Brentford vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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Follow live coverage as Brentford face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford vs West Ham United
Meanwhile, Julen Lopetegui's West Ham are still without German Nicklas Fullkrug, who has been missing since the international break, however two of their three changes come in attack. Michail Antonio returns to lead the line as Crysencio Summerville drops to the bench. Tomas Soucek is back in midfield, while Jean-Clair Todibo slots into defence. Konstantinos Mavropanos is benched for the visitors, while Mexico's Edson Alvarez is suspended following his red card at Liverpool in midweek in the Carabao Cup.
Brentford vs West Ham United
Kevin Schade comes in for Thomas Frank's Brentford in their only change from the defeat at Tottenham, relegating Yegor Yarmolyuk to the bench. However, Christian Norgaard hasn't made it in time to feature for the Bees after failing to shake off a minor injury suffered against Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup. Bryan Mbeumo has been involved in 13 goals in his last 14 London derby appearances in the Premier League (10 goals, 3 assists). He’s also scored four of Brentford's seven league goals so far this season.
Brentford vs West Ham United
WEST HAM SUBS: Lukasz Fabianski, Aaron Cresswell, Carlos Soler, Vladimir Coufal, Crysencio Summerville, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Luis Guilherme, Danny Ings, Andy Irving.
Brentford vs West Ham United
WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Alphonse Areola; Emerson, Maximilian Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo, Aaron Wan-Bissaka; Tomas Soucek, Guido Rodríguez; Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen; Michail Antonio.
Brentford vs West Ham United
BRENTFORD SUBS: Hakon Valdimarsson, Ben Mee, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Jayden Meghoma, Yunus Emre Konak, Ryan Trevitt, Mads Roerslev, Kim Ji-soo, Tony Yogane.
Brentford vs West Ham United
BRENTFORD (5-3-2): Mark Flekken; Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Sepp van den Berg, Keane Lewis-Potter, Kristoffer Ajer; Mikkel Damsgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Kevin Schade; Bryan Mbeumo, Fabio Carvalho.
Brentford vs West Ham United
Meanwhile, West Ham come into this clash in desperate need of a positive result after Wednesday night’s 5-1 drubbing by Liverpool in the Carabao Cup left them with three defeats in their last four matches. Julen Lopetegui’s side will see their next two league matches, against Brentford and Ipswich, as a massive opportunity to put points on the board and secure just their second league win of the season. Although the Irons won the most recent meeting 4-2 between the two clubs in February earlier this year, the Bees haven’t suffered a home defeat in the league to the Hammers in the last 71 years.
Brentford vs West Ham United
Hosts Brentford come into this London derby encounter against West Ham in the midst of an inconsistent start to the new Premier League campaign, having won four and lost three of their seven matches in all competitions. Thomas Frank’s Bees will be buzzing to return back to home comforts, where they have a 100 per cent record this season, following back to back defeats in recent weeks in the league, albeit both coming in tricky away games against Manchester City and Tottenham. The west London outfit sit 12th in the standings with six points from their opening five games, though their three losses have all come against opponents who finished last season in the top five.
Brentford vs West Ham United
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Brentford vs West Ham United
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