Week 18 brings us a match on Dec 30th where West Ham United plays host to Brentford in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, West Ham United recorded a 1-3 loss against Arsenal. Saïd Benrahma struck first for West Ham United in the 27th minute from the penalty spot, then Bukayo Saka got the equalizer for Arsenal in the 53rd minute on a feed from Martin Ødegaard Finally they completed the comback victory in the 58th minute on a goal by Martinelli to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while brentford is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Vitaly Janelt struck first for Brentford in the 15th minute, then Ivan Toney added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Christian Nørgaard. Brentford is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Brentford won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ivan Toney has been the most prolific scorer on Brentford in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. West Ham United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Michail Antonio and Saïd Benrahma each having 2 goals in their last 5
West Ham United will be without Michail Antonio, Maxwel Cornet and Gianluca Scamacca, while Brentford will be without Aaron Hickey, Kristoffer Ajer, Thomas Strakosha and Charlie Goode.