Premier League: Brighton and Hove Albion smash West Ham, Aston Villa beat 10-man Crystal Palace

Brighton kept their slim hopes of a top-four finish alive as they demolished West Ham 4-0 on Saturday afternoon.

The south coast side hosted the Londoners, who did their target of Premier League survival no help as David Moyes’ side conceded three goals in the second half.

The home side went ahead on 18 minutes when Argentina international and 2022 World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring from the spot, adding another goal for the season – his seventh of his club campaign – and likely solidifying interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

The latest three points mean Brighton are now in eighth, seven points behind fourth-placed Tottenham.

While West Ham harboured hopes of at least a draw as they were just a goal down going into the second half, Joel Veltman scored on 51 minutes, before the impressive Kaoru Mitouma added another on 69 minutes. Danny Welbeck then popped up with a minute of normal time remaining to seal the fine victory.

West Ham are in 16th place, two points off the bottom three.

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa secured a 1-0 win over another former Arsenal man, Patrick Vieira, as his 10-man Crystal Palace side suffered defeat.

Palace defender Joachim Andersen put through his own net on 27 minutes, and the away side were dealt a blow in their chase for a leveller when Cheick Doucoure saw red just after the hour mark.

Palace sit in 12th spot, six off the drop zone, while Villa are above them in 11th, seven clear of the Londoners.

Wolves are 13th after Adama Traore’s 82nd minute strike secured all three points against Tottenham, who remain in fourth but are under threat from Newcastle United four points behind them, and with two games in hand.

Southampton face Leicester City in the evening kick-off, with Nottingham Forest to host Everton and Liverpool at Anfield against Manchester United on Sunday.