West Ham United are hosting Brentford on Monday night in Matchday 8 of the Premier League 2025/26 season at the London Stadium.
The clash kicks off a new chapter for the Hammers at home under Nuno Espirito Santo, while they are yet to secure a win under the new manager. Since Nuno took over, West Ham have played two road games, drawing 1-1 at Everton and then losing 2-0 at Arsenal, leading to a four-game winless streak.
While West Ham sits 19th in the standings, Brentford are 16th with just one win in their last five games. They are coming off a narrow 1-0 defeat to Manchester City, before which the Bees defeated Manchester United 3-1 at home.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
West Ham vs. Brentford live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match in the U.S.:
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What time does West Ham vs. Brentford kick off?
This Premier League clash takes place at the London Stadium in London, England and kicks off on Monday, October 20 at 8:00 p.m. local time. (BST)
Here’s how that time translates across the U.S.:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time | Mon, Oct. 20 | 3:00 p.m. |
| Central Time | Mon, Oct. 20 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Mountain Time | Mon, Oct. 20 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Pacific Time | Mon, Oct. 20 | 12:00 p.m. |
West Ham vs. Brentford lineups, team news
Nuno Espírito Santo is expected to make minimal changes to his starting XI with Alphonse Areola likely to retain his place in goal despite conceding twice against Arsenal and while the defensive trio of El Hadji Malick Diouf, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Max Kilman are expected to continue.
Esprito could change full-back with Kyle Walker-Peters likely to replace Aaron Wan-Bissaka who struggled at the Emirates.
Soungoutou Magassa and Mateus Fernandes will operate as the double pivot in the midfield and Lucas Paqueta should keep his spot in the No.10 role.
Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville are expected to start once again on the flanks and Callum Wilson could lead the line.
As far as injury news is concerned, Santo will be without Niclas Fullkrug, who suffered a quadriceps strain while on international duty and is currently being assessed with no set return date.
George Earthy also remains sidelined due to a thigh injury sustained during U21 duty, and is not expected back until late November.
West Ham starting XI (Formation, right to left): Areola (GK) — Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf — Fernandes, Magassa — Bowen, Paqueta, Summerville — Wilson
Injured: George Earthy (thigh), Niclas Fullkrug (quadriceps strain)
Suspended: None
Brentford will travel to the London Stadium with a few key absentees.
Antoni Milambo is out for the long term after suffering an ACL injury on international duty, while Edmond-Paris Maghoma continues to regain full fitness following a thigh issue and is still unavailable.
Gustavo Nunes Fernandes Gomes has resumed training and could be an option from the bench if deemed ready. Yegor Yarmoliuk and Aaron Hickey are nursing minor knocks but are expected to undergo late assessments before kickoff
Brentford predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Kelleher (GK) — Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Hickey — Henderson , Yarmoliuk— Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade — Thiago
Injured: Milambo (knee) , Paris Maghoma (thigh) , Nunes Fernandes Gomes (doubt, thigh), Yarmoliuk (doubt, knock) , Hickey (doubt, knee)
Suspended: None
Premier League fixture schedule this week
All times ET
Saturday, October 18
- Nottingham Forest vs. Chelsea (7:30 a.m.)
- Brighton vs. Newcastle (10:00 a.m.)
- Burnley vs. Leeds (10:00 a.m.)
- Crystal Palace vs. Bournemouth (10:00 a.m.)
- Man City vs. Everton (10:00 a.m.)
- Sunderland vs. Wolves (10:00 a.m.)
- Fulham vs. Arsenal (12:30 p.m.)
Sunday, October 19
- Tottenham vs. Aston Villa (9:00 a.m.)
- Liverpool vs. Man United (11:30 a.m.)
Monday, October 20
- West Ham vs. Brentford (3:00 p.m.)
