We have reached the third round of the FA Cup and that means the introduction of the top clubs in England.
One of the ties taking place on the 7th of January is between Brentford and West Ham United and the match will be played at the Brentford Community Stadium. The hosts are currently 9th in the Premier League while the visitors are down in 17th place.
Brentford come into the game on the back of an excellent 3-1 home win over Liverpool in the Premier League. The Bees opened the scoring in the 19th minute and doubled their advantage shortly before half time.
Liverpool came out strongly in the second half and scored but Brentford defended well and added a third goal in the 84th minute.
That result means Brentford are undefeated in their 4 most recent competitive fixtures.
They beat Manchester City away in the Premier League before the World Cup and since the tournament they have defeated West Ham United and Liverpool plus picked up a point at home against Tottenham Hotspur.
Home form shows Brentford have lost only 1 of their last 9 Premier League matches. In terms of the FA Cup, Brentford have won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games in the competition.
However, they have won 4 of their last 6 home FA Cup ties, with both teams scoring in 3 of their last 5 home FA Cup games.
West Ham United make the short trip to the Brentford Community Stadium having picked up a point in their most recent match in the Premier League at Leeds United.
The Hammers were a goal down after 27 minutes but 2 goals either side of half time gave West Ham United the lead. Leeds United were not done and equalised in the 70th minute to take a point.
The draw at Leeds United means West Ham United have failed to win any of their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
They have been struggling badly in the Premier League and West Ham United have failed to win any of their last 6 league matches, losing 5 of those games.
Form in the FA Cup shows West Ham United have won 4 of their last 6 matches in the competition but only 3 of their last 9 FA Cup games on the road.
Team news and Brentford will be without the injured duo of Shandon Baptiste and Aaron Hickey. They also have doubts over the fitness of Ivan Toney, Frank Onyeka, and Kristoffer Ajer.
West Ham United have two doubts with Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet battling to get fit in time for the game.
Brentford are in good form and must start as favourites to win this match. If they perform to the same level shown against Liverpool in the Premier League, it should be enough to see them progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of West Ham United.
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