Injury expert: Four Brentford players to miss Premier League fixture v West Ham United
Brentford are set to be without four players for their next Premier League fixture against West Ham United, according to injury expert, Ben Dinnery.
Shandon Baptiste, Kristoffer Ajer, Thomas Strakosha and Aaron Hickey are all expected to return from injury in the new year (Premier injuries website).
Frank Onyeka is also a doubt and faces a late fitness test for the fixture at the London Stadium on Friday (30 December), with Dinnery currently rating his chances of playing at 25 per cent.
Must win
It’s really starting to feel like the last chance saloon for David Moyes. The defeat to Arsenal was expected, but the manner of the second-half capitulation was extremely disappointing for the Hammers, particularly after they had impressed during the first period.
The challenge for the Irons is to put together a complete performance throughout the 90 minutes. Brentford are coming off of two impressive results against Manchester City and Tottenham and will be a stern test. It’s up to the likes of Declan Rice to really start leading by example and demonstrate that the players are still behind the manager.
West Ham could well be without four players for the match at the London Stadium, with Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet both out. Gianluca Scamacca could well return after suffering an ankle injury in the mid-season friendly against Fulham and Nayef Aguerd remains a doubt.
Failure to win against the Bees could well lead to the board seriously considering a change in the dugout, as a relegation battle becomes a real possibility. It’s now or never for this group of players and their underfire manager.