The upcoming match between West Ham and Brentford is sure to be an exciting one, with both teams eager to secure a victory. West Ham, currently sitting in the top half of the Premier League table, will be looking to continue their strong form and push for a European spot. Led by star striker Michail Antonio, they have the attacking prowess to trouble any defense.
On the other hand, Brentford will be determined to prove themselves against a top-flight opponent. The newly-promoted side has shown flashes of brilliance this season and will be looking to cause an upset at the London Stadium. With Ivan Toney leading the line, they have a potent goal threat that could trouble West Ham's defense.
The Hammers won their first match of 2024, with Bowen scoring his first goals since before Christmas, to end a miserable run of eight games without a victory which had prompted more questions about the manager’s future.
Played five, lost five was their sorry Premier League record against Brentford, the only team of the 43 Moyes had faced in the top flight and not previously beaten.
Finally the rot was stopped as Brentford, already plunged deeper into the relegation scrap earlier on Monday following Everton’s points deduction being reduced from 10 to six, suffered another defeat - their 12th in 15 matches since beating West Ham at home in November.
West Ham, the records and point totals might not fully capture how evenly this match could be played. Brentford has a 7-4-14 season record and is 1-0-4 in its past five matches, but in terms of goal differential (-9 to -8), goals scored (36 to 35) and goals allowed (44 for both) has had a season remarkably similar to West Ham. Brentford also owns a 3-2 win over West Ham when they last met Nov. 4.
West Ham’s hopes of improving that run on Monday have been dented by the absence of Kalvin Phillips, who will be unavailable for the trip to east London due to suspension.
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Lucas Paqueta returned to training this week but may not be fit enough to feature here, while Brentford is still missing the likes of Bryan Mbeumo, Rico Henry and Ethan Pinnock through injury.
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