Match Report
The table read 9th (Brentford, 53 pts) against 18th (West Ham United, 39 pts), 14 points apart. West Ham United ranked 12th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Brentford ran at 1.45 scored and 1.37 conceded, West Ham United at 1.21 and 1.71.
Brentford had not won in 7 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 7 Brentford wins, 2 for West Ham United, 2 draws, at 2.73 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture.
C. Pawson took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game. The venue was Gtech Community Stadium, with room for 17,250 spectators. On the scoreboard, Brentford led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Brentford: Konstantinos Mavropanos (15' og), Igor Thiago (54'), Mikkel Damsgaard (82')
Key stats
Possession: Brentford 48% · West Ham United 52% · Total shots: 14-13 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 2-6