Brighton v West Ham: Premier League – live

Look, between us, the world is in a right state at the moment. Thank heavens, then, for Brighton & Hove Albion, who continue to make it a more tolerable, joyous place. Only wronguns and Crystal Palace fans haven’t been seduced by the intrepid, exhilarating football they have played since Roberto De Zerbi took over a year ago.

Brighton are bottom of the Premier League net spend table, the only team in the black; if they win tonight, they will go back to the top of the actual table. They’ve already scored eight goals in two games, hammering Luton and Wolves, and even a side as defensively competent as West Ham will go to the Amex Stadium with a fair bit of trepidation.

Mind you, West Ham have started the season pretty well themselves. Last week’s rousing win over Chelsea was a reminder of what dangerous counter-attacking opponents they can be. They’re having a golden period of their own, even if you wouldn’t always know it from the mood music around the club.

At some stage in the future, these teams will meet in the second or third tier and pine for the glory days of 2023. Nothing lasts forever, not in this world, so let’s enjoy them while we can.

Kick off 5.30pm.