Brentford vs West Ham

Brentford vs West Ham Match Commentary

1. 90+9' Nothing more will happen in this game as the referee blows for full time.
2. 90+8' Tomas Soucek (West Ham) evades the challenge and decides to shoot from distance, but it was a poor decision as the ball balloons high over the bar.
3. 90+6' Yellow card This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Oliver Scarles (West Ham) was quite harsh and Craig Pawson didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
4. 90+5' Kaye Furo (Brentford) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him.
5. 90+1' Here comes a substitution. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) is brought on as a substitute for Mikkel Damsgaard.
6. 90+1' Keith Andrews has decided to substitute Keane Lewis-Potter and he is replaced by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
7. 90' There will be a minimum of 8 min. of added time.
8. 90' Substitution. Dango Ouattara will be replaced by Kaye Furo (Brentford).
9. 90' Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) picks up a rebound, moves into space and fires a shot at goal from long range that rises sharply and goes high over the bar.
10. 90' Igor Thiago (Brentford) fires the ball at goal from inside the area, but it's well blocked.
11. 89' Mathias Jensen (Brentford) looks like he will be the one to try and deliver a quality ball into the penalty box from the corner kick.
12. 88' Nuno Espirito Santo prepares a substitution. Jarrod Bowen is replaced by Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham).
13. 88' Substitution. Oliver Scarles (West Ham) has come on for Crysencio Summerville.
14. 85' Yegor Yarmolyuk (Brentford) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.
15. 84' Pablo (West Ham) is obviously not following the Golden Rule: "Treat others as you want to be treated.“ He makes a bad challenge and leaves Craig Pawson with no other option than to blow for a foul.
16. 82' Goal · 3–0 Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) receives a well-taken defence-splitting low pass inside the box and scores! His great effort makes its way into the bottom right corner of the net.
17. 80' A substitution has been made. Kevin Schade is replaced by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
18. 80' Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) plays a through ball inside the box, but it's too strong and Caoimhin Kelleher comes off his line to intercept.
19. 79' 11:12 – this is the total number of shots produced by both teams.
20. 78' Tomas Soucek (West Ham) receives a lofted pass from the side and shoots from around the penalty spot, but the ball flies slightly wide, almost brushing the right-hand post.
21. 77' Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) creates a good chance for himself and goes for goal from mid-range, but he fails to change the score as his effort deflects away off the bar.
22. 76' Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) fails to pick a body out in the box with an over-hit chip pass. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Brentford.
23. 76' Adama Traore (West Ham) produces a dangerous lofted cross into the box which is intercepted.
24. 74' Nuno Espirito Santo decides to make a substitution. El Hadji Malick Diouf will be replaced by Adama Traore (West Ham).
25. 73' Michael Kayode (Brentford) is cautioned by the referee.
26. 69' Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
27. 69' Mathias Jensen (Brentford) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
28. 67' The ball goes out of play. Brentford are awarded a corner kick.
29. 65' Nuno Espirito Santo has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham) replacing Kyle Walker-Peters.
30. 65' Substitution. Callum Wilson (West Ham) receives a signal from the referee and is now allowed to enter the pitch as Taty Castellanos walks off.
31. 62' Yellow card Craig Pawson shows a yellow card to Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) for his blatant foul.
32. 61' Mathias Jensen (Brentford) creates a yard of space for himself and tries an effort from distance, but it's blocked.
33. 59' Yellow card Taty Castellanos (West Ham) has tested the patience of referee Craig Pawson and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.
34. 58' Dango Ouattara (Brentford) shoots after receiving a good pass. His effort from the edge of the box goes just wide of the left post.
35. 58' Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) will take a corner kick.
36. 54' Goal · 2–0 Goal! Igor Thiago (Brentford) slams home the penalty with a precise low shot into the bottom right corner.
37. 54' Igor Thiago (Brentford) is going to take the penalty!
38. 52' El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham) performs a sliding tackle but catches his opponent's legs. The referee blows his whistle for an infringement.
39. 50' Pablo (West Ham) connects with a cross from the side, but produces a header which goes way over the bar.
40. 49' Craig Pawson blows his whistle and it's Igor Thiago (Brentford) who is penalised for an offensive foul. Good decision by the referee.
41. 48' Igor Thiago (Brentford) did his best to latch onto a through ball, but it was too strong. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for West Ham.
42. 46' Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) is offside and the linesman raises his flag.
43. 46' The second half gets underway.
44. 45+4' Craig Pawson has ended the first half by blowing the whistle.
45. 45+3' Taty Castellanos (West Ham) misses a complete sitter from the corner, heading the ball well wide of the left post from close in.
46. 45+2' Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) takes the corner.
