On Fri Dec 30th, in week 18, West Ham United will play host to Brentford in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 16th placed West Ham United is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Arsenal. Saïd Benrahma scored the first goal for West Ham United in the 27th minute on a penalty shot, then in the 53rd minute, Martin Ødegaard sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Bukayo Saka But luckily in the 58th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Martinelli. West Ham United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while brentford is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Vitaly Janelt struck first for Brentford in the 15th minute, then Ivan Toney added another in the 54th minute. Brentford is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Brentford won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Brentford’s most prolific scorer has been Ivan Toney. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Michail Antonio and Saïd Benrahma have been the hottest scorers for West Ham United in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
Michail Antonio, Maxwel Cornet and Gianluca Scamacca are unavailable to play for David Moyes’s team, while Brentford will be without Aaron Hickey, Kristoffer Ajer, Thomas Strakosha and Charlie Goode.