Happy matchday everyone! This round of Premier League football action, the first after the October international window, concludes on Monday night with a lower-table London derby. Brentford FC visits West Ham United in a matchup of two London clubs who are anxious to get headed north in the standings, and soon!
It’s definitely a game that should be evenly matched, and fiercely contested.
Brentford at West Ham United FYIs
Kickoff: Mon. Oct. 20, 8pm, London Stadium
West Ham United Team News: go here
Premier League Standing: West Ham United 19th, 4 points Brentford FC 14th, 7 points
Result Probability, according to Google: West Ham United win 39% a Draw 28% Brentford FC win 33%
Let’s take a look at who could be in the first teams when the two sides collide for Monday night football.
Starting XI Predictions
Brentford FC
Caoimhin Kelleher; Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Sepp Van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Keane Lewis-Potter; Yehor Yarmoliuk, Henderson, Damsgaard; Thiago, Kevin Schade
West Ham United
Alphonse Areola; Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Max Kilman, El Hadji Malick Diouf; Mateus Fernandes, Soungoutou Magassa; Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Crysencio Summerville; Callum Wilson
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