By Ali Rampling Brighton survived a late West Ham fightback to run out 5-4 winners in a nine-goal WSL thriller at the Chigwell Construction Stadium on Sunday. Brighton had Amy Merricks in charge for the first time following Hope Powell’s resignation on Tuesday, and had trailed 1-0 after two minutes and then led 5-2 with six minutes remaining in a breathless encounter, before West Ham found their second wind in the dying stages to set up a enthralling finish. It was a game where all preconceptions were thrown out of the window; Brighton had scored just twice in their previous five WSL matches, …