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Ivan Toney has scored as many goals in this Premier League season as he did in the 2021-22 campaignWest Ham suffered their fifth consecutive Premier League defeat after being well beaten at home by Brentford.
Ivan Toney put the visitors ahead with his 12th league goal of the season, before Josh DaSilva doubled the lead.
The Hammers were booed by a frustrated London Stadium crowd, with this defeat keeping them only one point above the relegation zone.
The game also ended on a sour note for Brentford, as Toney was taken off on a stretcher with a knee injury.
Victory sees the Bees rise to ninth in the Premier League.
Hammers hit five-year low
Not since a run between March and April 2017, under the management of Slaven Bilic, have West Ham lost five consecutive games in the league.
Five-and-a-half years later, West Ham have enjoyed many highs under the management of David Moyes - however this defeat puts the Scotsman's role under serious question.
It is not just the fact of another defeat, but the manner in which the goals were conceded.
Both first-half goals came from West Ham failing to properly defend throw-ins, and both came after periods in the game when they had enjoyed good attacking spells.
The opener arrived in the 18th minute, where a straightforward long throw by Mathias Jensen was flicked on by Mathias Jorgensen. Christian Norgaard hit his swivelling volley well, and after it was saved by Lukasz Fabianski, Toney reacted first to follow up and stab home.
The second, shortly before half-time, was even worse from a West Ham perspective. Toney played a simple lobbed ball over the top of the sleeping home defence from a throw-in near the halfway line.
Da Silva outmuscled and outpaced Aaron Cresswell to streak through and slot past Fabianski for his first goal since August.
These teams will meet again in the FA Cup third round on 7 January. Whether Moyes remains in post for that fixture remains to be seen.
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West Ham United
Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number15Player nameDawson
Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number11Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number7Player nameScamacca
Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Brentford
Squad number1Player nameRaya
Squad number13Player nameM Jorgensen
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number16Player nameMee
Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
Squad number10Player nameDasilva
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Squad number14Player nameGhoddos
Squad number18Player nameJansson
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Fabianski
- 15Dawson
- 21Ogbonna
- 3Cresswell
- 5CoufalBooked at 70mins
- 41Rice
- 11Lucas PaquetáSubstituted forSoucekat 82'minutes
- 33EmersonSubstituted forAntonioat 64'minutes
- 20Bowen
- 22Benrahma
- 7Scamacca
Substitutes
- 2Johnson
- 8Fornals
- 9Antonio
- 10Lanzini
- 12Downes
- 13Aréola
- 24Kehrer
- 27Aguerd
- 28Soucek
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Raya
- 13M Jorgensen
- 5Pinnock
- 16Mee
- 30Roerslev
- 10DasilvaSubstituted forGhoddosat 67'minutes
- 6Nørgaard
- 8JensenSubstituted forJaneltat 59'minutes
- 3Henry
- 17ToneySubstituted forJanssonat 90+5'minutes
- 19MbeumoSubstituted forWissaat 58'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Canós
- 11Wissa
- 14Ghoddos
- 18Jansson
- 23Lewis-Potter
- 24Damsgaard
- 27Janelt
- 34Cox
- 35Trevitt
Live Text
Match ends, West Ham United 0, Brentford 2.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 0, Brentford 2.
Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
Substitution, Brentford. Pontus Jansson replaces Ivan Toney because of an injury.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Rico Henry.
Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ivan Toney.
Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (West Ham United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by David Raya.
Attempt saved. Craig Dawson (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Rico Henry.
Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mads Roerslev.
Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
Attempt saved. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a cross.
Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock following a corner.
Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
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