West Ham v Brentford LIVE Commentary: Under-fire Moyes looks to hit back with three points in London derby: Kick-off time, team news and how to follow

West Ham welcome Brentford to the London Stadium on Monday night for a Premier League match under the lights and live on talkSPORT.

The hammers are starting to lose pace with the European positionsand by the time they play, they could be even further behind as the pressure mounts. David Moyes.

He Hammers They have not won any of their last eight games in all competitions, conceding 16 goals and scoring only four.

This has led to some Irons supporters calling for Moyes to leave, with many feeling he has taken them as far as he could.

Meanwhile, Brentford They are in a relegation battle and need a win against their London rivals to move away from the relegation zone.

The bees look better since then. Ivan Toney He's back but hasn't started picking up many points yet and hopes a trip to an out-of-form West Ham side can change that.

West Ham vs Brentford: Toney fantastic

Many people were concerned that Toney would return from his suspension unfit and unprepared for the Premier League.

However, after months and months out, the striker looks as strong as ever and has made a great start to his return to the Bees.

The Englishman has formed a good partnership with Neal Maupay and is scoring at a rate of more than one in two since returning to Thomas Frank's team.

He was linked with a big move in January but nothing happened and he is now concentrating on keeping Brentford in the first division.

The former Newcastle youth striker will no doubt look to move on in the summer and should pay the Bees a sizeable fee.

Toney's time in the top flight has been very successful, so it will be fascinating to see how many more goals he can score between now and the end of the campaign.

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• West Ham have conceded at least twice in their five Premier League games against Brentford (L5); only Reading have faced one other team in the competition and have conceded more than 2 goals each time (6 against Arsenal).
• Brentford's five Premier League wins against West Ham are the only previous top-flight meetings between the two teams. In the history of the English top flight, only three teams have a better 100% win rate against an opponent: Man City against Bournemouth (13, before this weekend), Arsenal against Reading (6) and Nottingham Forest against Portsmouth (6).
• West Ham United have lost their last three Premier League games, have not scored in any of them and have conceded 11 goals. The Hammers have not lost four in a row without scoring since a streak of five in September and October 2006.

West Ham vs Brentford: team news

The hosts will be without Kalvin Phillips after he was sent off for two bookable offenses in the 2-0 loss to Nottingham Forest.

Lucas Paquetá is getting closer to returning, but this match is likely to be too soon for the Brazilian.

However, Michail Antonio is already fully fit and could lead the line.

He The bees will run out Rico Henry due to a torn ACL.

Ethan Pinnock, Kevin Schade and Aaron Hickey are out for the time being.

Josh Dasilva's season is over, while Bryan Mbeumo is still recovering from ankle surgery.

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• This will be only Brentford's second Premier League away game on a Monday, losing 3-0 to Manchester United in May 2022. Their five previous Monday games have seen 20 goals scored in total, with an average of four per game (9 in favor, 11 against). ).
• Only Burnley (2) have earned fewer points in the Premier League in 2024 than West Ham United (3 – D3 L3). It is the Hammers' longest run without a win at the start of a league year since 2007 (first eight games).
• Brentford have lost their last three Premier League London derbies, losing to Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Spurs; The Bees had not lost any of their previous 14 derbies (W8 D6). They have not lost four league derbies in a row since September 2012, when they were in League One.

West Ham vs Brentford: What has been said?

After the Forest game and after watching some anti-Moyes banners In the West Ham final, the Scot offered his answer.

He said: “I'm quite experienced, it happens and I don't think you can please everyone.

“I think it would be difficult to say there have been better times at West Ham.

“Maybe they want something different but, if they're honest, I think they'd probably have to say they've had as good a time as they've had at the club, winning a trophy and league positions.

“Maybe they've had managers who excite them more, possibly, but the one sitting here earns more.”

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• West Ham United have conceded more than 20 shots in eight Premier League games this season, the most in a single season since 2017-18 (11 games). The Hammers have also faced more than 20 shots in four of their last seven games.
• With Lucas Paquetá starting in the Premier League this season, West Ham United have won 10 of 18 games (56%), scoring 1.7 goals on average in those games. Without him as a starter, the Hammers are winless in seven games (D3 L4) and have scored just five goals in those games (0.7 per game).
• West Ham United have received two red cards in their last five Premier League games, as many as they had received in their previous 79 games combined. The Hammers have received three red cards this season, after having none in the 2022-23 campaign.
• Ivan Toney has scored 16 Premier League goals in his last 21 games in London (home and away) for Brentford. Specifically in the London derbies, Toney has five goals in his last seven games.

West Ham vs Brentford: date and how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Monday, February 26.

Kick-off at the London Stadium is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

talkSPORT will have exclusive live coverage from east London, with Adrian Durham as presenter.

Commentary will then come from Joe Shennan and former Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy.

talkSPORT.com will also have all the West Ham reaction.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 via the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen through the talkSPORT appon DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.