47. 45+2' Corner kick. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) is ready to send the ball into the box.
48. 45+2' Crysencio Summerville (West Ham) sends a lofted cross into the penalty area. Unfortunately for him, the opponent's defence deals with his cross comfortably and intercepts it. West Ham have been awarded a corner kick. The referee and one of his assistants both point at the corner flag.
49. 45+1' Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) will try to find the head of one of his teammates from a corner kick.
50. 45' 3 additional min. will be played.
51. 45' An unsuccessful long-range effort by Taty Castellanos (West Ham) after he collected a pass and unleashed a shot. The ball was directed under the crossbar, but the goalkeeper made an easy save.
52. 44' El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham) releases a decent shot towards the middle of the goal from the edge of the box, but it's comfortably gathered by Caoimhin Kelleher.
53. 41' Mathias Jensen (Brentford) plays a through ball but overhits it. The ball goes out of play and West Ham will have a goal kick.
54. 40' Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) plants his close-range header just wide of the left post after a cross into the box.
55. 39' El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham) crosses into the box from near the side line, but he doesn't connect as he wanted and it's cleared by the well-organized defence.
56. 37' Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) commits a foul after unfairly battling his opponent for the ball.
57. 36' Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) rises above the defence and heads a precise cross towards the left post. His effort, however, is blocked by Mads Hermansen, who pulls off a stunning save!
58. 36' Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) hits a first-time shot from the edge of the box low towards the middle of the goal, but Caoimhin Kelleher is equal to the task and makes a comfortable save.
59. 35' Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) stands over the free kick and opts to take it himself, sending it towards the top of net only for Mads Hermansen to dive and make a save.
60. 34' It seems like Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) is about to take a free kick. The goalkeeper has to be alert and careful how to position the defensive wall. This is the perfect distance for a direct shot.
61. 33' Craig Pawson blows his whistle after Tomas Soucek (West Ham) brings one of his opponents down with a strong tackle. Brentford win a free kick. It's a promising situation for a direct shot.
62. 31' Dango Ouattara (Brentford) tries to send a pass but it's blocked.
63. 29' Taty Castellanos (West Ham) sees his header crash off the left post after meeting a corner kick inside the six-yard box. The goalkeeper would have been helpless.
64. 29' Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) will deliver the corner kick.
65. 27' El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham) takes the ball and sets it for the free kick.
66. 27' Yegor Yarmolyuk (Brentford) pulls the jersey of one of the opposition players and Craig Pawson blows his whistle for a foul.
67. 26' Ball possession – 52:48.
68. 24' What a chance! The ball rebounds out to Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) and his strike from the edge of the box goes narrowly wide of the right post.
69. 23' The referee looks satisfied after his VAR review and duly disallows the goal for offside. The West Ham players look gutted.
70. 22' Houston, we have a problem! The referee has indicated that there will be a VAR review of the goal to look at a possible offside. The West Ham players aren’t happy.
71. 21' Perfectly taken free kick! El Hadji Malick Diouf sends a cross in and Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham) leaps high to connect with it on the edge of the 6-yard box. His close-range header goes inside the right post and he makes it 1:1.
72. 20' It seemed like El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham) was going to take a quick free kick, but instead he is going to send the ball inside the penalty box for his teammates.
73. 19' A cross by El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham) from the side of the pitch flies into the box, but fails to find its intended target as the aim was poor.
74. 17' Taty Castellanos (West Ham) fires a brilliant shot from the edge of the box, but the effort rattles the right post! It could have been a superb goal.
75. 15' Goal · 1–0 Here is an example of luck not being on your side. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham) puts the ball into the back of the net but, unfortunately for him, it's into his own goal!
76. 12' West Ham will take a corner kick.
77. 11' Dango Ouattara (Brentford) is disappointed with himself because he got into a good area but produced a poor cross. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for West Ham.
78. 9' A pass from Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) is intercepted by Caoimhin Kelleher and the move breaks down.
79. 8' Dango Ouattara (Brentford) did his best to latch onto a through ball, but it was too strong. The ball is out of play. West Ham will have a throw-in.
80. 7' Caoimhin Kelleher was forced into action to thwart Pablo (West Ham). He found himself some space after latching on to a pass and unleashed a shot to the bottom left corner but couldn't beat the keeper.
81. 5' Mateus Fernandes (West Ham) plays a through ball but overhits it.
82. 1' Dango Ouattara (Brentford) lets fly with a decent effort from the edge of the box that flashes just wide of the right post.
83. 1' The first half of this match is about to start.
84. West Ham will kick-off.
85. The referee of today's match will be Craig Pawson.
86. Both teams starting lineups are available now, so you can have a look at them.
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