If it was creating chances that proved such a problem for West Ham during last weekend’s home loss to Everton, here it was taking them. Or rather, taking one in particular.
Having come from behind to lead Brentford 2-1 thanks to goals from Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen, the Hammers ought to have gone into half-time in west London with a two-goal cushion, the same players combining to forge the most glaring of openings.
