Brentford vs West Ham LIVE: Score and latest updates from Premier League clash

Follow live coverage as Brentford face West Ham United in the Premier League today.

Ivan Toney was missing from the Brentford squad for the clash. The striker was ruled out by what the club described as “a minor hamstring injury”.

West Ham made nine changes with one eye on Thursday’s Europa League Conference semi-final with AZ Alkmaar.

Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen were among those dropped to the bench with Michail Antonio missing out completely.

We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Brentford vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League updates

• Brentford host West Ham in a London derby in the Premier League

• Brentford XI: Raya, Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Damsgaard, Janelt, Jensen, Mbeumo, Schade, Wissa

• West Ham XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Emerson, Soucek, Downes, Fornals, Lanzini, Cornet, Ings

Brentford FC 2 - 1 West Ham United FC

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That's better from West Ham. Johnson bombs forward from right-back and forces Raya to turn his powerful shot away. Brentford hurriedly clear.

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West Ham have yet to have a shot in this half, unless Soucek's botched header counts. They've been poor.

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15:24

It's a Brentford corner. West Ham survive this one.

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15:24

Brentford keep on coming. Wissa heads wide from Henry's left-wing cross.

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Cornet's the last West Ham player to make way for now. Their youth product Mubama replaces him.

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West Ham decide to make change. Benrahma replaces the quiet Fornals.

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Substitution Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet Divin Saku Mubama

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Brentford are queueing up to test Fabianski. Two of their players get in each other's way before Janelt fires over and the offside flag goes up.

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Substitution TomᚠSouček Declan Rice

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Brentford's latest corner comes to nothing, but that won't bother them at all. They look more than capable of scoring another goal at least.

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Brentford nearly make it 3-0! Schade picks out Mbuemo with an excellent far-post cross. The Frenchman powers a header towards goal that Ogbonna stretches himself to block. Fabianski wasn't going to save it if he hadn't.

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West Ham are looking marginally brighter than they did in the opening 45 minutes, but not by much. Brentford still look comfortable.

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Wissa gets a first-time shot away as a poor clearance rebounds in his direction. He should find the target but fires just wide instead! West Ham are riding their luck.

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Brentford win a corner down their right which Mbuemo takes. It's cleared. West Ham almost but not quite get in behind on the counter.

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West Ham start the half by creating a reasonable chance. Soucek connects with a far-post header as the ball comes his way but the Czech midfielder can't get it on target.

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The second half gets started. Let's see whether West Ham fare any better than they did in the first half.

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Brentford had 13 shots to West Ham's two in that first half and have lost just one game they've led at half-time in the Premier League this season. They're coasting to victory at the moment. West Ham understandably look distracted.

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A great first half for Brentford comes to an end. The game got off to a slow start, but the Bees have swarmed West Ham's second string so far. Moyes' men have struggled to defend set-pieces and haven't clicked yet at all.

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HALF-TIME: BRENTFORD 2-0 WEST HAM UNITED

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The officials have added four minutes onto the end of this half, by the way. Schade's caught offside from Jensen's throughball.

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Brentford race up the other end of the pitch and come close to scoring again. Hickey jinks towards the box and shoots wide of the right-hand post.

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West Ham immediately respond to going 2-0 down! Ings goes for the bottom left corner from inside the box. Raya's on hand to deny the Englishman and concede a corner, which Brentford clear easily.

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Mbuemo sends the corner in from the right. Mee gets on the end of it and heads high and wide. West Ham will be relieved to go in at half-time just one goal behind.

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Assist Ben Mee

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Brentford create a great chance from a trademark set-piece! A long throw-in from the left confuses Fabianski who flaps at a header. Wissa can't bundle the loose ball over the line, and Emerson makes an excellent block to send Damsgaard's drive wide for a corner.

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Henry blasts the ball against a West Ham defender from way out. The visitors have been far too passive so far.

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Schade turns to give himself sight of goal and has a crack at finding it from the edge of the box. The German drags his shot wide of the left-hand post.

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It's all Brentford currently. They earn a corner down their left. It's cleared by Ogbonna.

