London Stadium lapse for the Hammers : Picture by David Rake West Ham's second home defeat in a row has taken the wind out of their promotion sails - casting doubts on whether Nuno Espirito Santo is the right man to guide them back to the Prem. They followed up last week's 3-2 loss to Southampton with another three goal concession - West Brom winning 3-1 at the London Stadium. The Irons have dropped to eighth in the table. Jarrod Bowen cancelled out a goal from Felix Horn My

Anfield arrivals : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Brentford (1) 1 Lewis-Potter 44 Yarmoliuk s/o 45+8 Janelt s/o 91 Liverpool (0) 2 Munoz 62, Isak 70 Brentford's seemingly unstoppable march up the Premier League table ground to a halt at the Gtech as they paid the price for having a man sent off just before half-time - just as it seemed the foundations for victory had been laid. They surrendered their proud unbeaten record and finished two players down after a second red

By Alessandro Schiavone at Gtech Community Premier League Matchday 5 Brentford 3-0 Chelsea Both midfielders. Both born in the early 80's. But there were miles between the footballers Keith Andrews and Xabi Alonso. In every sense of the word. What Andrews could not provide in grace and flair, he made up for in spirit, grit and tenacity. Bite and spite. He was all thunder and fire. Meanwhile Xabi Alonso was the type of footballer who ran the business without having to get out o

Brentford (0) 3 v Chelsea (0) 0 Premier League Matchweek 5 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium “Everything was disappointing” admitted a very chastened Xabi Alonso after his Chelsea team were badly beaten by Brentford, crumbling completely as they conceded three goals in the second half. It was by a long way the lowest point so far for Chelsea’s new manager, sending the side spiralling down the table with two wins, two defeats and a draw from h

Brentford (0) 3 v Chelsea (0) 0 Premier League Matchweek 5 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium “I just love watching us play” enthused Keith Andrews, entirely understandably, after Brentford brilliantly beat Chelsea 3-0 to repeat the scoreline of their opening weekend victory over Tottenham Hotspur and remain undefeated this season. Second half goals from Jaiden Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fábio Carvalho made it an unforgettable Friday night for B

Friday night frolics : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Brentford (0) 3 Anthony 61, Thiago 83, Carvalho 90 Chelsea (0) 0 It was the one thing that has been missing on the Brentford CV. Now in their sixth season in the top flight - how time flies - they had beaten everyone at the Gtech at some point, including Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City and United. The one exception: Chelsea. Now they have the set. And an unbeaten start to the season after five games into the bargain. Thi

Picture : Wikimedia Commons / Steve Daniels Arsenal made it four wins out of four in the Premier League thanks to a David Raya penalty save and a wonderful first goal from Bruno Guimaraes at Sunderland. Bukayo Saka's injury-time penalty secured a 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light, where the Gunners dropped two points last season in a 2-2 draw. Mikel Arteta should have been beaming after a victory which comes at the end of a week where Chelsea were overcome at the Emirates and N

Picture: Capital Football Premier League Brentford (0) 1 Janelt 57 Sunderland (0) 1 Le Fee pen 82 A late Enzo Le Fee penalty denied Brentford victory as Sunderland secured a 1-1 draw at the Gtech. The visitors were the better team in the first period and were frustrated to see an early Dan Ballard goal chalked out because Kevin Danso was ruled offside. Instead it was Vitaly Janelt who struck first as he volleyed the Bees ahead on 57 minutes. But the Mackems sealed a point in

Keith Andrews has much satisfy him after a great opening day for the Bees It is not his way to shout it from the rooftops but it was clear Keith Andrews was more than a bit pleased with the hugely impressive competitive debut from his new star signing. Mamadou Sangare already looks a perfect fit for the Brentford midfield and claimed an assist to set his new team on their way to a pulsating 3-0 win over an abject Spurs team who looked disjointed and bereft of spirit. The Bees

Big bus, big fuss. But it didn't translate into points on this occasion : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Brentford (2) 3 Lewis-Potter 12, Janelt 32, Kayode 50 Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0 So much for all that spending in N17. Sometimes nothing compares to ingrained well-established practices and continuity. It turns out that a team that just missed out on European qualification a few months ago still looks miles better than a team that only just beat the drop. Spurs may have