West Ham vs Brentford Tips & Preview - Struggling defences to offer up goals

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  • West Ham and Brentford aiming to boost their EPL campaigns with a win.
  • West Ham struggling with defense; only one win this season.
  • Brentford seeking first away win and has no clean sheet in 6 matches.
West Ham vs Brentford
West Ham vs Brentford

West Ham welcome Brentford to London Stadium for a Monday night English Premier League fixture, with both teams seeking a win to jumpstart their campaign.

Both teams will come into this clash, fancying their chances, and are likely to be fired up for it. With neither defence showing much solidity lately, there are likely to be goals in this one. 

West Ham News

It has been a difficult start to the season for West Ham, who have picked up just one win from their opening seven matches. They are currently in the relegation zone and have already switched managers, with Nuno Espitrito Santo replacing Graham Potter. 

West Ham suffered a 2-0 defeat at leaders Arsenal in their previous Premier League fixture. Having been on the road in their last two matches, Nuno will be keen to make the home games count, although the Hammers have lost their last three matches in front of their fans. 

The one bright spark for West Ham this season remains Jarrod Bowen, who has found the net three times so far. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in six of their seven matches so far, while their last two home fixtures have produced more goals after the break. 

Brentford News


Brentford have also not been at their best this season, with just two wins from their seven Premier League matches so far. They are just three points above the bottom three and will be keen to avoid getting dragged into the relegation scrap.

The Bees will travel to London Stadium off the back of a 1-0 home defeat to Manchester City last time out in the Premier League. Keith Andrews’ team have also been poor on their travels, losing all three of their away matches in the league so far.

Poor defending has been one of the issues for Brentford this season, and they are without a clean sheet in their last six matches across all competitions. However, they have shown some attacking quality, scoring in five of those fixtures. 

Head to Head


Brentford have six wins while West Ham have picked up four victories, with one draw in the last 11 matches. The visitors claimed a 1-0 away victory in the last meeting back in February.

Verdict

Neither defence has been convincing this season and with both teams scoring in three of their last four meetings, a repeat is expected here. With two of West Ham’s last three matches producing more goals after the break, a similar pattern could also be considered.

Bowen often carries much of the attacking threat for West Ham and has three Premier League goals this season. Having also found the net four times in the last four matches against Brentford, the forward could be backed to maintain his scoring run.

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