"On the day Graham Potter -- sacked by the Hammers last month -- was named as the new manager of Sweden, his replacement got a stark illustration of the mess he has been left with. "Not good enough. Poor," was the head coach's blunt assessment. "Fairly Brentford won the game, they were the better team. "I think we are all concerned. You can see our own fans are concerned. Concern becomes anxiety, becomes silence. We have a problem."
"Brentford had 22 attempts on goal to West Ham's seven. The only surprise was that it took them 43 minutes to score. The goal came courtesy of Maximilian Kilman's risible attempt at clearing a routine ball over the top, which allowed Kevin Schade to nip in behind and hook the ball to Thiago. Hammers keeper Alphonse Areola got a hand to his shot, but the ball spun away and nestled inside the far post."
"Nuno Espirito Santo said "we have a problem" after West Ham United slumped to a dispiriting 2-0 defeat at home to Brentford. Hammers fans picked the right night to stage a boycott as goals from Igor Thiago and Mathias Jensen secured a first away win of the season for Brentford, who should have won by a lot more. Nuno's first home match in charge coincided with a planned stay-away organised by supporters' groups in protest against the club's board."
West Ham United lost 2-0 at home to Brentford as goals from Igor Thiago and Mathias Jensen secured Brentford's first away win of the season. Large sections of the West Ham support staged a planned boycott, leaving those present in near silence and booing the team at full time. West Ham conceded cheaply, marking the first time the club has lost its opening four home matches of a season. Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo described the display as "not good enough" and warned "we have a problem", calling for change and for the team to earn back fan support. Brentford outshot West Ham 22 attempts to seven.
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