Brentford vs West Ham

The Hammers were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Blackburn in November, and it remains to be seen how seriously Moyes takes this cup competition with the ...

“We’re trying to recover. For if the Irons’ television set was displaying little but the muddled fuzz of static in November, then heading it seems now to be in a state of almost total malfunction, screen cracked, insides knackered. I love coming in every day seeing them and getting to train every day with them is fun.” “The chance then came to come on loan here and I’ve never been so excited. On the evidence seen so far, it may even have made things worse. Brentford though have more freedom to go strong in the FA Cup. We only played late on Wednesday night so we’re still trying to get the players back together and get them ready.” Follow all the action with our LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the ground. But by who and how? A 2-0 defeat to Brentford made it five in a row in the Premier League for the Hammers and saw David Moyes serenaded with chants of “sacked in the morning” by the away fans. “Kurt Zouma is getting closer, but maybe not yet,” said the West Ham boss. They’re such nice boys and have good energy.

West Ham are looking to arrest their terrible recent form that has seen them go seven games without a win as they travel to the Brentford Community Stadium ...

They have now taken points off Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester United and the Reds this year and will be looking to keep an excellent run alive in front of their ever-lively home crowd. A result today could mark an important turning point in their season (and briefly answer questions over the manager’s job), but Brentford will be firm favourites. The players have taken to the pitch as we approach kick-off in West London. The Sky Blues have a rich history in the FA Cup after their famous 1987 campaign that saw them beat Tottenham 3-2 at Wembley to lift the Cup, a game often named the greatest FA Cup final of all time. He's had a couple of nice bits of movement in the Bees half and looks like something of a focal point. The move appears to have woken the Bees up, as they whip in a couple more dangerous looking crosses.