West Ham United vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
West Ham 4-2 Brentford: Jarrod Bowen’s first career hat-trick ended the Hammers’ six-game winless run in the Premier League and lifted the pressure on Thomas Frank
Jarrod Bowen scored a hat-trick as West Ham beat bogey side Brentford 4-2 to ease the pressure on David Moyes.
The Hammers won their first match of 2024, with Bowen scoring his first goals since before Christmas, to end a miserable run of eight games without a victory which had prompted more questions about the manager’s future.
Played five, lost five was their sorry Premier League record against Brentford, the only team of the 43 Moyes had faced in the top flight and not previously beaten.
Finally the rot was stopped as Brentford, already plunged deeper into the relegation scrap earlier on Monday following Everton’s points deduction being reduced from 10 to six, suffered another defeat - their 12th in 15 matches since beating West Ham at home in November.
West Ham United vs Brentford
What a start from West Ham and Jarrod Bowen - two goals in the first seven minutes from the Hammers.
West Ham United vs Brentford
With Lucas Paquetá starting in the Premier League this season, West Ham United have won 10 of 18 matches (56%), scoring 1.7 goals on average in those matches. Without him starting, the Hammers are winless in seven games (D3 L4) and have scored just five goals in those games (0.7 per game).
West Ham United vs Brentford
A first glimpse of an attack from Brentford and a cross from the right is spilt by Areola but the Frenchman quickly gathers the loose ball.
West Ham United vs Brentford
OH WHAT A CHANCE! It should be 1-0 to West Ham. Coufal's delivery from the right is glanced on by Ward-Prowse and Soucek somehow blazes over from just outside the six-yard box. He boots the post in frustration and there's no wonder why.
West Ham United vs Brentford
A first glimpse of Paqueta after a neat move down the left from West Ham but his low centre is cleared. You could sense the crowd's relief that he's back.
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