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Follow live updates as Brentford host West Ham in the Premier League this afternoon.
Neal Maupay started for Brentford against the last team he scored a goal against, West Ham.
The striker last found the net in a 1-0 win for Everton over the Hammers at Goodison Park in September 2022.
Captain Kurt Zouma was absent for the visitors with Konstantinos Mavropanos stepping in at centre-half.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Brentford vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League updatesBrentford: Flekken, Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, Janelt, Onyeka, Norgaard, Jensen, Mbeumo, Maupay, Wissa
West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Mavropanos, Aguerd, Emerson Palmieri, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Bowen, Kudus, Benrahma, Antonio
Brentford FC 1 - 2 West Ham United FC
Brentford vs West Ham United16:01
HALF-TIME: BRENTFORD 1-2 WEST HAM.
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WIDE!!! Mbeumo goes the closest yet to a Brentford equaliser!! Jensen's scooped pass puts Janelt in behind the West Ham defence, and he cuts the ball back into the middle. Mbeumo's the recipient, but in by far the easiest of his three most recent attempts, the Cameroonian forward can only fire his first-time effort wide of the same post!!! Had both sides been a touch more clinical, this game could well be at least 3-3 so far!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:58
Onyeka and Norgaard combine in the box following a low cross from Mbeumo, but neither can get a shot away as Aguerd puts the ball behind for another Brentford corner.
Brentford vs West Ham United15:57
WIDE!!! Onyeka carries the ball forward and finds Mbeumo to his right, who cuts inside to shoot and again sends it just wide of Areola's right-hand upright!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:56
WIDE!!! Mbeumo is fouled by Emerson to win another Brentford free-kick in a dangerous position, and after playing a one-two with Janelt from the free-kick, the forward fizzes a curling shot towards goal which beats Areola before whistling just inches wide of the far post!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:54
Kudus gets to the byline again and whips a cross towards the front post, but Collins gets across brilliantly to glance the ball away and deny Antonio a sight of goal.
Brentford vs West Ham United15:53
Just the SEVEN added first-half minutes to be played at the Gtech Community Stadium, and given what we've seen so far, there could be plenty more set to happen before the teams can head back to the tunnel!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:51
Mbeumo cuts inside off Jensen's pass and looks to cross, but a deflection off Emerson sends the ball looping up and over the top to concede a corner.
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WIDE!!! How have they messed that one up? Aguerd's long pass forward is taken brilliantly on the chest by Kudus, who sets up Bowen to cross into the six-yard box. He rolls the ball right across the face of goal with Benrahma and Antonio arriving at the back post, but the pair get in each others' way to put it wide of the target!! That looked like 3-1 for all money, but Brentford survive with a massive let-off!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:47
West Ham pile numbers forward as Benrahma drifts into the middle with the ball at his feet. He spreads play wide to Kudus and Coufal, but the latter's low cross is deflected away to deny the Algerian a shot on goal!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:45
WIDE!!! Norgaard arrives at the front post to meet Jensen's delivery from the corner, but he can't turn his glancing header goalwards as the ball flashes wide!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:43
A Brentford free-kick towards the far post is headed away unconvincingly by Mavropanos, who gets in the way to make the block as Wissa tries an acrobatic bicycle kick of his own!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:42
A flick forward from Bowen give Benrahma plenty of open space to run into on the counter, but Onyeka gets across to dispossess the former Brentford winger and pass the ball back to Flekken.
Brentford vs West Ham United15:40
West Ham have now scored 10 first-half goals in their 11 games so far, with only Newcastle (12) and Liverpool (11) scoring more often in this season's Premier League.
Brentford vs West Ham United15:38
Mbeumo looks to cut inside off the right and shoot goalwards, but good pressure from Emerson forces him off balance, and Areola can watch the eventual effort sway wide of the mark.
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Mavropanos cuts out a throughball from Maupay, but a poor clearance gifts Jensen possession down the left. He races onto it and crosses from the byline, but can only put his attempted cut-back into the side netting!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:35
That's Bowen's seventh goal of the season for West Ham, and the sixth in a row in which he's either scored or assisted (six goals, one assist). Key.
Brentford vs West Ham United15:35
THE GOAL STANDS!!! There's a VAR check after replays suggest a possible handball from Bowen in controlling that rebounding ball, but the England winger is eventually given the all-clear and West Ham's lead is confirmed!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:30
Brentford are unbeaten in their last 13 Premier League London derby matches – there have only been four longer such runs in the competition’s history (three by Arsenal, one by Chelsea). Indeed, only Arsenal (1.83) and Chelsea (1.79) average more points-per-game in these matches than the Bees (1.65).
Brentford vs West Ham United15:28
West Ham win a free-kick which Ward-Prowse whips into the box at speed for Mavropanos to attack, but he collides with Flekken in mid-air to leave the Brentford goalkeeper down on the deck, and concedes a free-kick the other way!
