Next up is a home clash against Brentford, with the Bees currently sitting five places above West Ham in the top-flight standings, in eleventh, with nine wins and 31 points from their 24 outings so far in 2024/25 - their fourth consecutive season in the Premier League under Danish manager Thomas Frank.

That would be boring! Although Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa are always so dangerous for the Bees, I am going to go with West Ham to win it. New Hammers boss Graham Potter has taken over a difficult situation and he is finding it hard to get results - he has only won one of his five games in charge so far.

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