West Ham United suffered a huge blow in their hopes of finishing in the top four after Brentford eased to a 2-0 victory in Sunday’s clash in west London.

The Hammers disappointingly fell to a resurging Bees outfit after goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney dealt David Moyes’ dreams of Champions League football a major setback.

The Irons remain sixth in the table, with Manchester United poised to climb above them if they can secure a point against a struggling Norwich City side next weekend.

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The Transfer Tavern have now used statistical experts SofaScore to analyse who the three worst performers (to have played at least 60 minutes) were for the visitors on the day. Could any of these players be worried about their places in the starting XI going forward?

Craig Dawson – 6.4/10

Three players all came out with the same 6.4 rating, although Manuel Lanzini has been omitted as he was given less than 60 minutes worth of game time.

As such, Dawson takes third place. The centre-back struggled on the ball, having lost possession 15 times. Out of 12 long balls he played, only two were successful, and he failed to record any key passes, shots or dribbles throughout the match.

Jarrod Bowen – 6.4/10

Despite having an excellent season so far, Bowen also received a 6.4 rating on Sunday.

The winger failed to make an impact on the match, having had just 22 touches of the ball, proceeding to lose possession eight times against the Bees.

The 25-year-old did not take a single shot all afternoon, also failing in the final third in his attempt to pull off a single successful dribble.

Michail Antonio – 6.3/10

Antonio was ranked as West Ham's worst starter against Brentford, being given a 6.3 rating.

The striker failed to take a single shot throughout the match, adding to his ongoing drought which now stands at 12 league games without a goal.

The 32-year-old struggled to provide an attacking outlet for the Hammers, failing to succeed in either of his two dribble attempts. Having touched the ball on 26 occasions, Antonio lost possession 10 times, capping a poor display for the Irons' only senior striker.

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