West Ham 0-2 Brentford: Ivan Toney sustains knee injury as Hammers suffer fifth consecutive defeat
Free highlights and match report as West Ham suffer fifth consecutive Premier League defeat at the hands of Brentford, who were in cruise control by half-time thanks to goals from Ivan Toney and Josh Dasilva; Toney was replaced in stoppage time with serious knee injury.Brentford rose to ninth in the Premier League as first-half goals from Ivan Toney and Josh Da Silva inflicted a fifth consecutive defeat on West Ham in a 2-0 win at the London Stadium.
West Ham 0-2 Brentford:
There was a poignant minute's applause for Pele prior to kick-off with the Brazilian Lucas Paqueta leading the tributes on the centre circle but the playmaker and his team-mates looked out of sorts as Brentford raced into a 2-0 half-time lead.
Toney poked the Bees ahead in the 18th minute after West Ham failed to
deal with a long throw. Dasilva made it 2-0 with a composed finish with
two minutes left of the half and West Ham were booed off at the break.
David Raya, in the Brentford goal, was not overly worked as a second-half
rally failed to materialise meaning West Ham slip below Everton into 17th
place on goal difference ahead of the weekend's remaining fixtures.
Brentford's night ended on a sour note, however, as Toney was carried off
on a stretcher after appearing to jar his knee when defending a late
corner.
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