Brentford come from behind to beat West Ham

Brenford came from behind to claim their third consecutive Premier League win after a 3-2 victory over West Ham at the Gtech Community Stadium.

A slip from Mark Flekken nearly allowed Michail Antonio to give West Ham an early lead, but the goalkeeper managed to clear the danger just in time.

In the 11th minute, the hosts managed to break the deadlock as Neal Maupay headed the ball into the net from close range from Frank Onyeka's mis-hit shot.

The visitors swiftly responded, with Mohammed Kudus levelling in the 19th minute as he found the back of the net with an acrobatic finish after connecting with a cross from Antonio.

The Hammers went in front in the 26th minute when Jarrod Bowen converted from close range after Kudus had directed a cross from Said Benrahma against the post. 

During the following period, Brentford missed two good chances through Mathias Jensen, who struck the side-netting, and Christian Norgaard, who headed wide from a corner.

Thomas Frank's men continued to trouble West Ham, with Bryan Mbeumo narrowly missing the post with a free kick, firing over the crossbar late in the first half, and sending the ball wide from close range.

In the second half, the Bees managed to level the scores in the 55th minute when Kostas Mavropanos unintentionally turned the ball into his own net from a superb delivery by Mbeumo into the penalty area.

Brentford took the lead in the 70th minute through Nathan Collins, who scored with a towering header at the far post from a Jensen delivery.

In the 80th minute, West Ham came close to equalising thanks to Kudus's clever play, as he set up Pablo Fornals, but the midfielder's shot narrowly missed the target.

Brentford had opportunities to seal the victory late in the game through Maupay and Mbeumo, but they weren't punished for the missed chances, as Collins's header proved to be the winning goal.

This result sent Brentford to ninth place in the table, while West Ham dropped to 11th.

Next up, Brentford are away at Liverpool next Sunday, while West Ham will aim to return to winning ways when they host Olympiacos in the Europa Conference League on Thursday.