West Ham vs Brentford

West Ham United and Brentford are both desperate to get wins on the board ahead of Friday's London derby clash in the Premier League.

Brentford will make its way across England’s capital on Friday for a London derby duel against West Ham, who will be desperate to end a Premier League losing streak that dates back to October. Thomas Frank’s men know a little something about missed opportunities themselves and are looking to make up for Monday’s 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur, where they failed to convert from 2-0 up. What’s more, the west Londoners can feel confident knowing they boast a 100 percent record against West Ham and have emerged as victors in each of their two Premier League meetings to date.

Away we go! The visitors get us going at the London Stadium but the Hammers win the ball back straight away. 19 ...

A really ugly effort, bouncing and scuffing its way off the pitch. In the 13th and 14th minutes, West Ham wanted penalties for challenges by Christian Norgaard and Mathias Jensen on Scamacca and Dawson respectively. is today the day he breaks his duck? Yet VAR John Brooks studied the foul and told England that it occurred outside of the box. Grade A taking of the Mickey from Toney, who has 12 Premier League goals this season. Both of Brentford’s goals came from throw-ins with Ivan Toney scoring one and assisting the other. Toney hurt his knee in stoppage time and needed carrying away on a stretcher. Moyes said before Christmas that West Ham are not in a scrap for survival. I only want the best for West Ham.’ He heard the boos at half time and full time. [Moyes was insistent in his pre-match press conference that he has the support of David Sullivan](/sport/football/article-11583713/Under-fire-Hammers-boss-David-Moyes-insists-Ive-got-great-support-West-Ham-board.html). [READ: Premier League sides pay tribute to Brazil legend Pele ahead of kick-off](/sport/football/article-11586461/Tributes-offered-Pele-Friday-Premier-League-games-Moore-picture-shown-West-Ham.html) [Manager David Moyes says they aren’t in a relegation scrap](/sport/football/article-11577611/How-David-Moyes-bubble-burst-West-Ham-year-ago-flying-high-theyre-mess.html).

West Ham made three changes to their starting line-up for the visit of Brentford. Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson Palmieri and Gianluca Scamacca came in for Tomas ...

West Ham United vs Brentford West Ham made three changes to their starting line-up for the visit of Brentford. West Ham United vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture

WEST HAM are up against Brentford tonight in the Premier League as they look to bounce back from their loss to Arsenal.The Hammers lost 3-1 to Arsenal.

[Br](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1225644/brentford/) [entford](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1225644/brentford/) were more than happy to soak up the pressure before hitting the hosts with one of their throw-in routines. [West Ham](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196655/west-ham/) continued to create without seriously threatening Raya’s clean sheet, and Scamacca and Lucas Paqueta were struggling to produce something out of nothing. Had they really wanted to, they could have added a third and fourth. Five at the back. After a promising first half display away at Arsenal on Boxing Day, Moyes decided to shake things up. Successive Euro spot finishes in the past two years showed progress. The large summer overhaul of almost £170m. And with that, any remaining belief evaporated. [HOW TO GET FREE BETS ON FOOTBAL](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/betting-tips/19779073/football-free-bets-offers-bonus-new-sign-up/) [L](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/betting-tips/19779073/football-free-bets-offers-bonus-new-sign-up/) Moyes has his excuses ready for this shocking start to a campaign that promised so much. [Premier League](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/premierleague/) defeat on the spin and yet more choruses of boos from a London Stadium crowd who are losing faith, and their rag, that is certainly debatable. [David Moyes](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/david-moyes/) smiled away claims he was on the brink of the sack this week, suggesting they were “wide of the mark” and that his relationship with the board was rock solid.

Ivan Toney's 20th Premier League goal of 2022 and a Josh DaSilva strike condemn West Ham to a fifth successive Premier League defeat.

Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. - Home20 - Shots - Away37% - Home63% - Possession - Referee: - 35Trevitt On the field, Toney remains one of the Premier League's deadliest strikers. These teams will meet again in the FA Cup third round on 7 January. The second, shortly before half-time, was even worse from a West Ham perspective. Christian Norgaard hit his swivelling volley well, and after it was saved by Lukasz Fabianski, Toney reacted first to follow up and stab home.

Free highlights and match report as West Ham suffer fifth consecutive Premier League defeat at the hands of Brentford, who were in cruise control by ...

