club crests are trademarks of their clubs; images via ESPN.
Technical details
- Match ID
- EPL-2025-us:28967
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 28967
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- f386a181c8240645f1dfedfe0e103b1ef84953ae5f94ed66bcb1bc73a9e28db8
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14