Brentford vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League team news ...
Gtech Community Stadium, the home of Brentford (Getty Images)
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 FC 1 - 0 West Ham United FC
15:33
West Ham have attempted the last five shots in this game, Brentford last shot was taken by Bryan Mbeumo in the first minute. It's been a brilliant response from the Hammers as they look to find a way back into this game.
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West Ham force Brentford outside and to Mbeumo, who nearly makes them pay as he looks to find Lewis-Potter ahead of him in the box. However, Kilman is sharp to intercept and clears the ball away.
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SAVED! West Ham break through Kudus who decides to go it alone, with Collins and Van den Berg to beat. From a tight angle the Ghana international shoots straight at Flekken, who palms it away and is grateful to see Collins chest it back to him.
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Brentford spend a while playing it around the back and looking to drop the ball in over the West Ham backline. However, the visitors deal with the first effort before Schade is flagged offside the second time.
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WIDE! Bowen is left unmarked after a corner-kick delivery outside the area and has a go with his second touch. However, the effort was always going well wide and a glancing Antonio header doesn't do much to help either.
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The Hammers have been on top since falling behind early doors. Thomas Frank's Bees are sitting back in numbers and soaking up the pressure as they look to hit the Irons on the counter attack. It's been a positive response from Lopetegui's side.
Brentford vs West Ham United15:20
Brentford have become the first team in Premier League history to score in the opening minute in three consecutive games. However, the Bees have a record of W2, D0, L2 when scoring the opening goal in the Premier League this season.
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Todibo holds his ground well as Brentford look to get in behind West Ham, holding up Schade after Mbeumo's through ball inside Emerson. The Hammers defender brilliantly outmuscles the Bees attacker and forces the ball out for a throw. Super defending.
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Brentford invite their own pressure as West Ham break from a corner. Antonio tries to play in Kudus over the half-way line but the overhit ball holds him up slightly but when Thomas Frank's side get everyone back in their box, there's no-one to hold up the play when they clear up to the half-way line.
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Brentford have scored five first-half goals in six games, only Manchester City (10) and Liverpool (6) have scored more in the Premier League this season. Meanwhile, West Ham have conceded four goals in the first 15 minutes of the first half, more than any other team in the Premier League this season.
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Yellow Card Emerson Palmieri dos Santos
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CLOSE! Brentford's Schade bombs down the right hand side again with Emerson struggling to deal with him so far. He teases in a low cross looking for Lewis-Potter but the ball is turned clear by a glancing Wan-Bissaka touch on the slide.
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OVER! West Ham come forward for the first time after a frentic opening. Soucek's blocked shot falls for Kilman, who tees up Kudus just outside the area but his effort sails well over. The Hammers have settled into the game after Brentford's shock opener.
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The celebrations were halted briefly as David Coote on VAR checked whether there was an offside in the build-up to Mbeumo's goal - but the goal stands! Mbeumo has now scored 4 goals in 6 appearances in the Premier League against West Ham United.
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Goal Bryan Tetsadong Marceau Mbeumo
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We are underway at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Brentford vs West Ham United14:58
The teams are in the tunnel and kick-off will commence shortly at the Gtech Community Stadium. Brentford have opened the scoring in the opening 23 seconds in both of their last two Premier League games (22 seconds v Man City, 23 seconds v Tottenham), but have gone on to lose both times. Indeed, since the start of last season the Bees have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side (36).
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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.
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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.
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WEST HAM SUBS: Lukasz Fabianski, Aaron Cresswell, Carlos Soler, Vladimir Coufal, Crysencio Summerville, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Luis Guilherme, Danny Ings, Andy Irving.
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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.
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BRENTFORD SUBS: Hakon Valdimarsson, Ben Mee, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Jayden Meghoma, Yunus Emre Konak, Ryan Trevitt, Mads Roerslev, Kim Ji-soo, Tony Yogane.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League encounter between Brentford and West Ham at the Gtech Community Stadium.
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