West Ham fans vent frustration as their side’s survival hopes take a blow after a 3-0 defeat to Brentford on Saturday afternoon.
The Hammers remain two points above the Premier League drop zone, Konstantinos Mavropanos with an own goal 15 minutes in, Igor Thiago’s spot kick doubled the scoreline on the 54th minute, then Mikkel Damsgaard added a third as the game neared the end.
The result is damaging one for West Ham, they sit 17th with 36 points from 35 games played, Tottenham are 18th with 34 points, and face Aston Villa on Sunday night. Forest are 16th with 39 points from 34 games played and play Chelsea on Monday.
REMAINING GAMES:
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Mon 4 May (A) Chelsea – Premier League – 3pm
Thu 7 May (A) Aston Villa (1-0 Forest on agg) – Europa League SF – 8pm
Sun 10 May (H) Newcastle United – Premier League – 2pm
Sun 17 May (A) Manchester United – Premier League – 12.30pm
Sun 24 May (H) AFC Bournemouth – Premier League – 4pm
WEST HAM
Sun 10 May (H) Arsenal – Premier League – 4.30pm
Sun 17 May (A) Newcastle United – Premier League – 5.30pm
Sun 24 May (H) Leeds United – Premier League – 4pm
TOTTENHAM
Sun 3 May (A) Aston Villa – Premier League – 7pm
Mon 11 May (H) Leeds United – Premier League – 8pm
Tue 19 May (A) Chelsea – Premier League – 8.15pm
Sun 24 May (H) Everton – Premier League – 4pm
West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo said to BBC Match of the Day: “I stand here honest and trying to speak to you about what I saw. Brentford is a very good team but the way we react and play the first half, hitting the post, having a goal disallowed for a tight margin, it gives us hope at half-time. But the penalty hurts us and after that is becomes an old situation with the rush.
“But it’s up to us how we react from a tough loss today. [The penalty] it hurt us, it goes against what we wanted in the half-time talk. It’s unfortunate we conceded from a penalty, it could be avoided.
“It’s up to us how we will react from the situation and noise. Let’s stick together. We have three games to go. It will go down to the wire, the last game. We have to stick together.”
West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen to Sky Sports: “Really disappointing. All the goals were poor on our behalf and could’ve been stopped. We had chances, hit the post twice, bar and post again. We had a goal disallowed too. There were a couple of decisions that didn’t go our way.
“You have to react in the right way. It’s going to hurt today because like I said we had good opportunities. But what we have to do now is focus on the next games. We have three games left and every one is a cup final.
“There’s so much on the line. We can’t let the last few weeks go away because of this result today. On another day we would have got the win today. We’ve done a lot of good things.
“Everyone has to stick together, as cliche as it sounds. We’ve got a really good group. It’s down to the senior players to stand up. We can’t dwell on this. We have to move forward because there’s no other way.”
HOW ON EARTH DID WEST HAM NOT GET A PENALTY FOR THIS?!❌
THESE REFEREES ARE A JOKE😡🤬 pic.twitter.com/k08L0kbDFW
— The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) May 2, 2026
Studs up, reckless, no contact with the ball.
Decision – Brentford goal.
One of many diabolical VAR and refereeing decisions.
We were shafted today pure and simple. pic.twitter.com/2JND1Y3yNg
— Wᴇsᴛ Hᴀᴍ Sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ (@WestHamSocial) May 2, 2026
WestHam United are being robbed in broad daylight. Never in this world is this a penalty.
Not even a VAR check??? pic.twitter.com/JGOeaG7ySR
— nebuchadnezzar (@chrismyka015) May 2, 2026
No penalty for this now? They just don’t want a big 6 side going down with the outreach spurs had, it’s always been a conspiracy but after today there’s no denying it. pic.twitter.com/UlqIpyzH7y
— RC (@RCWHU44) May 2, 2026
I know I’m moaning but Brentford’s opener… pic.twitter.com/F3jdg8HRaK
— Central (@WestHam_Central) May 2, 2026
Care to speak @FA_PGMOL ??? pic.twitter.com/QFcU54PSSC
— kostka 🇦🇹 (@thfckostka) May 2, 2026
So is this pic.twitter.com/8KP4K8iCqh
— John Smith (@JohnSmithx9jt) May 2, 2026
Brentford manager Keith Andrews said to BBC Match of the Day: “We haven’t had what we’ve deserved but that’s the game. Today I wanted us to keep the performance but find a way to win. I thought it was a terrific win today.
“We caused them a lot of problems. The problems they caused us were from our own doing. I thought there was more of an edge to our play in the second half.”
On being in the race for Europe: “It’s tight, obviously. The fact we’ve stayed in that position even though we’ve drawn loads of games…we’ve had a special season so far and I want us to continue that. We’ll just keep pushing.”
On Josh Dasilva’s return: “I got quite emotional when I was looking at his introduction into the game. It’s a special moment for the club, he works so hard. He epitomises the club really. It was a special moment to see him back on the pitch.
Brentford goalscorer Nathan Collins to BBC Match of the Day: “It’s a better feeling than a draw. It’s been coming, our performances have been there.
“They [West Ham] were good. First half we didn’t play our best but we stuck in it. We showed our quality in the second half.”
On Josh Dasilva’s return: “Josh is one of a kind. You don’t get many players like him anymore. What he’s gone through, I hope nobody experiences what he’s gone through. He deserves every moment he gets.
“This club is built on progressing everyone. That’s what is special. It’s not about one player specifically, it’s about progressing the whole club. At the start of the season we had a lot of set backs and people leaving, but we brought new faces in. This club is all about bouncing back.”
Mikkel Damsgaard to Sky Sports: “We scored our chances and closed out the game. It was a good one.
“We knew it would be tough. We’re fighting for Europe. We’re saying it’s on. We need to get some points from the last three games and see where it takes us. We’ve just improved so much this season.”
On Josh Dasilva’s return: “He’s such a good person and he means a lot to the group. He’s massive outside the pitch and he helps the team get better. He’s a massive player for us.”
