West Ham United vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Jarrod Bowen scored a hat-trick as West Ham beat bogey side Brentford 4-2 to ease the pressure on David Moyes.

The Hammers won their first match of 2024, with Bowen scoring his first goals since before Christmas, to end a miserable run of eight games without a victory which had prompted more questions about the manager’s future.

Played five, lost five was their sorry Premier League record against Brentford, the only team of the 43 Moyes had faced in the top flight and not previously beaten.

Finally the rot was stopped as Brentford, already plunged deeper into the relegation scrap earlier on Monday following Everton’s points deduction being reduced from 10 to six, suffered another defeat - their 12th in 15 matches since beating West Ham at home in November.

West Ham United vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League updates

• FULL TIME! West Ham 4-2 Brentford

• West Ham claim crucial first win of 2024 as Bowen hits first career hat-trick

• 82’ GOAL! Wissa pulls one back for Brentford with curling shot (4-2)

• 70’ GOAL! Emerson stunner wraps up important win for West Ham (4-1)

• 64’ GOAL! Bowen completes first Premier League hat-trick with downward header (3-1)

• 13’ GOAL! Neal Maupay scoops in finish to pull one back for Brentford (2-1)

• 7’ GOAL! Bowen guides in quickfire second to double West Ham’s lead (2-0)

• 5’ GOAL! Jarrod Bowen drills finish off post as West Ham make perfect start (1-0)

• Hosts welcome back Lucas Paqueta in boost to Moyes’s side

West Ham United FC 4 - 2 Brentford FC

West Ham United vs Brentford

22:01

It's full-time at the London Stadium and West Ham finally have their first win of 2024 with a 4-2 triumph over Brentford in an excellent Premier League encounter. Bowen was the hero with a hat-trick in front of a buoyant London Stadium, the England winger netting twice inside seven minutes to have the Hammers off to a flyer. Neal Maupay struck back after 13 minutes to bring Brentford back into it but Bowen's hat-trick just after the hour settled any home nerves before Emerson's thunderbolt gave them more breathing space. Wissa pulled one back but Brentford - whose xG of 1.12 trailed West Ham's 1.51 - left it too late to really apply the pressure. West Ham climb back to eighth as a result of their victory but Brentford are now nervously glancing over their shoulder, they're down in 16th and just five points above the drop zone.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:57

FULL-TIME: WEST HAM 4-2 BRENTFORD

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:57

Close again! Damsgaard has a fierce strike that Areola does well to keep out. The rebound falls to Toney and Emerson makes a crucial block because it looked like his shot was going in. Where was this onslaught 10 minutes ago?

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:55

WHAT A SAVE! Brentford haven't threatened much at all in injury time but Lewis-Potter's excellent delivery from the left finds Toney, whose downward header is brilliantly kept out by Areola.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:53

Substitution Mohammed Kudus Benjamin Anthony Johnson

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:53

Brentford have a chance after good work from Toney to find Norgaard. It goes out for a corner that is once again easily dealt with.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:51

There are seven minutes added on here. Quite a few murmurs of discontent from the home fans but it feels about right.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:49

Brentford win a free-kick and Alvarez kicks the ball away to pick up a yellow card. Petty? Yes. Clever? Also yes.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:47

It was mentioned earlier how it's been a mixed bag of a night for Kudus. Well again here he drives really well at Collins and into the penalty area but the right-foot finish is pretty ugly and it goes well wide. He's still an absolute talent, though.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:47

West Ham seem to have dropped just a little deeper now. Is it tactical? is it nerves? Whatever it is they still have a two-goal cushion so there'll be no major panic.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:46

It's a still a long way back for Brentford, but it has just given them a little spring in their step. If they can just grab another then who knows...

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:42

Assist Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:41

Goal Yoane Wissa Bileko

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:40

Brentford are just chasing shadows now, they will be desperate for the final whistle to come. Sadly for the visitors, there are still nine minutes plus injury time to go...

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:38

This has been a completely different West Ham side to the one we've seen in recent weeks. The return of Paqueta just seems to have lifted the whole team. They're coasting towards three points now.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:35

Substitution Mathias Jensen Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:35

Substitution Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima Michail Gregory Antonio

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:35

You sense that triple change my be too little too late for Brentford but they have 15 minutes left now to try and salvage something.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:33

Frank is rolling the dice here and Maupay is replaced by Wissa.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:33

Substitution Ogochukwu Frank Onyeka Vitaly Janelt

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:31 , Jamie Braidwood

A STUNNER from Emerson surely wraps up an important three points for West Ham!

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:33

Oooh that one looked close. Norgaard is clipped in the penalty area by Paqueta. Hooper shakes his head, it could have been just outside anyway. Nothing doing.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:31

The mood has changed drastically now. The previous tension has been eradicated and the Hammers are bouncing. Barring a footballing miracle they are finally going to celebrate a victory in 2024.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:27 , Jamie Braidwood

A FIRST Premier League hat-trick for Jarrod Bowen!

