Key occasions
Brentford's final away recreation – a 3-1 defeat to Fulham – was precisely a month in the past, and since then they've overwhelmed Manchester United and misplaced to Metropolis at residence. Showing on Monday Night time Soccer, Keith Andrews reveals he's going with three up prime, having largely used a 5-3-2 setup in latest video games. He additionally plans to proceed embracing tempo and chaos, telling Sky “we deal with it higher than a whole lot of different groups”.
Nuno has sprung some surprises in that line-up, with teenager Ollie Scarles in at left-back and Andy Irving making simply his second Premier League begin. With Niclas Füllkrug injured, it's unclear who will begin as centre-forward – my finest guess can be Jarrod Bowen, however Crysencio Summerville can be able to getting into that position.
Group information
West Ham (4-3-3): Areola; Walker-Peters, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles; Irving, Soucek, Fernandes; Summerville, Bowen (c), Lucas Paquetá.
Subs: Hermansen, Wilson, Diouf, Mavropanos, Rodríguez, Magassa, Wan-Bissaka, Potts, Marshall.
Brentford (4-3-3): Kelleher; Kayode, Collins (c), Van den Berg, Ajer; Henderson, Yarmolyuk, Damsgaard; Ouattara, Schade, Thiago.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Nelson, Carvalho, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.
Referee: Andrew Madley (West Yorkshire)
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Preamble
Welcome to the Nuno Zone. West Ham, the group presently managed by Nuno Espírito Santo, kick off right here nineteenth within the desk, sandwiched between two different golf equipment he beforehand managed – Wolves and Nottingham Forest, the place the wheels have fallen off spectacularly since he left slightly below six weeks in the past.
Nuno would possibly nonetheless appear like the person who walked away unscathed from an escalating bin fireplace, however West Ham's subsequent 4 video games may be essential if he's to do what everybody expects and carry them away from hazard in a wise vogue. They face 4 of the 5 groups instantly above the Nuno Zone with a visit to Leeds earlier than residence assignments towards Newcastle and Burnley.
Turning round West Ham's terrible residence kind is prime of Nuno's to-do listing: nearly a month into his tenure, that is his first recreation in cost on the London Stadium. Tonight's opponents a minimum of have an equally poor away document – no factors from three video games, together with a defeat to Nuno's Forest within the distant fog of August.
Head-to-head kind may be very a lot in Brentford's favour, although: in eight Premier League conferences, West Ham have gained simply as soon as. Keith Andrews' aspect may even sense an opportunity to maneuver away from hazard tonight. Kick-off: 8pm BST.
