Pardew and Mullins see red in Brighton blow

West Ham will be without defender Hayden Mullins for the next three matches after he was sent off in the club's 1-0 home defeat against Brighton.

Mullins was red-carded for reacting angrily to a challenge by Adam Virgo, who was also dismissed.

West Ham, who take on Millwall on Sunday, were booed off by their fans and manager Alan Pardew said: "We feel as if we've been mugged.

"We had 17 efforts at goal but only three on target. That tells its own story and we have to finish better than that."

Former Tottenham defender Guy Butters scored the decisive goal in the second half from a free-kick needlessly conceded by Tomas Repka.