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:29

Goal Emerson Palmieri dos Santos

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:27

West Ham are furious with Norgaard, who they feel went to ground far too easily under a challenge from Soucek (he did go down too easily). There's a few cross words on the bench too...from that man Kevin Nolan again.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:26

GREAT SAVE! Reguilon delivers from the left and Onyeka's effort looks to be creeping into the bottom-left corner but Areola does brilliantly to palm if wide to make sure West Ham keep their two-goal lead.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:23

Assist Mohammed Kudus

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:22

Collins' first task of the evening is to deal with a Kudus run into the area. He does so admirably and the resulting West Ham corner comes to nothing.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:22

Goal Jarrod Bowen

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:20

Mee eventually calls it a night from the injury he sustained earlier in a challenge with Kudus. Collins comes on in his place.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:18

Brentford are incensed that a foul was not given for a challenge on Onyeka but it leads to a corner when Reguilon's effort is deflected wide. But once again it's a poor set-piece and West Ham make the easy clearance.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:16

Brentford's five Premier League wins against West Ham are the only previous top-flight meetings between the two sides. In English top division history, only three sides have a better 100% win rate against an opponent – Man City v Bournemouth (13, ahead of this weekend), Arsenal v Reading (6) and Nottingham Forest v Portsmouth (6).

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:15

If Brentford do get back into this one then Lewis-Potter looks the man most likely to make something happen, he's giving Emerson plenty to think about with his work down the right.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:14

Reguilon needs to be careful here, he goes through the back of Soucek and looks bemused - strangely - that a free-kick is given. He's already been booked, he can't risk too many more of those.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:11

Yellow Card Mathias Jattah-Njie Jørgensen

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:10

Somewhat surprisingly, Mee has re-entered the fray here. He doesn't look too comfortable, though, and Brentford might want to think about the change here.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:09

There's a stoggage in play here as veteran Burnley defender Mee receives treatment. He lunged into a challenge with Kudus and is getting extensive treatment. He's surely going to come off here.

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:07

Footage showed West Ham coach Kevin Nolan, a former Hammers player, arguing with Maupay as the players returned from the dressing rooms. Maupay winding people up? Surely not!

West Ham United vs Brentford

21:06

Hooper blows on his whistle and we're back underway!

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:53

To give you a flavour of how this game has gone, West Ham have an xG of 1.17, while Brentford's is a measly 0.14 - something they will have to improve massively if they are to get back into this one in the second half. Can they do it? Stick with us to find out.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:51

Well it was an absolutely breathless start to the game at the London Stadium where Bowen had scored twice before some had even managed to take their seats in the stadium. Brentford hit back quickly through Maupay and the tension among the home fans set in a little bit. But the hosts will definitely be the happier of the two sides and they will be disappointed to only be leading by one goal. Brentford, by contrast, will be happy to hear the half-time whistle so they can regroup and go again.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:49

HALF-TIME: WEST HAM 2-1 BRENTFORD

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:48

That would been a sickener for West Ham. A Reguilon free-kick is only partly dealt with and it's clipped back into Toney, who shoots wide when off balance. The flag was up again but West Ham had just a little warning sign there.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:48

GOOA-NO! Well the offside flag is up anyway, which will be a relief for Soucek. Ward-Prowse whips a delightful free-kick into the area and Soucek is free in the area but on the stretch puts it over the bar. But, as mentioned, it wouldn't have counted anyway.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:43

West Ham have registered their most shots at goal in the first half of a Premier League game this season. They'll be hoping to turn one or two more into goals after the break, mind.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:42

One thing that will be a huge frustration to Frank is how sloppy his side have been in their own half. Both goals came from poor play in deep in their territory but there been several other moments where they've just given the ball away. For West Ham, Soucek heads over from an Emerson left-wing cross - they look the most likely to make something happen.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:40

The Bees have lost their sting a little bit and have largely been chasing shadows. You get the feeling that Frank would be more than happy to get into half-time with the score as it is so he can reset and deliver some instructions to his side.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:38

Ooooh should Kudus have passed that one? The Ghanian is a very direct player and with a chance to shoot from 25 yards he's always going to do it, but his effort goes wide of the right post. To the left of him Ward-Prowse throws his arms up in frustration because he was in an excellent position.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:38

The next goal in this one, if indeed there is one, feels mightily important in this game. If West Ham can get another then it is hard to imagine Brentford will get anything. If the Bees find an equaliser then West Ham heads might drop. It really has been an excellent encounter so far.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:34

A couple of efforts for Kudus in quick succession. The first is a weak header that was neither really an effort at goal nor an attempt to find a team-mate. The second was a real stinger from 25 yards, though, and Flekken did well to get his body behind it and gather the ball safely.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:32

Having Paqueta back certainly gives West Ham way more of a threat going forward there is no doubt about it. But at the same time they definitely lose a little something defensively when he's out wide. But he's a luxury they definitely need right now that's for sure.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:30

Only Burnley (2) have won fewer points in the Premier League in 2024 than West Ham United (3 – D3 L3). It is the Hammers’ longest winless run at the start of a year in the league since 2007 (first eight games).

