Thiago and Jensen on target in a baptism of ire for Nuno

Perhaps it was inevitable that Brentford's first away win of the season would come in the Premier League's unhappiest ground.

- Jacob Steinberg

Igor Thiago fires Brentford into the lead in the closing stages of the first half

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The many West Ham fans who demonstrated their displeasure with the board by boycotting this fixture had the right idea. They could celebrate their decision not to subject themselves to an abysmal performance from Nuno Espírito Santo's team. West Ham, who have started a league campaign with four successive defeats at home for the first time in their history, were awful in attack and saw further evidence that relegation will be the result without a major improvement in their defending.

The only positive for Nuno, who remains winless since replacing Graham Potter, was that it finished 2-0. This was a deserved victory for Brentford, lifting them into 13th place, and another encouraging stride for Keith Andrews. His game plan worked to perfection. Igor Thiago opened the scoring at the end of a one-sided first half and West Ham were rooted in the bottom three once Mathias Jensen, the substitute, finished them off in added time