Brentford are not great away from home, while West Ham need to get something after taking only one point from their past three matches. This has got a draw written all over it, really, but I am not going to take the easy option and go for 1-1 here like my guest has done. That would be boring!

Next up is a home clash against Brentford, with the Bees currently sitting five places above West Ham in the top-flight standings, in eleventh, with nine wins and 31 points from their 24 outings so far in 2024/25 - their fourth consecutive season in the Premier League under Danish manager Thomas Frank.

West Ham are looking to put a difficult first half of the season behind them after a much-needed break before facing Brentford.

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West Ham and Brentford face off this Saturday at the London Stadium in Premier League. At the moment, Graham Potter's team trail Thomas Frank's team by 4 points in the table. West Ham head into this clash on the back of a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea (Premier League 2024/2025),