West Ham 4 Brentford 2
Areola:7 Should have done better for Maupay’s opener. Great reaction save on 65 mins. Incredible save on 95 mins.
Coufal:8 Created Bowen’s second. One of his best performances going forward.
Mavropanos:9 Seemed to enjoy his aeriel battles. Immense. Will take some moving now.
Zouma:6 Bad defending as Brentford made in 2-1. Not great for their second goal either.
Emerson:9 Good assist for the Hammers opener. Struggled with Lewis Potter. Scored a humdinger for West Ham’s 4th and blocked on the line in injury time.
Alvarez:8 Not his busiest game which is testament to the shift put in by Soucek & JWP. Provided excellent cover to the defence.
Ward Prowse:7 Played a role in the first goal and covered a lot of ground. Dangerous set-piece deliveries.
Soucek:8 Blazed over the bar from 6 yards early in the game. Looked fit and energetic, heavily involved.
Paqueta:8 Shot high & handsome after 15 mins. Links so well with Emerson and great at drawing fouls. His presence gave the whole team a lift.
Kudus:8 Started brightly like all of the West Ham team. Created Bowen and West Ham’s third.
Bowen:10 Opened the scoring on 4 mins and scored a second 2 mins later. Got the hat trick with a deft header.
West Ham 4 Brentford 2: Bowen causes mayhem
Substitutes
Antonio: 75th min sub for Paqueta
Johnson: 94th min sub for Kudus