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:29

Jensen this time buts the cross in from the right towards Maupay but again West Ham deal pretty well with the danger. Moyes is barking out instructions and it probably has something to do with the fact Brentford are having a lot of joy on the right flank.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:28

Brentford win a couple of quick corners in succession but they both amount to nothing. It really is quite a peculiar atmosphere in here, West Ham are winning and have played well but there's a definite tension.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:24

Yellow Card Sergio Reguilón Rodríguez

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:23

JUST WIDE! If Paqueta keeps getting this amount of space then he will punish Brentford eventually. It's Kudus who delivers deep from the right and the Brazilian times his volley reasonably well but doesn't connect quite right and his effort just goes past the left-hand post.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:20

Brentford boss Frank could be seen on the TV replays quite animated with the fourth official. Something about that suggests he feels that Reguilon should have had a penalty a few minutes ago for that challenge from Kudus...

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:18

It's fair to say no one had this on their bingo card as a Premier League classic but it has been a superb start to this game. Coufal does brilliantly on the right and his cross in the area evades Soucek before Paqueta gets it all wrong with an effort that goes high, wide and not quite so handsome.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:17

West Ham might have the lead but that goal from Brentford has the crowd on edge. There's a penalty shout for the visitors as Kudus clumsily leans into Reguilon. Nothing given but that excellent start seems a long time ago already.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:14

Assist Keane William Lewis-Potter

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:13

Goal Neal Maupay

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:12 , Jamie Braidwood

What a start from West Ham and Jarrod Bowen - two goals in the first seven minutes from the Hammers.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:11

With Lucas Paquetá starting in the Premier League this season, West Ham United have won 10 of 18 matches (56%), scoring 1.7 goals on average in those matches. Without him starting, the Hammers are winless in seven games (D3 L4) and have scored just five goals in those games (0.7 per game).

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:10

A first glimpse of an attack from Brentford and a cross from the right is spilt by Areola but the Frenchman quickly gathers the loose ball.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:08

Assist Vladimír Coufal

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:05

Assist Emerson Palmieri dos Santos

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:05

OH WHAT A CHANCE! It should be 1-0 to West Ham. Coufal's delivery from the right is glanced on by Ward-Prowse and Soucek somehow blazes over from just outside the six-yard box. He boots the post in frustration and there's no wonder why.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:04

A first glimpse of Paqueta after a neat move down the left from West Ham but his low centre is cleared. You could sense the crowd's relief that he's back.

West Ham United vs Brentford

20:01

Referee Simon Hooper blows on his whistle and we are underway at the London Stadium!

West Ham United vs Brentford

19:30

Brentford also note three changes from the side that lost to Manchester City last time out. Maupay, Jensen and Lewis-Potter come into Thomas Frank's starting XI, with Wissa, Janet and Roerslev all dropping to the bench.

West Ham United vs Brentford

19:30

Huge news for West Ham and that's the return of Paqueta, who plays for the first time since sustaining a calf injury against Bristol City on January 7. The Brazilian comes in for Antonio in one of three changes for the hosts, with Soucek in for the suspended Kalvin Phillips and Mavropanos taking Aguerd's spot at centre-back.

West Ham United vs Brentford

19:30

SUBS: Thomas Strakosha, Mikkel Damsgaard, Mads Roerslev, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Shandon Baptiste, Yoane Wissa, Nathan Collins, Vitaly Janelt, Saman Ghoddos.

West Ham United vs Brentford

19:30

BRENTFORD (3-5-2): Mark Flekken; Mathias Jorgensen, Kristoffer Ajer, Ben Mee; Keane Lewis-Potter, Frank Onyeka, Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen, Sergio Reguilon; Neal Maupay, Ivan Toney.

West Ham United vs Brentford

19:30

SUBS: Ben Johnson, Oliver Scales, Danny Ings, Nayef Aguerd, Lukasz Fabianski, Michail Antonio, Angelo Agbonna, Divin Mubama, George Earthy

West Ham United vs Brentford

19:30

WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Alphonse Areola; Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Emerson Palmieri; Tomas Soucek, Edson Alvarez; Jarrod Bowen, James Ward-Prowse, Lucas Paqueta; Mohammed Kudus

West Ham United vs Brentford

19:00

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West Ham United vs Brentford

19:30

Around 17 miles separate the two clubs by distance, while 11 points separate them in the Premier League. Brentford will be desperate to make it eight by the end of this evening after winning only once in their past 10 top-flight outings. Things are even nervier for Thomas Frank's men now after Everton's 10-point deduction for a breach of Profit and Sustainability rules was lowered to six today, meaning they have dropped to 16th in the table and only five points above the bottom three.

West Ham United vs Brentford

19:30

Hammers boss David Moyes has been feeling the heat of late amid an abysmal run of eight games without a win in all competitions, with West Ham yet to taste victory in 2024. The Scot confirmed on Friday that he has a new contract offer on the table but will wait until the end of the season before deciding whether to sign. A win here would certainly easy the pressure a little bit.

West Ham United vs Brentford

19:30

Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of this Premier League fixture between West Ham and Brentford at the London Stadium.