Brentford striker Kevin Schade made his debut from the bench in the second half, after joining on a six-month loan from Freiburg this week Said Benrahma’s goal helped West Ham into the FA Cup fourth round at the expense of his former side Brentford.
He collected the ball after a perfectly timed Declan Rice tackle and struck home from 25 yards.
It initially looked like the ball went in the corner, but replays showed it sailed just over reserve keeper Thomas Strakosha who should have done better.
Brentford made seven changes and only had one shot on target, in a game lacking attacking quality.
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Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
22 Strakosha 20 Ajer Substituted for Henry at 80′ minutes 29 Bech Sørensen 16 Mee Substituted for Trevitt at 90′ minutes 30 Roerslev 10 Dasilva Substituted for Janelt at 69′ minutes 8 Jensen 24 Damsgaard Substituted for Canós at 80′ minutes 14 Ghoddos 23 Lewis-Potter Substituted for Schade at 69′ minutes 11 Wissa Booked at 64mins
Substitutes
3 Henry 7 Canós 9 Schade 13 M Jorgensen 27 Janelt 33 Stevens 34 Cox 35 Trevitt 36 Yarmolyuk
West Ham
Formation 3-5-2
1 Fabianski 15 Dawson Booked at 73mins 21 Ogbonna 27 Aguerd 2 Johnson 11 Lucas Paquetá Substituted for Downes at 86′ minutes 41 Rice 28 Soucek Substituted for Benrahma at 69′ minutes 33 Emerson 20 Bowen 9 Antonio Substituted for Fornals at 86′ minutes
Substitutes
3 Cresswell 8 Fornals 12 Downes 22 Benrahma 24 Kehrer 32 Coventry 35 Randolph 58 Simon-Swyer 72 Mubama
Referee:
Andre Marriner
Attendance:
16,725
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Match ends, Brentford 0, West Ham United 1.
Second Half ends, Brentford 0, West Ham United 1.
Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
Substitution, Brentford. Ryan Trevitt replaces Ben Mee.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Canós.
Substitution, West Ham United. Flynn Downes replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Michail Antonio.
Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mads Roerslev.
Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ben Mee.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
Goal! Brentford 0, West Ham United 1. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
Craig Dawson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Craig Dawson (West Ham United).
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