West Ham comes from behind twice, draws 2-2 with Brighton

Tomas Soucek scored for third time in his last five Premier League games to earn West Ham a 2-2 draw against Brighton, which threw away lead twice at Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

giant Czech Republic midfielder saw ball ricochet into net off side of his face after Brighton captain Lewis Dunk only got a glancing touch to a clearing header from a corner.

Dunk had earlier put Brighton ahead for second time with a goal that also had a hint of fortune about it. It also came from a corner, with Dunk prodding home from close range after ball bounced into his path off his hip following an attempted headed clearance from Andriy Yarmolenko.

If Brighton had held on, south-coast team would have jumped four points clear of bottom three.

Neal Maupay gave Brighton lead in 44th with a shot from eight yards (meters) after he latched onto a loose ball in box.

Ben Johnson equalized with his first goal in senior football. 20-year-old full back, who is nephew of former England defender Paul Parker and cousin of ar, Ledley King, slotted home a finish in 60th after substitute Manuel Lanzini scrambled a pass to him inside area.