West Ham United vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
West Ham 4-2 Brentford: Jarrod Bowen’s first career hat-trick ended the Hammers’ six-game winless run in the Premier League and lifted the pressure on Thomas Frank
Jarrod Bowen scored a hat-trick as West Ham beat bogey side Brentford 4-2 to ease the pressure on David Moyes.
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 United vs Brentford
A couple of efforts for Kudus in quick succession. The first is a weak header that was neither really an effort at goal nor an attempt to find a team-mate. The second was a real stinger from 25 yards, though, and Flekken did well to get his body behind it and gather the ball safely.
West Ham United vs Brentford
Having Paqueta back certainly gives West Ham way more of a threat going forward there is no doubt about it. But at the same time they definitely lose a little something defensively when he's out wide. But he's a luxury they definitely need right now that's for sure.
West Ham United vs Brentford
Only Burnley (2) have won fewer points in the Premier League in 2024 than West Ham United (3 – D3 L3). It is the Hammers’ longest winless run at the start of a year in the league since 2007 (first eight games).
West Ham United vs Brentford
Jensen this time buts the cross in from the right towards Maupay but again West Ham deal pretty well with the danger. Moyes is barking out instructions and it probably has something to do with the fact Brentford are having a lot of joy on the right flank.
West Ham United vs Brentford
Brentford win a couple of quick corners in succession but they both amount to nothing. It really is quite a peculiar atmosphere in here, West Ham are winning and have played well but there's a definite tension.
West Ham United vs Brentford
JUST WIDE! If Paqueta keeps getting this amount of space then he will punish Brentford eventually. It's Kudus who delivers deep from the right and the Brazilian times his volley reasonably well but doesn't connect quite right and his effort just goes past the left-hand post.
West Ham United vs Brentford
Brentford boss Frank could be seen on the TV replays quite animated with the fourth official. Something about that suggests he feels that Reguilon should have had a penalty a few minutes ago for that challenge from Kudus...
West Ham United vs Brentford
It's fair to say no one had this on their bingo card as a Premier League classic but it has been a superb start to this game. Coufal does brilliantly on the right and his cross in the area evades Soucek before Paqueta gets it all wrong with an effort that goes high, wide and not quite so handsome.
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