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West Ham will hope a change in competition brings a change in results as they travel to face Brentford in an FA Cup third-round clash this evening. David Moyes is under huge pressure, with his side picking up just one point from their last six Premier League matches.
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 immediate priority very much the Premier League and moving away from the relegation zone.
Brentford though have more freedom to go strong in the FA Cup. The Bees are enjoying another superb season in the top-flight under Thomas Frank, sitting ninth in the table after their brilliant win over Liverpool on home soil last time out, and it was Brentford who came out on top when these sides met just over a a week ago. Follow all the action with our LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the ground.
Live updates
West Ham team news
West Ham could be without Vladimir Coufal for today’s FA Cup clash with Brentford.
He picked up a knock following a heavy challenge from Crysencio Summerville against Leeds at Elland Road and was duly substituted.
Moyes has also confirmed Kurt Zouma is making progress but will not be fit for Saturday.
“Kurt Zouma is getting closer, but maybe not yet,” said the West Ham boss. “He’s only just going to start training, so we’re probably much the same [from Leeds].
“We’re trying to recover. We only played late on Wednesday night so we’re still trying to get the players back together and get them ready.”
Predicted West Ham XI: Areola; Johnson, Dawson, Aguerd, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma; Scamacca.
West Ham team news
West Ham could be without Vladimir Coufal for today’s FA Cup clash with Brentford.
He picked up a knock following a heavy challenge from Crysencio Summerville against Leeds at Elland Road and was duly substituted.
Moyes has also confirmed Kurt Zouma is making progress but will not be fit for Saturday.
“Kurt Zouma is getting closer, but maybe not yet,” said the West Ham boss. “He’s only just going to start training, so we’re probably much the same [from Leeds].
“We’re trying to recover. We only played late on Wednesday night so we’re still trying to get the players back together and get them ready.”
Predicted West Ham XI: Areola; Johnson, Dawson, Aguerd, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma; Scamacca.
Brentford team news
Ivan Toney could return for Brentford if he can shake off a knee injury picked up in the recent win at West Ham.
Frank Onyeka and Kristoffer Ajer are also nearing returns with Aaron Hickey eyeing this match for his comeback. Shandon Baptiste is out.
How to watch Brentford vs West Ham
TV channel and live stream: The game will not be broadcast live in the UK.
Live blog: You can follow all the action right here though, with expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the ground.
Good afternoon!
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Brentford vs West Ham!
It’s an FA Cup third-round clash this evening, with the two sides coming into it in very different form. The Bees are flying, and beat West Ham just over a week ago, while David Moyes is under huge pressure as his side continue to struggle.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 5:30pm GMT from the Gtech Community Stadium.
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