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Goal Jarrod Bowen
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Yellow Card Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer
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WIDE!!! Antonio and Kudus combine for the latter to tee up Bowen in the box, but his left-footed shot from a tight angle flashes across the face and wide!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:22
Coufal fires a long throw into Brentford's box which Mavropanos gets on the end of, but his header isn't powerful or accurate enough to really trouble Flekken.
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Maupay has now scored four goals in six Premier League appearances against West Ham. Scurge.
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Assist Michail Gregory Antonio
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Goal Mohammed Kudus
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Yellow Card Nayef Aguerd
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Mbeumo goes for goal from the acute free-kick angle, but Areola sees it all the way and is easily able to make the save for West Ham!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:12
Mbeumo darts down the right and takes on Aguerd looking for an opening, but the West Ham centre-back stands his ground, hardly giving the Cameroon forward an inch and ensuring the ball goes behind for a goal-kick, not a corner.
Brentford vs West Ham United15:10
Those four Brentford wins over West Ham are the only previous top-flight meetings between the two sides. In English top division history, only three sides have a better 100 per cent win rate against an opponent – Manchester City v Bournemouth (12, who also play today), Arsenal v Reading (six) and Nottingham Forest v Portsmouth (six).
Brentford vs West Ham United15:09
Norgaard picks out Mbeumo with a lofted ball down the right-hand channel, but the Bees forward is clipped late by Emerson to win a free-kick right on the edge of West Ham's box.
Brentford vs West Ham United15:08
Brentford have won all four Premier League games they've played against West Ham, scoring twice in each match and keeping three clean sheets.
Brentford vs West Ham United15:07
Ward-Prowse's cross-field ball from a free-kick opens up room for Kudus down the right, but his drilled cross into the six-yard box is cleared into touch by Janelt.
Brentford vs West Ham United15:04
CHANCE!! Flekken slips as he controls a Pinnock back-pass, almost gifting Antonio a glorious chance to score before he can hack the ball away!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:03
KICK-OFF: Maupay gets the game up and running for Brentford, with the first kick of the match in west London!
Brentford vs West Ham United15:02
The teams are lined up on the pitch ahead of kick-off, and following the playing of the last post to mark the rememberance of the lives lost in conflicts across the world, we'll be underway.
Brentford vs West Ham United14:54
Despite three league games without a victory, West Ham did come out on top in their midweek Carabao Cup tie with Arsenal. Three changes are made from that 3-1 victory, with James Ward-Prowse and Michail Antonio in for the suspended Edson Alvarez and Lucas Paqueta, and Lukasz Fabianski replaced by between the sticks by Alphonse Areola.
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Brentford make two changes following their 2-0 win over Chelsea, with Neal Maupay, who played a vital part in Bryan Mbeumo’s points-sealing goal, and Frank Onyeka coming into the XI. Aaron Hickey and Mads Roerslev drop out, with Vitaly Janelt and Krisotffer Ajer pushing out into the full-back positions, while Maupay spearheads the Bees’ three-pronged attack alongside Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa.
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WEST HAM SUBS: Lukasz Fabianski, Ben Johnson, Aaron Cresswell, Pablo Fornals, Maxwel Cornet, Danny Ings, Angelo Ogbonna, Thilo Kehrer, Divin Mubama.
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WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Alphonse Areola; Vladimir Coufal, Kontantinos Mavropanos, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson; Tomas Soucek, James Ward-Prowse; Jarrod Bowen, Mohammed Kudus, Said Benrahma; Michail Antonio.
Brentford vs West Ham United14:41
BRENTFORD SUBS: Thomas Strakosha, Zanka Jorgensen, Saman Ghoddos, Ben Mee, Mads Roerslev, Yehor Yarmolyuk, Michael Olakigbe, Ethan Brierley, Valintino Adeolokun.
Brentford vs West Ham United14:41
BRENTFORD (4-3-3): Mark Flekken; Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Vitaly Janelt; Frank Onyeka, Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen; Bryan Mbeumo, Neal Maupay, Yoane Wissa.
Brentford vs West Ham United14:37
It’s a different story for the Hammers though, who have slipped to ninth following a three-game winless streak. After victories in three of their opening four games, David Moyes’ side have only won once in their six since, losing the last two to Aston Villa and Everton respectively.
Brentford vs West Ham United14:33
It's a second consecutive London derby in as many weekends for Brentford, who picked up a smash-and-grab 2-0 victory at Chelsea last time out. They'll will be hoping to play at their counter-attacking best once more to leapfrog West Ham in the table, with the visitors sitting just one point and one place above them after 10 games.
Brentford vs West Ham United14:33
Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League fixture, as Brentford host West Ham United at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Brentford vs West Ham United14:00
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