Brentford vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Brentford 3-2 West Ham: Hosts come from behind as Hammers blow lead
Brentford claimed their third straight Premier League victory when they came from behind to beat West Ham United 3-2 in a thrilling London derby on Saturday.
Brentford’s Neal Maupay ended a 14-month goal drought when he opened the scoring in the 11th minute but the lead lasted just eight minutes before West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus scored a stunning volley with his back to goal.
Kudus saw another shot come off the post with Jarrod Bowen cleaning up to make it 2-1 following a long VAR check for handball but Brentford equalised in the second half when Konstantinos Mavropanos headed a cross into his own net.
The hosts were much the better team in the second half and took the lead for a second time when club record signing Nathan Collins scored with a towering header to clinch the points as Thomas Frank’s side moved up to ninth. West Ham are 11th.
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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.
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BRENTFORD SUBS: Thomas Strakosha, Zanka Jorgensen, Saman Ghoddos, Ben Mee, Mads Roerslev, Yehor Yarmolyuk, Michael Olakigbe, Ethan Brierley, Valintino Adeolokun.
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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.
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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 United
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 United
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 United
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