English Premier League

West Ham United vs Brentford, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
West Ham United
    FT
    0 - 2
    Brentford
    • 43': Igor Thiago
    • 90'+4': Mathias Jensen

    West Ham woes continue after being outclassed by Brentford

    West Ham fans picked the right night to stage a boycott as their side slumped to a dispiriting 2-0 defeat at home to Brentford.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
    • 2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
    • 2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kevin Schade.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dango Ouattara following a fast break.
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Kayode (Brentford).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 8': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
    • 8': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Michael Kayode.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 10': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
    • 18': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
    • 18': Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 26': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 29': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
    • 30': Igor Thiago (Brentford) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
    • 31': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United).
    • 32': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
    • 33': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jarrod Bowen.
    • 35': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
    • 35': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
    • 39': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ollie Scarles.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ollie Scarles.
    • 43': Goal! West Ham United 0, Brentford 1. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
    • 45': Offside, West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
    • 45': Jordan Henderson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Brentford).
    • 45'+1': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
    • 45'+2': Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
    • 45'+3': Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
    • 45'+5': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
    • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+6': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
    • 45'+7': Offside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
    • 45'+7': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Igor Thiago (Brentford) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 45'+9': VAR Decision: No Goal West Ham United 0-1 Brentford.
    • 45'+9': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Brentford 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, Brentford 1.
    • 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 45': Substitution, West Ham United. El Hadji Malick Diouf replaces Ollie Scarles.
    • 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces Mateus Fernandes.
    • 46': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andy Irving following a fast break.
    • 52': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
    • 52': Jordan Henderson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
    • 55': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Kayode.
    • 57': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
    • 57': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Marshall replaces Andy Irving.
    • 62': Kevin Schade (Brentford) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
    • 66': Offside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
    • 67': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
    • 70': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
    • 71': Substitution, West Ham United. Guido Rodríguez replaces Tomás Soucek.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
    • 73': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
    • 73': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 76': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Dango Ouattara.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
    • 79': El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
    • 83': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
    • 83': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Konstantinos Mavropanos went off injured after West Ham United had used all subs.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk following a fast break.
    • 87': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
    • 87': Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Brentford).
    • 89': Jordan Henderson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Jordan Henderson.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
    • 90'+3': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Offside, West Ham United. Callum Marshall is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Goal! West Ham United 0, Brentford 2. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Ham United 0, Brentford 2.
    • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 0, Brentford 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    10 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 4
    56.3 Possession 43.7
    22 SHOTS 7
    7 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    371 Accurate Passes 257
    451 Passes 344
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    13 Accurate Crosses 2
    24 Crosses 20
    0.5 Cross % 0.1
    48 Long Balls 56
    22 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    11 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 2
    26 Effective Clearances 39
    26 Clearances 39

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: London Stadium
    Location: London, England

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 8 +12 19
    2 Manchester City 8 +11 16
    3 AFC Bournemouth 8 +3 15
    4 Liverpool 8 +3 15
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Alphonse Areola (GK)
    3 Max Kilman
    25 Jean-Clair Todibo
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    30 Oliver Scarles
    7 Crysencio Summerville Yellow Card
    39 Andrew Irving
    28 Tomás Soucek
    10 Lucas Paquetá
    18 Mateus Fernandes
    20 Jarrod Bowen
    West Ham United Substitutes:
    Freddie Potts, Callum Wilson, Callum Marshall, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Guido Rodríguez, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Soungoutou Magassa, Mads Hermansen.

    BRE Brentford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    4 Sepp van den Berg
    22 Nathan Collins
    20 Kristoffer Ajer
    33 Michael Kayode
    24 Mikkel Damsgaard
    6 Jordan Henderson Yellow Card
    18 Yehor Yarmoliuk
    9 Igor Thiago
    7 Kevin Schade
    19 Dango Ouattara
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Reiss Nelson, Mathias Jensen, Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Keane Lewis-Potter, Ethan Pinnock, Vitaly Janelt, Rico Henry, Frank Onyeka, Fábio Carvalho.

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