Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Brentford & West Ham United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Premier League. That game was also an away game, at Leeds United. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Brentford form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.4-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Brentford so far this season.
Brentford's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Liverpool. The home side are looking to build on that result. The forward Wissa was announced as "man of the match" for Brentford with a rating of 7.6/10. Wissa scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting West Ham United.10 goals have been conceded.
West Ham United form and stats
West Ham United's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 5th round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for West Ham United so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
West Ham United are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Leeds United. Midfield player Paquetá was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Paquetá scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A loss against Brentford was the result prior to that, in a Premier League home game.The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. West Ham have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's three Brentford victories, zero draws and two West Ham United wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Toney 12 goals |  Y. Wissa 4 goals |  B. Mbeumo 4 goals |
Brentford missing players
West Ham United missing players
| Brentford | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 21 | 38 | ||
| 38 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 14.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 13.9 | 13.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 36 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | Fulham | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Brentford | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 29 | -21 | 16 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Everton | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 12 |
