"Brentford dominated throughout, and had already had some close calls before their goal, with Thiago striking the crossbar and Dango Ouattara having a header cleared off the line. They got their breakthrough in the 43rd minute, with Thiago's strike being helped into the net by Alphonse Areola, who got a full hand to it. The Brazilian then had a second goal, a lovely dink over Hammers goalkeeper Areola, ruled out for offside in first-half stoppage time following a VAR review."
"West Ham have struggled at home this season, and even Nuno's first game at the London Stadium could not change their fortunes. They have lost their first four home league games of a league campaign for the first time in their history. West Ham have conceded 12 goals in those matches - their joint-most in their opening four home league outings, along with 1962-63 and 1965-66."
Brentford dominated the match and created several clear chances before breaking through in the 43rd minute when Igor Thiago's strike was helped into the net by Alphonse Areola. Thiago had a second goal ruled out for offside after a VAR review in first-half stoppage time. Kevin Schade hit the crossbar and Keane Lewis-Potter came close before Mathias Jensen added a composed stoppage-time finish to make it 2-0. West Ham offered little, with Jarrod Bowen denied by Caoimhin Kelleher, and the home side suffered a fourth straight loss at the London Stadium. Brentford moved to 13th with 10 points, while West Ham remained in the relegation zone, three points behind 17th-placed Burnley.
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