West Ham and Brighton shared the points in a dour Premier League goalless draw at London Stadium.
Brighton had the bulk of possession and better chances in their first match of the new year.
But they were unable to break through a West Ham defence which has now kept four consecutive clean sheets.
A point moves Brighton into seventh place, above Manchester United, while West Ham are three points further ahead in sixth.
In a first half low on quality and chances, West Ham came closest to taking the lead when James Ward-Prowse's powerful volley was saved by the legs of Jason Steele.
For Brighton, Jack Hinshelwood and Pascal Gross were both denied by point-blank stops from home keeper Alphonse Areola.
Brighton continued to dominate possession after the break, Areola again having to react sharply to Pervis Estupinan's low shot on 55 minutes before Joao Pedro shot straight at the Frenchman after a mazy run.
Tomas Soucek poked wide from six yards in West Ham's clearest second-half chance, before Jakub Moder slashed over for Brighton from close range in the closing minutes.
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While this was the first match of 2024 for both sides, it was also the final Premier League fixture of the hectic festive period - which perhaps played a role in the low tempo and lack of opportunities.
West Ham missed the injured Lucas Paqueta, while there are also signs that Mohammed Kudus will be a big loss when he is on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Ghana.
Vladimir Coufal, amid reports he is unhappy with his contract situation and seeking a move away from London Stadium in January, was also absent from the matchday squad.
In poor conditions brought about by Storm Henk, neither side were able to raise enough energy to claim three points as both look ahead to a new year which has the potential for much more excitement.
Both sides remain firmly in the hunt for European qualification - and there is the chance they could meet in the latter stages of the Europa League, having won their respective groups to gain automatic passage to the last 16.
They also both had reasons to celebrate a clean sheet - for West Ham, their fourth successive shutout in the Premier League equals their club record.
Brighton, meanwhile, ended a club-record run of 23 successive league games without keeping a clean sheet, despite the absence of defender and captain Lewis Dunk through suspension.
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
23Areola2JohnsonBooked at 31mins15Mavropanos21Ogbonna33Emerson19Álvarez28Soucek8Fornals7Ward-Prowse22BenrahmaSubstituted forMubamaat 73'minutes20BowenSubstitutes
1Fabianski3Cresswell17Cornet18Ings32Coventry42Casey45Mubama53Laing61OrfordBrighton
Formation 4-3-1-2
23Steele41Hinshelwood4WebsterSubstituted forModerat 74'minutes29van Hecke30Estupiñán13Groß11Gilmour40BuonanotteSubstituted forLallanaat 74'minutes6Milner18WelbeckSubstituted forFergusonat 67'minutes9João PedroSubstitutes
1Verbruggen8Dahoud14Lallana15Moder20Baleba28Ferguson43Samuels47Baker-Boaitey52KavanaghReferee:Samuel Barrott
Attendance:62,462
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Match ends, West Ham United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Attempt saved. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Ben Johnson (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Divin Mubama (West Ham United).
Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
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West Ham United
Squad number23Player nameAreola
Squad number2Player nameJohnson
Squad number15Player nameMavropanos
Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number45Player nameMubama
Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number23Player nameSteele
Squad number41Player nameHinshelwood
Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number11Player nameGilmour
Squad number40Player nameBuonanotte
Squad number6Player nameMilner
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Squad number9Player nameJoão Pedro
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number15Player nameModer
Squad number28Player nameFerguson