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Brentfordâ€s last away game – a 3-1 defeat to Fulham – was exactly a month ago, and since then theyâ€ve beaten Manchester United and lost to City at home. Appearing on Monday Night Football, Keith Andrews reveals he is going with three up top, having largely used a 5-3-2 setup in recent games. He also plans to continue embracing pace and chaos, telling Sky “we handle it better than a lot of other teamsâ€.

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Nuno has sprung some surprises in that line-up, with youngster Ollie Scarles in at left-back and Andy Irving making just his second Premier League start. With Niclas Füllkrug injured, itâ€s unclear who will start as centre-forward – my best guess would be Jarrod Bowen, but Crysencio Summerville is also capable of stepping into that role.

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West Ham (4-3-3): Areola; Walker-Peters, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles; Irving, Soucek, Fernandes; Summerville, Bowen (c), Lucas Paquetá.
Subs: Hermansen, Wilson, Diouf, Mavropanos, Rodríguez, Magassa, Wan-Bissaka, Potts, Marshall.

Brentford (4-3-3): Kelleher; Kayode, Collins (c), Van den Berg, Ajer; Henderson, Yarmolyuk, Damsgaard; Ouattara, Schade, Thiago.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Nelson, Carvalho, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.

Referee: Andrew Madley (West Yorkshire)

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Updated at 14.14 EDT

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Updated at 14.09 EDT

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Welcome to the Nuno Zone. West Ham, the team currently managed by Nuno Espírito Santo, kick off here 19th in the table, sandwiched between two other clubs he previously managed – Wolves and Nottingham Forest, where the wheels have fallen off spectacularly since he left just under six weeks ago.

Nuno might still look like the man who walked away unscathed from an escalating bin fire, but West Hamâ€s next four games might be crucial if he is to do what everyone expects and carry them clear of danger in a sensible fashion. They face four of the five teams immediately above the Nuno Zone with a trip to Leeds before home assignments against Newcastle and Burnley.

Turning around West Hamâ€s awful home form is top of Nunoâ€s to-do list: almost a month into his tenure, this is his first game in charge at the London Stadium. Tonightâ€s opponents at least have an equally poor away record – no points from three games, including a defeat to Nunoâ€s Forest in the distant fog of August.

Head-to-head form is very much in Brentfordâ€s favour, though: in eight Premier League meetings, West Ham have won just once. Keith Andrews†side will also sense a chance to move away from danger tonight. Kick-off: 8pm BST.

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