West Ham hope a change in competition will bring a change in results as they travel to face Brentford in an FA Cup third round clash this evening. David Moyes is under huge pressure, with his side picking up just one point from their last six Premier League games.
While the immediate priority is very much the Premier League and moving away from the relegation zone, Moyes has named a strong line-up with Declan Rice, Lucas Paqueta and Jarrod Bowen from the outset. Brentford have opted for a much-changed side, with Mikkel Damsgaard among those brought in.
The Bees are enjoying another excellent season in Thomas Frank’s top flight, sitting ninth in the table after their brilliant win over Liverpool at home last time out, and it was Brentford who came out on top lead when these teams met just over a week ago. Follow all the action with our LIVE blog below, with expert analysis from Malik Ouzia on the ground.
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Four shots for Brentford in the first 45 minutes, one on target. West Ham with three shots in total, no trouble for the keeper.
More possession for the home side as well, but the visitors weren’t too concerned about that.
New signing Schade is sure to arrive at Brentford at some point, with Benrahma a likely introduction for West Ham.
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Wissa’s opportunity is the only one worth noting. Brentford more of the ball but West Ham pretty solid. It’s not a good game.
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HT: Brentford 0-0 West Ham
Brentford the best side but this is a very low bar.
Terrible conditions and this did not help the quality of the match. Not the best, we’ll say.
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45+1 min: First corner of the match for West Ham, Emerson to take.
It is absolutely unfortunate. Dasilva hits it against Soucek and goes back for a shot on goal. If ever a set piece summed up a half.
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Malik Ouzia at the Gtech Community Stadium
Brentford have had a couple of free kicks in decent areas and are usually a big threat from set pieces but the rotation in their side tonight seems to have curtailed that.
They usually have the likes of Norgaard, Janelt and Toney as well as the three center halves.
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44 mins: Another Brentford long throw in?
No, short to Jensen and Sorensen gets it back. He flicks the cross into the box, not the easiest of Fabianski’s claims, but he does it well.
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42 min: Johnson tackles Ghoddos, well from the wing, but Mee stops the cross into the box.
It’s been another very solid showing from Mee so far, even if he hasn’t had a huge amount to do.
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40 minutes: Five minutes to go before the break, with both teams keen to go in.
A decent spell of possession for West Ham, they haven’t had much of it. Bowen drops deep to the midline to try to get involved.
Antonio stops Jensen, Soucek, but he catches him under his feet.
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Malik Ouzia at the Gtech Community Stadium
After a good start from Brentford, this game has become very disjointed. Both teams gave the ball away very easily, although in complicated conditions.
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35 mins: Ghoddos going down under a Johnson challenge, another chance for Brentford to put something in the box.
Jensen takes again, Rice can’t clear completely and Ghoddos shoots her again. Mee turns the rebound against the post!
Not that it matters, the offside flag is quickly raised.