Our prediction for this Premier League match:
There will be fireworks when Brentford and West Ham United go head to head in a small London derby. The Bees aim to build on back-to-back wins over Burnley and Chelsea and they are surely capable of making life difficult for the Hammers in front of home fans. Ivan Toney remains on the sidelines through suspension, while all Kevin Schade, Rico Henry, Mikkel Damsgaard, and Joshua Da Silva are sidelined with injuries. Shandon Baptiste is a major doubt.
The visitors, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Everton at the weekend and given their shaky defence, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the local derby. David Moyes should have a full squad to choose from as Emerson is back from suspension. Czech Republic midfielder Tomas Soucek should be recalled to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Saïd Benrahma):
Said Benrahma is an Algeria international who started his club career at Nice. The pacey winger made his Ligue 1 debut during the 2013/2014 season and after scoring 3 goals in 17 appearances for les Aiglons in the French top flight, he moved to the Championship team Brentford in the summer of 2018.
Said Benrahma was born in Ain Temouchent, Algeria on August 10, 1995 and it has to be noted that he played for the likes of Angers, Gazelec Ajaccio and Chateauroux on loan before joining the Griffin Park outfit. The Algerian footballer impressed in the 2018/2019 Championship season, scoring 10 goals and providing 15 assists for his teammates.
His main position is right winger, but he is used as a left winger as well. Speaking of his international career, Said Benrahma made his debut for the Algeria national team on October 13, 2015 in a 1-0 win over Senegal.
Highlighted Team (Brentford):
Based in London, Brentford compete in the Championship and they were founded in 1898. Griffin Park has been the home ground of the club since 1904 and the capacity of the venue is 12,300.
The Bees have yet to play in the Premier League and it has to be noted that they made it to the FA Cup sixth round on four occasions (1937/1938, 1945/1946,1948/1949, 1988/1989). Brentford played in the League Cup round 4 in the 1982/1983 and 2010/2011 season and that is the club’s biggest success in the competition.
Brentford’s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and they take on each other in the West London Derby. The rivalry with the Cottagers is probably the biggest and you should bear in mind that the clashes between the two teams have their history of crowd violence. The colour of Brentford’s shirts is red and white and they wear black shorts.