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Everything you need to know: Brentford v West Ham

West Ham take on Brentford on Sunday in a major game in the race to qualify for Europe.

The Irons will be out to avenge their defeat in the reverse fixture last year, when Brentford won 2-1 at the London Stadium thanks to a last-minute strike from Yoane Wissa.

The Hammers saw both Arsenal and Manchester United beaten on Saturday but Spurs beat Aston Villa, so the Hammers will be hoping to leapfrog the Gunners with a victory.

Here’s everything you need to know…

Title

Brentford v West Ham United – Premier League.

Where?

The game will take place at the Brentford Community Stadium.

KO

The game will kick off at 2:00pm in the UK on Sunday.

Stream/TV

The game will not air live in the UK.

The match will be aired elsewhere in the world with a full list HERE and will be available on internet streams

Injury news – West Ham

Manuel Lanzini might be out and faces a late fitness test after his car accident. Angelo Ogbonna is out.

Injury news – Brentford 

Frank Onyeka is out with an ankle injury, while Joshua Dasilva and Julian Jeanvier are out with hamstring and knee injuries respectively.

Last five meetings

Brentford won the reverse fixture 2-1. The other four most recent meetings took place in 1993, 1992, 1954 and 1953. West Ham won the ’93 game, the ’92 game was a draw and the other two games were defeats.

Match Officials

Martin Atkinson will be the referee.

 

About Dave Langton

A journalist with 10 years' experience of working on National newspapers, now chief reporter covering the club that I've loved since I was a boy. Upton Park remains the greatest football stadium ever built.

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