West Ham United vs Brentford Schedule and Prediction 10 March 2026

West Ham United will host Brentford in an all-Premier League clash in the fifth round of the 2025/2026 FA Cup. This is an intriguing tie because West Ham have shown signs of improvement recently, but Brentford also arrive with a fairly solid away record and pleasant memories of London Stadium this season.

Match Schedule

The match will be played at London Stadium, London on Monday evening in the UK, with kick-off at 19:30 GMT on 9 March 2026. In your time zone (GMT+7), kick-off will be at 02:30 on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.

Current Form of Both Teams (as of 7 March 2026)

INDOBET36 said West Ham come into this match with growing confidence. They have just recorded a 1-0 win over Fulham in their most recent league fixture, and their last 10 matches in all competitions have generally been viewed as fairly encouraging.

Brentford, however, should not be underestimated. They have recently come through a mixed run of results, including a dramatic 4-3 away win at Burnley at the end of February, which showed that they remain dangerous when the pace of the match becomes frantic.

What will give Brentford even more belief is the fact that they won 2-0 against West Ham at London Stadium in the league meeting earlier this season in October.

West Ham vs Brentford Head-to-Head (Last 5 Meetings)

Below are the last five meetings, with the result shown from West Ham’s perspective (Win/Lose/Draw):

Team News and Rotation

Brentford are confirmed to be without Rico Henry due to a hamstring injury and are still missing several other players such as Aaron Hickey and Vitaly Janelt, while Reiss Nelson has only a slim chance of being involved again.

For West Ham, Pablo Felipe remains a doubt with a calf issue, while Łukasz Fabiański is also reported to be dealing with a back problem. With a busy league schedule, there is still every chance that some rotation will be considered.

Predicted Line-ups

Here are the predicted line-ups, although they may change once the official starting XIs are announced.

Predicted West Ham United (4-4-2): Areola; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Disasi, Scarles; Bowen, Fernandes, Magassa, Summerville; Wilson, Castellanos.

Predicted Brentford (4-2-3-1): Valdimarsson; Kayode, Pinnock, Ajer, Lewis-Potter; Yarmoliuk, Henderson; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago.

Match Prediction

The key battle could be out wide. Brentford have highlighted how effective they can be when attacking down the right-hand side, especially through Kayode’s contribution, while West Ham carry a major threat in wide areas through the combination of Bowen and Summerville, who have both been productive in 2026.

If West Ham can maintain their structure in transition and avoid becoming too open, they will have a good chance of forcing a tight contest. However, Brentford have a more direct attacking pattern and have already shown that they can win at this stadium this season, so the margin between the two sides remains very fine and may well depend on which team is more clinical in front of goal.

Score Prediction

With both sides showing relatively balanced form and both managers potentially making changes, the most realistic scenario is a closely fought encounter.

Predicted score: West Ham 1-1 Brentford (after 90 minutes)