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Trying to 'freshen up' a very stale and disproportionate squad with no additional funding is proving to be a thankless task for Hammers manager David Moyes, one 'target' after another seems to have been snatched away from the club as other teams, particularly the newly promoted ones, continue to 'blow' West Ham out of the water with their superior finances that they have available.

Hammers ran out 'unconvincing' 2-1 victors over Brentford FC at the London Stadium this afternoon, there was much to appreciate but also reasons to be concerned, essentially in the defensive areas, especially in both right and left back positions. Neither Aaron Cresswell, nor particularly Ryan Fredericks, covered themselves in glory in a performance that David Moyes had mixed thoughts about as can be noted during his post match interviews.

West Ham: Fabianski, Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Wilshere, Fornals, Yarmolenko, Diangana, Haller. Subs Randolph, Masuaku, Johnson, Cullen, Coventry, Soucek, Lanzini, Baptiste, Bowen, Anderson, Antonio.
Brentford: TBC