Brentford beat West Ham 2-0

Brentford beat West Ham 2-0
Matchweek: 8
Date: Monday, 20 October 2025
Kickoff time: 20:00
Weather: Clear
October 20
Kickoff 20:00
Clear 14°

Brentford put in their best performance of the season, dominating West Ham for much of the game. With a small bit of luck, the score could have been much more lopsided than the 2-0 final score.

Match photos

Here are a few key moments and great action photos from Getty from under the lights at Craven Cottage.

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Trends that continued

Thiagoooooal

Igor Thiago scored again. He continues to rank near the top of the league for goals scored this season.

Bees score first

The Bees scored first, again. This was the sixth time in eight league games. They've taken points in 4 of those 6. They've lost the two league games where they didn't score first.

What was different

Possession

Brentford finished the game with a season high 56% possession, by far their highest in the league this season.

Other data stories

Shots

This was an eventful shooting game for the Bees. In total, they took 22 shots, with 15 of those coming in the first half. Their previous best for 90 minutes this season was 10 shots. 10 of the shots were headed, a season high. 6 of the 22 were on target – that's a lower percentage than their season average, but still their second best in terms of raw numbers. Their average shot distance was a miniscule 11.9 yards, second best of the season. Only two of their shots were from outside of the box, with Keane Lewis-Potter nearly curling in a left footer from 27 yards in the 86th minute. All of these shots combined to give the Bees an expected goals value of 2.3, their highest total of the season.

Brentford shots at West Ham (source FBref.com)
A map that shows the attacking penalty area and displays where Brentford's shots were taken, the results and the xG for each shot.

Henderson and Yarmoliuk

The defensive midfield pairing of Jordan Henderson (Hendo) and Yehor Yarmoliuk (Yarmo) has been effective this season, but they were at their best (so far) against West Ham.

Stat Henderson total Game rank Yarmoliuk total Game rank
Touches 85 1 77 3
Middle third touches 50 2 52 1
Carries 39 3 38 4
Total carrying distance 174 5 216 2
Passes received 61 1 51 3
Passes completed 71 1 54 4
Total passing distance 1,256 1 931 4
30+ yard pass completions 8 3 9 2
Passes into the final third 7 1 6 2
Progressive passes 8 2 11 1
Shot creating actions 5 2 (tied) 5 2 (tied)

We've used data from Opta to compile a touch map of all of the successful touches by Henderson and Yarmoliuk.

Henderson + Yarmoliuk touch map vs West Ham (source FBref.com)
A map that shows the entire pitch and shows where Jordan Henderson and Yehor Yarmoliuk had successful touches.

Brentford goal contributions

The Bees ended the evening with two goals, but it could have been much more with Thiago having a goal taken back due to a marginal offside. Thiago also hit the woodwork from close range, and Kevin Schade dented the crossbar with a powerful header.

Goal number Goal scorer First assist Second assist Goal scenario Time of goal
1 Thiago Schade Yarmoliuk Open play 43'
2 Jensen Lewis-Potter Kelleher Free kick 90'+4

This story was published on 22 October 2025. It was written by Dennis Flood. The image at the top of this story was generated using AI.