We should enjoy the moment and try to fly against Liverpool." "I always want more and I always want us to improve. I thought tonight the fans were very good because I think they thought their team played well." We've tried to find a way through to get a result out of it. In the second half we were much better and it was closer to 3-0 than 2-1. "To everyone involved in the club, it's been a fantastic 2022. There was a good calmness and the players were composed in their defensive positions. "I thought this was the best we've played here for a while, but I understand you start to drain the confidence if you're not scoring goals, taking your chances and the opposition are. We're trying to improve it and we're trying to find ways. It all seemed fairly innocuous as Toney flicked on a Jorgensen throw in only for Dasilva to muscle Aaron Cresswell out of possession to tuck his finish inside the far post. Toney poked the Bees ahead in the 18th minute after West Ham failed to deal with a long throw. "I only want the best for West Ham because it's been a great club for me and the club has done well," Moyes said.

The striker scored his 12th goal of the season in a 2-0 win which nudges West Ham closer to the Premier League relegation zone.

West Ham had a penalty overturned after a VAR check at the start of the second half but there was no onslaught, even when Antonio was sent on to partner Scamacca. It was a bold choice – despite his faults Soucek has been a crucial figure in the past three years – and Moyes suggested that he intends to persist with Paquetá alongside Rice, presumably in the hope that doing so will make West Ham less reliant on counterattacks. Paquetá misplaced a simple pass, a throw reached Toney and he had space to hook a pass over the top for Dasilva to expose Cresswell’s lack of pace and slip a composed finish past Fabianski. West Ham had picked a back five and yet they had been undone by a long throw. Only Lukasz Fabianski responded, diving to his right to save Norgaard’s shot, but Toney was in the right place to convert the rebound. Moyes had gone for the crowd-pleasing choice of dropping Tomas Soucek, who lacks care in possession, and pulling Paquetá into a deeper midfield role. On the whole, though, it was clear to see why West Ham have scored only 13 goals in their first 17 games. In that context Moyes is entitled to point out that West Ham, who lie a point above the bottom three, are not making enough of their openings. That phrase should send a shudder down the spine of anyone with a passing knowledge of this club’s history and, given that they spent almost £160m on refining their squad last summer, it would not be a surprise if West Ham come to the conclusion that whatever magic they had under David Moyes has disappeared for good. Reaching the last four of the Europa League last season papered over the cracks and it is probably no consolation for Moyes that he saw this coming. Nothing Moyes tries is coming off and, for all that West Ham’s board have a history of sticking by their managers during tough times, any analysis of this ailing team’s latest indefensible performance will expose a multitude of failings: a softness at the back, confusion in midfield, no end product and, in Gianluca Scamacca and Michail Antonio, strikers who are taking it in turns to deliver nothing of note. There is talent in this squad, attacking players who can make a difference on their day, but the decline feels irreversible at the moment.

Free highlights and match report as West Ham suffer fifth consecutive Premier League defeat at the hands of Brentford, who were in cruise control by ...

We should enjoy the moment and try to fly against Liverpool." "I always want more and I always want us to improve. I thought tonight the fans were very good because I think they thought their team played well." We've tried to find a way through to get a result out of it. In the second half we were much better and it was closer to 3-0 than 2-1. "To everyone involved in the club, it's been a fantastic 2022. There was a good calmness and the players were composed in their defensive positions. "I thought this was the best we've played here for a while, but I understand you start to drain the confidence if you're not scoring goals, taking your chances and the opposition are. We're trying to improve it and we're trying to find ways. It all seemed fairly innocuous as Toney flicked on a Jorgensen throw in only for Dasilva to muscle Aaron Cresswell out of possession to tuck his finish inside the far post. Toney poked the Bees ahead in the 18th minute after West Ham failed to deal with a long throw. "I only want the best for West Ham because it's been a great club for me and the club has done well," Moyes said.

West Ham United will look to end 2022 with their first Premier League win since October when they take on Brentford at the London Stadium on Friday night ...

A good interception and run leads to a shot, thought he was fouled on the edge of the box. This is woeful for the Hammers. Scamacca follows up with a good hit, but goes wide. football.london is at today's match at the London Stadium. The Hammers will however hope to have two of their three marquee summer signings back in the matchday squad. That night, Said Benrahma opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Jarrod Bowen was fouled by William Saliba.