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Match report
The mounting pressure on the shoulders of West Ham United boss David Moyes reached a new high on Friday night.
This came as his Hammers side were put to the sword by capital rivals Brentford, to slip ever closer to the Premier League’s relegation zone.
Ivan Toney was first on target for the evening’s visitors to the London Stadium, slotting home from close range after Lukasz Fabianski kept out Christian Norgaard’s initial effort.
And Toney went on to turn provider a short time later, releasing Josh Dasilva to surge in behind West Ham’s backline before picking out the far corner with aplomb:
JOSHUA DASILVA DOUBLES THE LEAD!!!
GREAT IVAN TONEY ASSIST!!!https://t.co/LWmYph0zKh— Football Report (@FootballReprt) December 30, 2022
West Ham, from here, pushed hard in an effort to claw their way back into proceedings over the course of the 2nd-half, but ultimately saw their efforts come up short.
The Irons, as a result, remain 17th in the Premier League table, just a solitary point clear of the bottom three.
Player ratings
West Ham
Lukasz Fabianski – 5, Craig Dawson – 5.5, Angelo Ogbonna – 5, Aaron Cresswell – 5.5, Vladimir Coufal – 5.5, Emerson Palmieri – 5, Declan Rice – 5, Lucas Paqueta – 4.5, Jarrod Bowen – 6.5, Said Benrahma – 5, Gianluca Scamacca – 5
Brentford
David Raya – 7.5, Zanka – 7, Ethan Pinnock – 7.5, Ben Mee – 6.5, Mads Roerslev – 7, Rico Henry – 5.5, Christian Norgaard – 7, Mathias Jensen – 6, Josh Dasilva – 7, Bryan Mbeumo – 6.5, Ivan Toney – 8.5
Best statistics
[STATISTICS]
Ivan Toney’s first half by numbers vs. West Ham:
27 touches
5/5 aerial duels won
2 ground duels won
1 key pass
1 shot on target
1 assist
1 goalTalisman. 💫 pic.twitter.com/oIfKiYRdnQ
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 30, 2022
Ivan Toney now has 12 Premier League goals this season in just 16 games. Only Erling Haaland (20) and Harry Kane (13) have more.
Gives Brentford the lead at the London Stadium. 🐝 pic.twitter.com/3qh1JOHTZW
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 30, 2022
Most league goals scored in Europe’s top five divisions this season:
🇳🇴 20 – Erling Haaland
🇵🇱 13 – Robert Lewandowski
🇫🇷 13 – Kylian Mbappé
🏴 13 – Harry Kane
🏴 12 – Ivan Toney
🇫🇷 12 – Christopher NkunkuToney is part of the elite.
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) December 30, 2022
West Ham have lost five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since April 2017.
It’s est Ham right now…
— Squawka (@Squawka) December 30, 2022
✅ (A) 1-2
✅ (H) 2-0
✅ (A) 0-2Brentford have won three consecutive games against West Ham for the first time in the clubs’ history. 🐝
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) December 30, 2022
Fan reaction
He’s done such a great job at West Ham but this season hasn’t been good enough.
Not got the best out of the new signings and far too loyal to the likes of Cresswell who has not been up to it for some time now (as shown again today). Surely only a matter of time for Moyes now
— Tom Clark (@_thomasjclark) December 30, 2022
Why are people saying sack Moyes tomorrow when there is 3 hours left of today?
— ANTHONY HUFTON (@AnthonyHufton) December 30, 2022
Fabianski needs to be dropped…
He has no eye for a throw, pass or quick decision to help us break when he collects the ball!
It’s so poor when you combine it with some of his errors leading directly to goals— WHUFC_⚒️_Football_Sloth (@WhufcSloth) December 30, 2022
I’d seriously take Ivan Toney. Baller.
— 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘆 🇮🇹 (@UTDBradleyy) December 30, 2022
With all due respect to West Ham and their fans, Paqueta moving to West Ham under Moyes has to be one of the worst career decisions I’ve seen in a long time
— Kaz (@CFCKaz6) December 30, 2022
How many times do cresswell and Fabianski have to cost us games before we fuck them off to the reserves
— COYI⚒ (@Ironsboy1966) December 30, 2022
Thomas Frank needs more respect, he’s consistently getting Brentford results nearly every week
— BDM🇳🇱 (@bennufc_18) December 30, 2022
Would’nt mind Thomas Frank actually…think he’s done great at Brentford https://t.co/iLjRAhKMXe
— Sarah⚒🇬🇧🏴🦁🦁🦁 (@scooterjam) December 30, 2022
Toney after scoring against West Ham🤣 pic.twitter.com/zZQZEDBXiN
— george (@StokeyyG2) December 30, 2022
If Moyes gets sacked, that will be a very appealing position to a lot of exciting managers with a point to prove. Squad has some very solid pieces to build around and a couple extremely gifted footballers. Plus i’d imagine a large transfer budget if Rice is on his way
— BoyzInBlue (@BernardoControl) December 30, 2022
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