Bees win 1-0 at West Ham
Let's check the pre-game Correlation FC prediction:
Correlation FC pre-game prediction
Brentford beats West Ham 2-1.
Close, but not quite right, and that means the Correlation FC prediction was wrong.
Game summary
A dominant first half leads the Bees to a 1-0 victory.
Kevin Schade scored the only goal of the game. This was Schade's 7th goal of the season in the Premier League. The last time he scored this many goals was as a 16 year old with the Freiburg U19 team. With his goal, Brentford's front 3 now sits second in the league, only behind Liverpool when you total the goals from each team's top 3 scorers. Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Schade's goals represent 74% of all Premier League goals that Brentford has scored.
Top 3 goal scorers per team, as of 17th February 2025 (source FBref.com)
| Rank | Team | Top 3 scorers | Top 3 Total | % of team goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | Salah, Diaz, Gakpo | 40 | 65% |
| 2 | Brentford | Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade | 32 | 74% |
| 3 | Manchester City | Haaland, Foden, Gvardiol | 31 | 61% |
| 4 | Chelsea | Palmer, Jackson, Madueke | 30 | 65% |
| 5 | Newcastle | Isak, Gordon, Barnes | 28 | 68% |
Brentford is still scoring early
Schade's goal came in the fourth minute of the game. This was the team's 8th time scoring in the first 15 minutes of the game. 5 of those 8 have come in the first 4 minutes.
Time of goal comparison (source Correlation FC)
This story was published on 17 February 2025. It was written by Dennis Flood. The image at the top of this story was generated using AI.
