Nuno Espirito Santo has urged followers to again the workforce forward of deliberate protests, as West Ham United host Brentford in an important Premier League London derby on Monday.
The Hammers, nineteenth within the desk, are looking for their first win in 4 video games. A victory would see them draw stage on seven factors with Brentford, who come into the match in sixteenth place after a 1-0 defeat to Manchester Metropolis of their earlier outing.
The Hammers’ 2-0 loss to Arsenal final day trip prolonged their winless run to 4 matches, throughout which they’ve misplaced thrice and scored solely twice.
New boss Nuno is but to supervise a sport within the Irons’ dugout as the house supervisor, together with his opening two video games away at Everton and Arsenal, respectively.
Their kind at London Stadium has additionally been poor this time period, with West Ham shedding all three of their matches in entrance of their very own supporters and conceding 10 targets in complete.
“We haven’t modified something particular, simply implementing routines,” Nuno mentioned.
“For me, it’s onerous to analyse what’s occurred earlier than. We need to enhance, and we all know the house kind issue is vital.
“I want all our followers will be part of us and assist us. It’s as much as us to offer again to the followers to allow them to develop near us, make them assist us and assist us so we will change all the pieces and grow to be a fortress.”
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Brentford, in the meantime, shouldn’t be overly discouraged by their defeat to Pep Guardiola’s aspect, the place they have been undone by Erling Haaland’s brilliance, as they have been in any other case aggressive in opposition to the title hopefuls.
Supervisor Keith Andrews will be aware that his aspect are simply three factors behind their tally on the identical stage final season and a win would match their complete after eight video games in 2024-25.
The Bees have conceded 9 targets within the present marketing campaign, barely higher than the 13 they allowed within the first seven video games beneath Thomas Frank final time period, although their scoring — 9 targets — is three fewer than final season.
“Each side of the sport we will enhance on. How related we’re as a workforce with out the ball, how we press, communication, a variety of relationships – I discuss that loads. It’s a new workforce,” Andrews mentioned.
“It simply takes a little bit of time. No matter side it’s, I do know we will, and can, enhance. However due to the character of the enterprise we would like it to be sooner slightly than later.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
West Ham – Lucas Paqueta
Paqueta has netted three targets in eight appearances for the Hammers already this time period throughout all competitions, together with within the membership’s solely league victory of the marketing campaign to date – a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
The playmaker is on the verge of his a hundredth Premier League look, which might make him the thirtieth Brazilian to achieve the milestone. Brazil will grow to be the seventh nation to have 30 or extra gamers obtain 100 league appearances, following England (475), France (59), Republic of Eire (56), Scotland (53), Wales (42), and Spain (40).
Brentford – Igor Thiago
From one Brazilian to a different, Thiago has been in goalscoring type of late. The ahead has scored 4 targets for Andrews’ aspect within the Premier League this time period, with solely three gamers discovering the again of the online extra instances than him to date this season.
He has been significantly scientific, having scored 4 of his six pictures on course, with all 4 of these coming from contained in the field.
MATCH PREDICTION: DRAW
West Ham have struggled of their London derbies this season, shedding all 4 by a mixed rating of 12-2. The Hammers haven’t succumbed to 5 straight league defeats in opposition to fellow sides from the capital since September 2010.
However for under the second time of their historical past, West Ham have misplaced every of their first three dwelling league video games in a season, having additionally carried out so final time period. They’ve by no means begun a marketing campaign with 4 consecutive dwelling defeats.
Brentford have additionally struggled on the street, shedding all three of their away league matches this season. Final time period, they misplaced simply three of their remaining 14 away league video games (successful seven and drawing 4).
This upcoming fixture marks solely the third time in Premier League historical past {that a} workforce with zero dwelling factors will host a workforce with zero away factors after either side have performed no less than three dwelling or away video games in a season.
In each earlier circumstances, the visiting workforce gained: Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Everton in September 1999, and Everton 1-2 Luton City in September 2023.
West Ham boss Nuno has already crushed Brentford this season, guiding Forest to a 3-1 victory on MD1. A win right here would set a brand new Premier League file for the earliest a supervisor has crushed the identical opponent with two completely different golf equipment in a single season, by each date and matchday.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
West Ham – 36.0%
Draw – 26.1%
Brentford – 37.8%
