Team news
Brentford's Christian Norgaard will be assessed after a minor injury ruled him out of the defeat to Tottenham last weekend.
Yoane Wissa will be absent for a couple of months due to an ankle injury, whilst tomorrow comes too soon for Josh Dasilva and Rico Henry.
West Ham are without Edson Alvarez after he picked up a red card in the EFL Cup clash with Liverpool on Wednesday.
Niclas Fullkrug remains out with the calf problem he suffered on international duty with Germany.
Match facts
Head-to-head
West Ham United had lost each of their first five Premier League matches against Brentford before a 4-2 win at London Stadium in February this year.
The Hammers’ only victory at the Gtech Community Stadium was 1-0 win in the FA Cup third round in January 2023.
Brentford have won all three top-flight fixtures at home to West Ham, including a 3-2 victory last season.
Brentford
Brentford have won both of their home games in the Premier League this season against Crystal Palace and Southampton, but have lost all three away matches at Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
They can become the second team to record three home wins and three away defeats in their opening six games of a top-flight campaign, after Burnley in 2009-10.
The Bees have lost both of their last two Premier League fixtures, despite scoring within 23 seconds in both (Yoane Wissa at Manchester City and Bryan Mbeumo at Spurs).
Since the beginning of last season the Bees have dropped 36 points from a winning position, more than any other side in that time.
Bryan Mbeumo has been involved in 13 goals in his last 14 top-flight London derby appearances (10 goals, three assists), scoring four of Brentford’s seven league goals so far this season.
West Ham United
West Ham are only the second team to play each of their first six matches of a Premier League season in London after Arsenal in 2002-03.
They have only won five of their 24 league games in 2024, the fewest of any ever present Premier League side this year.
The Hammers have conceded more goals in 2024 than any other current Premier League side (53), shipping three or more in eight different games.
Jarrod Bowen has scored five goals in six top-flight games against Brentford, only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (six) has scored more Premier League goals versus the Bees.
