Julen Lopetegui can ill afford to oversee another defeat when his West Ham side take on Brentford in west London on Saturday afternoon.
The Spaniard has endured a nightmarish start to his tenure at the London Stadium, and a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea last weekend meant West Ham had lost their first three home games of the new season for the very first time in the club’s 129-year history.
Their woes only continued in the week as they were battered 5-1 at Anfield in the third-round of the Carabao Cup. In short, Lopetegui is already on thin ice. Maybe it’s the jeans?
A injury-ridden Brentford were beaten at Tottenham last Saturday, but they’ve nonetheless made a positive start to the new season. Thomas Frank’s side, like West Ham, have had a tough schedule to open up 2024/25, but they’ve at least secured two wins from their first five games – both at home.
Saturday’s hosts have lost just once to the Irons in the Premier League, although West Ham did triumph in their most recent meeting back in February.
Here is 90min’s guide to Brentford vs West Ham in the Premier League.
Brentford vs West Ham H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Brentford |
West Ham |
|---|---|
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Tottenham 3-1 Brentford – 21/09/24 |
Liverpool 5-1 West Ham – 25/09/24 |
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Brentford 3-1 Leyton Orient – 17/09/24 |
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea – 21/09/24 |
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Man City 2-1 Brentford – 14/09/24 |
Fulham 1-1 West Ham – 14/09/24 |
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Brentford 3-1 Southampton – 31/08/24 |
West Ham 1-3 Man City – 31/08/24 |
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Colchester 0-1 Brentford – 28/08/24 |
West Ham 1-0 Bournemouth – 28/08/24 |
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Country |
TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
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United Kingdom |
N/A |
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United States |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, UNIVERSO |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 3 Canada |
Brentford are set to have Christian Norgaard back in their midfield engine room after the Danish midfielder missed last weekend’s defeat at Spurs. Frank has said he’s “very confident” Norgaard will be back in his starting XI on Saturday.
However, the Dane will likely be the only returner from injury against the Hammers.
Alas, the hosts are still without Yoane Wissa, Igor Thiago, Joshua Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Rico Henry, and Aaron Hickey.
Kevin Schade could come into the starting XI and partner Bryan Mbeumo up top.
Brentford predicted lineup vs West Ham (3-5-2): Flekken; Ajer, Pinnock, Collins; Roerslev, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Janelt, Lewis-Potter; Schade, Mbeumo.
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