Our prediction for this Premier League match:
West Ham United and Brentford go head to head at Olympic Stadium in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games of Sunday’s program. The Hammers came from behind to beat Leeds at Elland Road at the weekend, with the team climbing to seventh place in the standings. Michail Antonio scored a beautiful winner on his return from suspension, meaning that the opposition defenders should have him at bay. In-form midfielder Mohamed Said Benrahma is likely to pose a big threat for his former teammates as well. Both Reid and Fredericks are injured for the hosts.
The Bees, on the other hand, did well to hold Liverpool to a 3-3 draw on Matchday 6, and given their attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered this time out. All Gunnarsson, Dasilva, and Sorensen miss out with injuries for the away team. A man to watch in the capital club will be Ivan Toney, who was more than unfortunate not to find the net against Jurgen Klopp’s troops.
Highlighted Player (Andriy Yarmolenko):
Arguably the most exciting Ukrainian player at the moment, Andriy Yarmolenko is the 26-year-old forward, who can play wide as a winger and fill in numerous positions in attack. Over the past few years there has been a gathering feeling that the player has outgrown the Ukrainian League and that with the player surpassing the 200-game mark for Dynamo Kyiv Yarmolenko should be heading west to Europe’s brighter stage.
Wanted and scouted by Spanish giants Barcelona, Yarmolenko attracted interest from many other clubs, predominantly from the Premier League, and was even close to joining Everton in summer 2016, but the Goodison outfit’s offer came too late to the Ukrainian club.
Talented forward is a free-scoring machine who has already scored more than 115 goals for the club he spent his entire career with. The two-footed winger is equally adept through the middle and is a versatile force that would be a good addition to any self-respecting European side.
Yarmolenko made hi Ukraine debut in 2009 and has so far been capped 63 times, during which he scored 26 goals for the national set-up.
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.