Julen Lopetegui cannot afford to oversee another defeat when his West Ham side take on Brentford in west London on Saturday afternoon.
The Spaniard has endured a nightmare start to his tenure at the London Stadium, with a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea last weekend meaning West Ham have lost their opening three games at home to the new season for the first time in the club’s 129 years. history
Their troubles only continued during the week as they were beaten 5-1 at Anfield in the third round of the Carabao Cup. Ultimately, Lopetegui is already on thin ice. Maybe it’s the jeans?
An injury-hit Brentford were beaten at Tottenham last Saturday but have still made a positive start to the new season. Thomas Frank’s side, like West Ham, have had a difficult schedule to open 2024/25, but at least they have won two of their first five games, both at home.
Saturday’s hosts have lost just once against the Irons in the Premier League, although West Ham triumphed in their last meeting in February.
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Brentford vs West Ham H2H Record (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Brentford |
West Ham |
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Tottenham 3-1 Brentford – 21/09/24 |
Liverpool – West Ham 5-1 – 25/09/24 |
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Brentford 3-1 Leyton East – 17/09/24 |
West Ham – Chelsea 0-3 – 21/09/24 |
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Man City 2-1 Brentford – 14/09/24 |
Fulham 1-1 West Ham – 14/09/24 |
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Brentford 3-1 Southampton – 31/08/24 |
West Ham 1-3 Man City – 31/08/24 |
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Colchester 0-1 Brentford – 28/08/24 |
West Ham 1-0 Bournemouth – 28/08/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
N/A |
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united states |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, UNIVERSO |
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canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 3 Canada |
Brentford Christian Norgaard is expected to return to the midfield engine room after the Danish midfielder missed last weekend’s defeat at Spurs. Frank has said he is “very confident” Norgaard will return to his starting XI on Saturday.
However, the Dane is likely to be the only one to return from injury against the Hammers.
Unfortunately, the hosts are still without Yoane Wissa, Igor Thiago, Joshua Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Rico Henry and Aaron Hickey.
Kevin Schade could come into the starting eleven and accompany Bryan Mbeumo up top.
Predicted Brentford v West Ham line-up (3-5-2): The stain; Ajer, Pinnock, Collins; Roerslev, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Janelt, Lewis-Potter; Too bad, Mbeumo.
Niclas Fullkrug remains a doubt with the calf injury he picked up in the national team this month, but the German could at least return to Lopetegui’s squad.
Edson Alvarez is suspended after picking up two yellow cards at Anfield on Wednesday. The Mexican was curiously used in the heart of West Ham’s defense against Chelsea last weekend
There will be wholesale changes to Lopetegui’s backline from their Carabao Cup defeat, while Jarrod Bowen could lead the line if Fullkrug is not fit to start. Michail Antonio may drop to the bench.
West Ham predicted line-up against Brentford (4-2-3-1): areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Rodriguez, Soucek; Kudus, Paqueta, Summerville; Bowen
This is a horrible accessory for West Hamwho have lost all their Premier League matches at the Gtech Community Stadium. It’s never an easy place to visit, especially for teams with little confidence.
There is so much wrong with the Hammers at the moment. They are completely miserable in possession, and the counter-attacking brilliance we often saw while David Moyes was in charge has completely dissipated. Lopetegui must rethink.
Brentford may be without several players, but Norgaard’s return to their midfield is huge. They were overwhelmed in the middle of the Spurs park last weekend, but that won’t be the case on Saturday. The hosts are tactically astute and more than capable of exploiting the gaps that have been present in West Ham’s defensive structure.
Expect the bees to inflict more misery on the new Hammers boss.
