Brentford cruise to victory at hapless West Ham

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LONDON - Igor Thiago and Mathias Jensen scored as Brentford secured a 2-0 Premier League victory over West Ham United on Monday, inflicting a club record fourth successive home league loss at the start of the season on their hosts.

Brentford moved up to 13th in the table with 10 points from eight games, while West Ham, booed off by their fans, are 19th with four points.

New West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo will have seen the size of the job at hand as his side were second to everything and only the woodwork and wasteful Brentford finishing prevented a rout.

Thiago netted from 10 yards from Kevin Schades pass on 43 minutes and Jensen blasted into the roof of the net in added time to seal a victory that Espirito Santo will feel was far too comfortable for Brentford.

Its very nice to get the three points and get away from the relegation zone, Brentford midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard said.

We missed a lot of chances, on set-pieces we could have had more (goals),but we are happy with the three points. We are finding a rhythm as a team and connecting a bit more.

EMPTY WEST HAM SEATS

There were empty seats at kickoff as what seemed like several thousand West Ham fans staged a stay-away in protest against chairman David Sullivan and vice-chair Karren Brady.

Brentford came into the game having lost all three of their away league matches this season but had 22 attempts on goal, the most they have managed away from home in the Premier League.

West Ham were over-run in midfield and could not get a foothold in the game, outplayed by a team who