Jarrod Bowen scored his first senior hat-trick, relieving pressure on West Ham manager David Moyes as West Ham secured a much-needed victory over Brentford in the Premier League.
The hosts had not won a game in 2024 until Monday night, but lost 6-0 to Arsenal in their last match at the London Stadium, with hundreds of home fans leaving at half-time.
But West Ham responded in style, taking a 2-0 lead within 10 minutes against the struggling Bees.
Bowen opened the scoring in the fifth minute with a shot that hit the post, but the England forward scored again two minutes later when he tucked in a pass from Vladimir Coufal.
Neal Maupay's scooped finish instantly halved the deficit, and Brentford waved off a penalty charge when Mohamed Kudus forced Sergio Reguilon into the box.
There was some tension as Brentford equalized, but Hammers fans were relieved when Bowen fired home his third goal midway through the second half.
Emerson capped off a perfect night for West Ham with a superb shot into the top corner of the goal. Ioan Wissa scored Brentford's second goal, but it wasn't enough to deny the hosts victory.
West Ham moved up to eighth in the Premier League, while Brentford remained in 16th, five points above the relegation zone.
Bowen gives Moyes a much-needed win
Moyes led West Ham to the Europa Conference League title last season and has consistently kept his team in the top half of the league, but he has been under pressure recently following a poor performance.
After losing 6-0 to Arsenal, they lost 2-0 to Nottingham Forest. As a result, some fans held up banners and called for him to leave.
Moyes therefore needed to protect his record at the club, but there is no doubt that he needed a good result and performance against Brentford to avoid further calls for him to leave.
The result could not have been better, and Bowen had to be grateful for that.
The former Hull City attacker has been increasingly used as a striker under Moyes this season and has responded with his best scoring form in the Premier League, with those three goals taking his tally to 14 in the Premier League this season.
More to come.
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west ham united
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squad numbertwenty threeplayer nameareola
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squad numberFiveplayer nameCoufar
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squad number15player nameMavropanos
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squad numberFourplayer nameZuma
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squad number33player nameemerson
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squad number28player nameSousek
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squad number19player namealvarez
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squad number14player nameKudus
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squad number7player nameward prowse
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squad numberTenplayer nameLucas Paqueta
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squad number20player namebowen
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squad number2player namejohnson
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squad number9player nameantonio
brentford
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squad number1player nameflecken
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squad number13player nameM. Jorgensen
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squad number20player nameAgel
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squad number16player nameMe
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squad numbertwenty threeplayer namelewis potter
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squad number15player nameOnyeka
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squad number6player namenoah guard
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squad number8player namejensen
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squad number12player nameReguilon
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squad number17player nametony
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squad number7player nameMaupay
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squad number11player nameWisa
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squad numbertwenty twoplayer namecollins
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squad numbertwenty fourplayer nameDamsgard
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squad number27player nameJanert
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squad number30player namelow rev
lineup
west ham
formation 4-2-3-1
- twenty threeareola
- FiveCoufar
- 15Mavropanos
- FourZuma
- 33emerson
- 28Sousek
- 19alvarezBooked in 89 minutes
- 14KudusReplacementjohnsonin 90+4'minutes
- 7ward prowse
- TenLucas PaquetaReplacementantonioin 76 minutesminutes
- 20bowen
substitute
- 1Fabianski
- 2johnson
- 9antonio
- 18Ings
- twenty oneOgbonna
- 27Agard
- 40Rustic
- 45Mbama
- 57scurls
brentford
formation 3-5-2
- 1flecken
- 13M. JorgensenBooked in 52 minutes
- 20Agel
- 16MeReplacementcollinsin 61 minutesminutes
- twenty threelewis potter
- 15OnyekaReplacementJanertin 73 minutesminutes
- 6noah guard
- 8jensenReplacementDamsgardin 77 minutesminutes
- 12ReguilonBooked for 23 minutesReplacementlow revin 73 minutesminutes
- 17tony
- 7MaupayReplacementWisain 73 minutesminutes
substitute
- 11Wisa
- 14godos
- twenty oneStrakosha
- twenty twocollins
- twenty fourDamsgard
- 26Baptiste
- 27Janert
- 30low rev
- 33Yarmoliuk
live text
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Game over, West Ham United 4, Brentford 2.
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End of the second half, West Ham United 4, Brentford 2.
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Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in defence.
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Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
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Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
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Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in defence.
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Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) takes a right-footed shot from a difficult angle on the right but it is blocked.
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Brentford corner. Emerson concedes a goal.
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Attempt saved. Mikel Damsgaard (Brentford) fired a right-footed shot from the left of the box, but it was saved over the center of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
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Brentford corner. Kurt Zouma concedes a goal.
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Attempt blocked. A right-footed shot by Mats Rooslev (Brentford) from the right side of the six-yard box was blocked.
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Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford)'s header from the center of the box was saved in the bottom right corner. Keane Lewis-Potter assisted on the cross.
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West Ham United substitute. Ben Jonson replaces Mohammed Qudus.
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Brentford corner. Kurt Zouma concedes a goal.
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Attempt blocked. A right-footed shot by Christian Nordgaard (Brentford) from the center of the box was blocked. Assisted by Ivan Tony.
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Offside, Brentford. Yoan Ouissa was caught offside.
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Edson Alvarez (West Ham United) was shown a yellow card.
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Yoan Ouissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Edson Alvarez (West Ham United).
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Attempt failed. Mohamed Kudus (West Ham United) fired a right-footed shot from the right side of the box that was too high. Assisted by Edson Alvarez.
