"The many West Ham fans who demonstrated their displeasure with the board by boycotting this fixture had the right idea. They could celebrate their decision not to subject themselves to an unspeakably abysmal performance from Nuno Espirito Santo's muddled team. West Ham, who have started a league campaign with four successive defeats at home for the first time in their history, were awful in attack and saw further evidence that relegation will be the result without a major improvement in their defending."
"The only positive for Nuno, who remains winless since replacing Graham Potter last month, was that it only finished 2-0. This was a deserved victory for Brentford, lifting them into 13th place, and another encouraging stride for Keith Andrews. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend's action His gameplan worked to perfection. Igor Thiago opened the scoring at the end of a one-sided first half and West Ham were rooted in the bottom three once Mathias Jensen, the substitute, finished them off in added time."
Brentford earned their first away win of the season with a 2-0 victory at West Ham, moving into 13th place. Igor Thiago scored at the end of a one-sided first half and substitute Mathias Jensen sealed the result in added time. West Ham began the league campaign with four successive home defeats for the first time, displaying poor attacking play and defensive issues that could lead to relegation without significant improvement. Large-scale fan boycotts left many empty seats and embarrassed the owners. Nuno Espirito Santo remains winless since replacing Graham Potter and fielded a puzzling lineup with underlapping full-backs.
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