Kevin Schade’s early aim noticed Brentford beat West Ham 1-0 on the London Stadium as Thomas Frank’s facet 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 aim as two tight Video Assistant Referee [VAR] requires offside went in opposition to them, though they have been grateful the know-how went of their favour for his or her winner.
The transfer began as Yoane Wissa’s intelligent cross 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.
On a day of a number of VAR interventions, Schade’s aim first needed to be cleared by goal-line know-how 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 affect as the house facet started to take cost of proceedings.
Nevertheless, a mixture of poor ending – Mohammed Kudus blazed over a gaping aim after being arrange by a kind of half-time subs, Evan Ferguson, at first of the second interval – and wonderful 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 aim of the sport
As for West Ham, although, Potter’s facet, who stay16th, have been booed off at full time, with the brand new head coach having solely gained one sport in all competitions since changing Julen Lopetegui in January.
What the managers mentioned…
West Ham boss Graham Potter:
“The first half was nowhere near where we want to be. We suffered from an early goal, which is a poor goal from our perspective. And then without too much happening in the game, they had too many transitions that were dangerous.
“In equity, credit score to Brentford, after we conceded the aim that we did, it virtually performs into the sport that they need it to be. They defend deep, effectively, and it is arduous to create actual alternatives in opposition to them.
“If you don’t attack well, you expose yourself to them attacking big spaces, which they’re very good at.
“So, it is comprehensible, however once more, not what we wished in any respect. So all of us should study from that. I believe the second half was an actual optimistic response.
“Of course you want to get results, you want to win football matches. That’s just the Premier League for you, and you have to understand that. But results-wise, we all want to win, we all want to have success.”
Brentford boss Thomas Frank:
“It’s a very nice feeling [winning three top-flight away games in a row].
“Was I anxious after the primary half? A bit of bit. I believe we must always have been no less than 3-0 up. We have been utterly in management and dominated West Ham away from residence.
Brentford’s Sepp van den Berg receives remedy earlier than leaving the sport with an harm
“We had two goals disallowed, had two or three other big chances. Then I hear Graham is changing three players and of course they will have more energy.
“However the second half I believe we have been pretty high quality, they by no means put us underneath large stress. A completely well-deserved win.”
Little difference seen so far between Potter and Lopetegui’s West Ham
Analysis by Sky Sports’ Richard Morgan:
West Ham have won just one game in all competitions since Graham Potter replaced the floundering Julen Lopetegui in the London Stadium dugout at the start of January, losing four and drawing one in that time – while also failing to keep a clean sheet – as the new man struggles to make an impact in the East End.
Their latest setback came at home to Brentford, with Potter even admitting after their stuttering display that the start to his Hammers tenure had not gone according to plan, saying: “You’d hope to have gotten extra factors by now,” with the club still languishing down in 16th place in the table.
Graham Potter’s West Ham have been booed off after shedding at residence to Brentford
“The first half was nowhere near where we want to be,” Potter mentioned 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.
Nevertheless, 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, fairly than the norm.
