West Ham return to Premier League action at the London Stadium searching for their first home points of the season against Brentford.
Match News and Current Form
It’s been a tough start for West Ham, who remain without a home league win this term after three successive defeats at the London Stadium. Hammers fans will hope Nuno Espírito Santo can turn things around in his first home league game in charge and get his new side out of the drop zone after a catastrophic start to the campaign (W1, D1, L5) - their joint-worst points return after seven games in their last 14 Premier League seasons. Losing all four London derbies this season by a combined 12-2 scoreline only serves to reinforce negativity ahead of this clash, where they could slump to a fourth successive home defeat to open a top-flight campaign for the first time ever.
Brentford have been Jekyll and Hyde this season, with an inability to follow up decent home results with positive ones on the road. Keith Andrews’ side have picked up all seven of their league points at home this season, while losing all three of their away matches so far. That away record is even more disappointing for the visitors given that they took the lead in each of the last two of those matches, and having scored in all of their Premier League away trips in 2025, goals never tend to be an issue for Brentford on their travels.
Head-to-Head History
Brentford have dominated this fixture in the Premier League era, winning six of the eight meetings (D1, L1), three of which came at this ground (L1).
Hot Stats and Streaks
West Ham are one of two Premier League sides pre-round yet to lead a game at half-time this season (HT: D3, L4).
West Ham’s home league games this season haven’t seen a single goal scored after the 75th minute
Brentford have attempted the fewest shots in the Premier League this season (55).
Brentford have scored exactly once in seven of their last eight away league games.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá could become the 30th Brazilian to reach 100 appearances in the competition here, but having lost on four of his last eight scoring appearances, marking the occasion with a goal may not be a great omen for the Hammers. Kevin Schade, who was the match winner in this corresponding fixture last season, is aiming to avoid a third successive yellow card here.
West Ham are without Niclas Füllkrug, while Brentford have this week confirmed Antoni Milambo is ruled out for the rest of the season after an injury sustained on international duty.
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Betting Analysis
Neither side look particularly appealing on paper here, so there could be value in backing the draw.
Author: David H