Brentford vs West Ham LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League clash
A London derby sees David Moyes and Thomas Frank do battle
Follow live coverage as Brentford face West Ham United in the Premier League today.
Ivan Toney was missing from the Brentford squad for the clash. The striker was ruled out by what the club described as “a minor hamstring injury”.
West Ham made nine changes with one eye on Thursday’s Europa League Conference semi-final with AZ Alkmaar.
Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen were among those dropped to the bench with Michail Antonio missing out completely.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
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Brentford's latest corner comes to nothing, but that won't bother them at all. They look more than capable of scoring another goal at least.
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Brentford nearly make it 3-0! Schade picks out Mbuemo with an excellent far-post cross. The Frenchman powers a header towards goal that Ogbonna stretches himself to block. Fabianski wasn't going to save it if he hadn't.
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West Ham are looking marginally brighter than they did in the opening 45 minutes, but not by much. Brentford still look comfortable.
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Wissa gets a first-time shot away as a poor clearance rebounds in his direction. He should find the target but fires just wide instead! West Ham are riding their luck.
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Brentford win a corner down their right which Mbuemo takes. It's cleared. West Ham almost but not quite get in behind on the counter.
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West Ham start the half by creating a reasonable chance. Soucek connects with a far-post header as the ball comes his way but the Czech midfielder can't get it on target.
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The second half gets started. Let's see whether West Ham fare any better than they did in the first half.
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