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14:35

Brentford almost double their lead! The Bees buzz their way to the edge of West Ham's penalty area. Fabianski gets down low to grab Wissa's fizzing shot.

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Breentford are back on the attack. Ogbonna heads away Mbuemo's left-footed curler.

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Mee requires some treatment now. Frank has a quick discussion with his assistants in the technical area. The centre-back looks good to continue though.

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14:30

West Ham get their first shot of the game. Emerson dribbles inside from the left and sends a tame shot at Raya, who makes an easy save.

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14:28

Janelt took a barge in the back from Lanzini as they challenged for a header. Thankfully it looks like the German will be able to shake the knock off.

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14:27

Fornals holds the ball up and waits for support. Cornet's cross from the left is cut out. Play's stopped as Janelt is down injured.

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14:25

Brentford swing a few crosses into West Ham's box, testing their resolve. The visitors deal with them all, but they're second best at the moment.

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14:25

Brentford are starting to enjoy themselves. They win a free-kick down their left as Fornals handles the ball.

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Assist Mathias Jensen

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Schade's penalised for bundling over Johnson in an aerial challenge down Brentford's left.

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14:20

Ings and Lanzini combine down West Ham's left but they can't create a shooting opportunity.

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14:19

Brentford string a few nice passes together in midfield, but West Ham are able to regain the ball before things start to get dangerous.

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14:19

Brentford have had 62 per cent possession so far. The hosts aren't used to having to take the initiative in dictating the play.

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14:17

This game's gotten off to quite a slow start. Both teams have little to play for now, so it's understandable that the intensity's lacking in their play.

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West Ham have barely been able to get into Brentford's half so far. They do here, as Soucek's searching cross can't find the head of a team-mate.

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14:13

Brentford create a very good early chance! Schade curls a right-footed cross into the box that Damsgaard nods just wide from very close range.

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Brentford vs West Ham United

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Brentford win two corners in a row. It's been a good start by the West Londoners.

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14:09

Brentford have quickly gotten settled on the ball. West Ham are playing things safe and keeping their shape.

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14:05

We're underway here at Brentford Community Stadium!

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14:05

Brentford will be hopeful of victory here. They've won five of their last seven league games against West Ham in a run stretching back to 1953. The Hammers' recent away record in London derbies isn't great, and the Bees have won all three of their meetings with them in the Premier League.

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There are nine changes to West Ham as they keep their upcoming semi-final second leg against AZ Alkmaar in mind. Aguerd and Soucek keep their places.

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13:57

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Thomas Frank makes four changes to Brentford from their 1-0 defeat away to Liverpool last week. Their talisman Ivan Toney is missing from the matchday squad.

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13:53

SUBS: Declan Rice, Aaron Cresswell, Lucas Paqueta, Alphonse Areola, Divin Mubama, Kurt Zouma, Said Benrahma, Jarrod Bowen, Thilo Kehrer.

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WEST HAM UNITED (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Ben Johnson, Angelo Ogbonna (c), Nayef Aguerd, Emerson; Tomas Soucek, Flynn Downes; Pablo Fornals, Manuel Lanzini, Maxwel Cornet; Danny Ings.

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SUBS: Josh Dasilva, Zanka, Finley Stevens, Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Kristoffer Ajer, Saman Ghoddos, Shandon Baptiste, Matthew Cox.

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13:48

BRENTFORD (4-3-3): David Raya (c); Aaron Hickey, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, Rico Henry; Mikkel Damsgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen; Bryan Mbuemo, Kevin Schade, Yoane Wissa.

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13:46

Having all but secured their Premier League safety, West Ham are looking to pick up back-to-back league wins for only the second time this season. Europe may still be a distraction for the Hammers though as this game comes just a few days before the pivotal second leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final.

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Brentford's form may have dipped of late, but they are still well on track for their first-ever top-half finish in the Premier League. The Bees will be confident of cementing their position here, having just lost just one of their last 13 league matches at home.

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Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of this Premier League match between Brentford and West Ham United at Brentford Community Stadium.

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