Both West Ham United and Brentford will look to return to winning ways in the Premier League when the pair lock horns at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Hammers have shown some signs of improvement under new manager Graham Potter, and they will consider themselves unlucky to have fallen to a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea last time out, on a night where one of my Stamford Bridge selections landed.
That setback has left West Ham languishing down in 16th place in the table, though they are 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
Seeking to start climbing up the standings, Potter’s side will look to bank all three points against London rivals Brentford.
Thomas Frank’s team will make the short trip across the capital after losing 2-0 at home to Tottenham two weeks ago.
That loss means the 11th-placed Bees have now failed to take top honours from three of their last four top-flight tussles.
How the bookies view it: Hammers set for home win
Despite winning just one of their last four Premier League home games, West Ham come into this all-London affair as 13/10 favourites at Boylesports.
Brentford are 7/4 outsiders on Boylesports to bag what would be a third Premier League away win on the bounce, while a share of the London Stadium spoils can be backed at 5/2 with the same firm.
Head to head: Hammers’ record improving
West Ham snapped a five-game losing run against Brentford in the Premier League with a 4-2 win in last season’s corresponding fixture. As for this season’s reverse meeting, the duo played out a 1-1 draw at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Players to watch: More joy for Jarrod?
Jarrod Bowen made an instant impact on his return from injury by scoring against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago. The West Ham captain is an eye-catching 13/10 on UniBet to either notch or to provide an assist on Saturday afternoon.
Bryan Mbeumo has bagged an impressive 14 goals in 28 Premier League appearances for Brentford this season. The Bees ace is 7/4 on Boylesports to hit the back of the net against West Ham this weekend.
Predicted line-ups
Edson Alvarez, Jean-Clair Todibo and Lucas Paqueta have all returned to training for West Ham and are back in contention after missing out against Chelsea last time out.
Brentford boss Frank will once again be unable to call upon the likes of Aaron Hickey, Gustavo Nunes, Igor Thiago, Josh Dasilva and Rico Henry.
West Ham: Areola; Coufal, Kilman, Cresswell; Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Irving, Emerson; Kudus, Soler, Bowen
Brentford: Flekken; Roerslev, Van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt, Jensen; Mbeumo, Wissa, Damsgaard
Anything else catch the eye?
Entertainment is expected at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with both team to score and over 2.5 goals an attractive option at 4/5 on Boylesports.
This combination has clicked in a league-high 16 of Brentford’s 24 Premier League games this season.
The same selection would have also proven profitable in seven of West Ham’s 12 top-flight outings on home turf this term.
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