The fact that Brentford lost to fired-up Tottenham Hotspur after their North London derby defeat is acceptable, but West Ham United's lacklustre performance in two consecutive matches leaves no excuses. Do they have any chance of success?
It turns out Brentford have been underperforming away from home. A zero-point tally in the current away table and their loss to Tottenham Hotspur, who typically only lose at home to clubs of Manchester City and Arsenal's level, are unsurprising. Notably, Brentford once again opened the scoring in the first minute, as they did against Manchester City, but were trailing by halftime. At home, however, it’s a different story. In the home table, they are fifth with two victories. Central midfielder Christian Nørgaard, who missed the match against Tottenham Hotspur due to a minor injury, should be available on Saturday, which will improve the team’s performance.
West Ham United have suffered heavy defeats in their last two matches against giants. The losses themselves are not shocking, but the ease with which Chelsea and Liverpool broke down West Ham United's defence is alarming. They barely had to improvise. Moreover, the expected goals against (4.74 xGA) significantly differed from the actual goals conceded (8). The team's last away game was somewhat better (1:1), but the opponent, Fulham, was comparable in strength, and West Ham United only managed to equalise in the 95th minute.
West Ham United's last two visits to the Brentford Community Stadium ended in defeats (2:3 and 0:2), and given Brentford's strong home form (4.37 xG over two matches), a home victory is very likely.
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Thomas Frank
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coach | ||
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In squad
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Mark Flekken
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gk. | 5 | -9 |
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Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Matthew Cox
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Ethan Pinnock
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Kristoffer Ajer
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Mads Roerslev Rasmussen
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Nathan Collins
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Sepp van den Berg
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Ben Mee
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Aaron Hickey
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ji-soo Kim
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rico Henry
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Fabio Carvalho
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Vitaly Janelt
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Christian Nørgaard
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Mathias Jensen
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Yegor Yarmolyuk
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Ryan Trevitt
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Yunus Emre Konak
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Edmond-Paris Maghoma
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Joshua Dasilva
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Bryan Mbeumo
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fw. | 5 | 4 |
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Keane Lewis-Potter
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Kevin Schade
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Mikkel Damsgaard
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Yoane Wissa
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fw. | 4 | 3 |
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Gustavo Nunes Fernandes Gomes
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Iago Teodoro da Silva Nogueira
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Julen Lopetegui
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coach | ||
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In squad
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Alphonse Areola
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gk. | 5 | -9 |
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Łukasz Fabiański
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gk. | 1 | 0 |
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Wes Foderingham
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Emerson
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Konstantinos Mavropanos
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Max Kilman
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Aaron Wan-Bissaka
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Vladimír Coufal
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Aaron Cresswell
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Jean-Clair Todibo
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Guido Rodríguez
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Lucas Paqueta
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mf. | 5 | 1 |
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Mohammed Kudus
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Tomáš Souček
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mf. | 5 | 1 |
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Edson Álvarez
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Carlos Soler
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Andy Irving
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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George Earthy
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jarrod Bowen
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fw. | 5 | 1 |
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Michail Antonio
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Crysencio Summerville
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Niclas Füllkrug
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Danny Ings
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fw. | 2 | 1 |
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Callum Marshall
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Guilherme Bastos da Silva
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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