Brentford defeated West Ham United 3-0 on May 2, 2026, at the G-Tech Community Stadium. VAR played a crucial role by disallowing a goal for West Ham, which impacted the match outcome significantly.
Konstantinos Mavropanos scored an own goal for Brentford. Igor Thiago converted a penalty to extend Brentford’s lead. Mikkel Damsgaard added a third goal in the second half.
Officials confirmed that VAR ruled out a goal by Mavropanos for offside. “VAR checked the referee’s call of goal – and established that Mavropanos was in an offside position and recommended that the goal was disallowed,” stated the Premier League Match Centre.
West Ham struggled throughout the match, hitting the woodwork four times without scoring. Brentford secured their 10th clean sheet of the season with this victory.
The attendance for the match was 17,194. This win lifted Brentford to sixth place in the Premier League table. Igor Thiago has now scored 25 goals this season, including 8 penalties.
Mikkel Damsgaard remarked, “We played a good game; we knew it was going to be tough.” Observers noted that West Ham will face Arsenal in their next match, seeking to bounce back from this defeat.
