The West Ham vs Brentford F.C. timeline is a rivalry built almost entirely in the modern era, one that lay dormant for decades before Brentford’s promotion to the Premier League in 2021 reignited a London derby that had last been contested at meaningful level during the 1950s.
The two clubs met in the Second Division across the early 1950s, with West Ham winning three of six encounters, but long periods of separation across the following seven decades meant the rivalry had little continuous character by the time Brentford returned to the top flight.
Their first Premier League meeting arrived in October 2021 at the London Stadium, West Ham winning 2-1 in a game that suggested the Hammers expected to maintain a superiority their history broadly supported.
Brentford immediately contested that assumption and rarely looked back. The Bees won 2-0 at West Ham in April 2022, added a further 2-0 home victory in May 2023 and completed a third consecutive home triumph in November 2023 with a 3-2 defeat of West Ham, establishing themselves as the dominant force in a fixture that defied every expectation given the clubs’ respective resources and squad values.
West Ham offered the sharpest response in February 2024, winning 4-2 at the London Stadium in the most emphatic result the modern fixture has produced, but Brentford absorbed that setback and returned to dominance with a 0-1 victory at the London Stadium in February 2025 and a 2-0 win there in October 2025 that added to the growing concerns surrounding West Ham under their management that season.
The March 2026 league meeting at the Gtech Community Stadium produced a 0-0 draw, the most recent head-to-head result between the two clubs in the Premier League era.
Across 13 Premier League-era meetings, Brentford have won seven, West Ham four, with two draws, a modern record that flatly contradicts the historical advantage West Ham held from the 1950s.
| H2H Record (Modern PL Era, 13 meetings) | Brentford | West Ham |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 7 | 4 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| Goals scored | 19 | 11 |
| Key Timeline Results | Date | Venue | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham vs Brentford | Oct 3, 2021 | London Stadium | 2-1 WHU |
| Brentford vs West Ham | Apr 10, 2022 | Gtech Stadium | 2-0 BRE |
| West Ham vs Brentford | Feb 26, 2024 | London Stadium | 4-2 WHU |
| West Ham vs Brentford | Oct 20, 2025 | London Stadium | 0-2 BRE |
| Brentford vs West Ham | Mar 9, 2026 | Gtech Stadium | 0-0 |
| 2025-26 Premier League Table | Pos | Pts | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 7th | 46 | 13 | 7 | 17 | +4 |
| West Ham | 18th | 36 | 9 | 9 | 19 | -22 |
The West Ham vs Brentford F.C. timeline reaches its latest chapter on the final day of the 2025-26 season, with West Ham fighting to escape relegation against Leeds at home while Brentford face Liverpool at the Gtech Community Stadium knowing a Europa League spot could still be theirs if results across the division fall in their favour.
