Kevin Schade’s early objective noticed Brentford beat West Ham 1-0 on the London Stadium as Thomas Frank’s aspect recorded a club-record third straight top-flight win on their travels.
The guests dominated the primary 45 minutes, however solely led by Schade’s fourth-minute objective as two tight Video Assistant Referee [VAR] requires offside went in opposition to them, though they have been grateful the expertise went of their favour for his or her winner.
The transfer began as Yoane Wissa’s intelligent go from inside his personal half launched Schade and, after Emerson and Max Kilman collided, the German noticed his preliminary effort half-saved by the advancing Alphonse Areola, who raced again to claw the ball off the road – just for the ahead to knock the rebound residence.
Brentford’s Kevin Schade (proper) celebrates his objective with Bryan Mbeumo
On a day of a number of VAR interventions, Schade’s objective first needed to be cleared by goal-line expertise after which for offside, just for Wissa to see two additional strikes dominated out for offside because the Bees solely went in 1-0 forward on the break, regardless of dominating the primary interval.
West Ham boss Graham Potter reacted by making a triple change on the break and the alterations had the specified impression as the house aspect started to take cost of proceedings.
Nonetheless, a mix of poor ending – Mohammed Kudus blazed over a gaping objective after being arrange by a kind of half-time subs, Evan Ferguson, firstly of the second interval – and glorious goalkeeping from the returning Mark Flekken ensured Brentford held on for all three factors to stay in eleventh place.
Brentford’s Kevin Schade scores the opening objective of the sport
As for West Ham, although, Potter’s aspect, who stay16th, have been booed off at full time, with the brand new head coach having solely received one sport in all competitions since changing Julen Lopetegui in January.
What the managers stated…
West Ham boss Graham Potter:
“The primary half was nowhere close to the place we wish to be. We suffered from an early objective, which is a poor objective from our perspective. After which with out an excessive amount of occurring within the sport, they’d too many transitions that have been harmful.
“In equity, credit score to Brentford, after we conceded the objective that we did, it virtually performs into the sport that they need it to be. They defend deep, properly, and it is arduous to create actual alternatives in opposition to them.
“In case you do not assault properly, you expose your self to them attacking large areas, which they’re excellent at.
“So, it is comprehensible, however once more, not what we needed in any respect. So all of us must study from that. I feel the second half was an actual optimistic response.
“In fact you wish to get outcomes, you wish to win soccer matches. That is simply the Premier League for you, and it’s a must to perceive that. However results-wise, all of us wish to win, all of us wish to have success.”
Brentford boss Thomas Frank:
“It is a very good feeling [winning three top-flight away games in a row].
“Was I anxious after the primary half? Somewhat bit. I feel we must always have been not less than 3-0 up. We have been fully in management and dominated West Ham away from residence.
Brentford’s Sepp van den Berg receives therapy earlier than leaving the sport with an damage
“We had two objectives disallowed, had two or three different large possibilities. Then I hear Graham is altering three gamers and naturally they are going to have extra vitality.
“However the second half I feel we have been pretty advantageous, they by no means put us underneath large stress. A completely well-deserved win.”
Little distinction seen up to now between Potter and Lopetegui’s West Ham
Evaluation by Sky Sports activities’ Richard Morgan:
West Ham have received only one sport in all competitions since Graham Potter changed the floundering Julen Lopetegui within the London Stadium dugout firstly of January, shedding 4 and drawing one in that point – whereas additionally failing to maintain a clear sheet – as the brand new man struggles to make an impression within the East Finish.
Their newest setback got here at residence to Brentford, with Potter even admitting after their stuttering show that the begin to his Hammers tenure had not gone in keeping with plan, saying: “You’d hope to have gotten extra factors by now,” with the membership nonetheless languishing down in sixteenth place within the desk.
Graham Potter’s West Ham have been booed off after shedding at residence to Brentford
“The primary half was nowhere close to the place we wish to be,” Potter stated of a primary 45 minutes that might realistically have seen his group trailing 4-0 on one other day.
Fortunately for Potter, there are three worse sides than West Ham and with a wholesome ten-point hole on each Ipswich City and Leicester Metropolis, the specter of relegation is minimal.
Nonetheless, the previous Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea boss will wish to begin seeing enhancements, and fast, if the boos that rang out at full time on the London Stadium are to be the exception, reasonably than the norm.
