English FA Cup

West Ham United vs Brentford, 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fifth Round

· West Ham United advance 5-3 on penalties
West Ham United
  • 19': Jarrod Bowen
  • 34': Jarrod Bowen (P)
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
West Ham United advance 5-3 on penalties
Brentford
  • 28': Igor Thiago
  • 81': Igor Thiago (P)

West Ham through in FA Cup after shocking Brentford penalty

Brentford forward Dango Ouattara fluffed a Panenka-style penalty as West Ham United reached the FA Cup quarterfinals for the first time in a decade with a 5-3 shoot-out win.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Michael Kayode (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Kevin Schade.
  • 15': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Ollie Scarles (West Ham United).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Axel Disasi.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Pablo (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 19': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes with a cross.
  • 19': Goal! West Ham United 1, Brentford 0. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 24': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Ollie Scarles (West Ham United).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 27': Foul by Pablo (West Ham United).
  • 27': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 28': Goal! West Ham United 1, Brentford 1. Igor Thiago (Brentford) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
  • 30': Penalty West Ham United. Adama Traoré draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 30': Penalty conceded by Michael Kayode (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': VAR Decision: Penalty West Ham United.
  • 34': Goal! West Ham United 2, Brentford 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 37': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Mohamadou Kanté.
  • 39': Foul by Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United).
  • 39': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 43': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ollie Scarles.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
  • 45'+2': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (West Ham United) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
  • 45'+3': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Mateus Fernandes.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Henderson (Brentford).
  • 45'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, West Ham United 2, Brentford 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 2, Brentford 1.
  • 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Crysencio Summerville replaces Adama Traoré.
  • 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Ezra Mayers replaces Ollie Scarles.
  • 48': Offside, Brentford. Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
  • 51': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
  • 51': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 53': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  • 54': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
  • 56': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
  • 56': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, West Ham United. Valentín Castellanos replaces Pablo.
  • 61': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  • 61': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  • 63': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 65': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Michael Kayode (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Kevin Schade with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 73': Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United).
  • 76': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, West Ham United. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Mohamadou Kanté.
  • 77': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United).
  • 77': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Mateus Fernandes.
  • 78': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
  • 80': Penalty Brentford. Michael Kayode draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 80': Penalty conceded by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 80': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Goal! West Ham United 2, Brentford 2. Igor Thiago (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 82': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 82': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 86': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 86': Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Brentford. Romelle Donovan replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 89': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 89': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United).
  • 90'+5': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Brentford 2.
  • 90': First Half Extra Time begins West Ham United 2, Brentford 2.
  • 90': Substitution, West Ham United. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 92': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
  • 92': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 95': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
  • 95': Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 96': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
  • 96': Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 97': Substitution, Brentford. Sepp van den Berg replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 104': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
  • 105': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 105'+1': Attempt missed. Romelle Donovan (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kevin Schade following a fast break.
  • 105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, West Ham United 2, Brentford 2.
  • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins West Ham United 2, Brentford 2.
  • 105': Substitution, Brentford. Kaye Furo replaces Kevin Schade.
  • 105': Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Mateus Fernandes.
  • 106': Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
  • 106': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
  • 107': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
  • 107': Romelle Donovan (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 109': Foul by Kaye Furo (Brentford).
  • 109': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 110': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
  • 111': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
  • 111': Delay in match because of an injury Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
  • 113': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 113': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Valentín Castellanos.
  • 114': Attempt missed. Kaye Furo (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a cross following a corner.
  • 117': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
  • 117': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 119': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 120'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 120'+1': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 120'+2': Attempt blocked. Kaye Furo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 120'+3': Second Half Extra Time ends, West Ham United 2, Brentford 2.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout begins West Ham United 2, Brentford 2.
  • 120': Goal! West Ham United 2(1), Brentford 2. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120': Goal! West Ham United 2(1), Brentford 2(1). Igor Thiago (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120': Goal! West Ham United 2(2), Brentford 2(1). Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 120': Penalty saved. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot saved in the top centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United).
  • 120': Goal! West Ham United 2(3), Brentford 2(1). Callum Wilson (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120': Goal! West Ham United 2(3), Brentford 2(2). Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Goal! West Ham United 2(4), Brentford 2(2). Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120': Goal! West Ham United 2(4), Brentford 2(3). Mathias Jensen (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 120': Goal! West Ham United 2(5), Brentford 2(3). Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout ends, West Ham United 2(5), Brentford 2(3).
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 2(5), Brentford 2(3).

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 48,570

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Alphonse Areola (GK)
4 Axel Disasi
15 Konstantinos Mavropanos
30 Oliver Scarles
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
18 Mateus Fernandes
55 Mohamadou Kanté
28 Tomás Soucek Yellow Card
19 Pablo
17 Adama Traoré
20 Jarrod Bowen
West Ham United Substitutes:
Crysencio Summerville, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Soungoutou Magassa, Freddie Potts, Max Kilman, Ezra Mayers, Valentín Castellanos, Callum Wilson, Finlay Herrick.

BRE Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
22 Nathan Collins
20 Kristoffer Ajer
23 Keane Lewis-Potter
33 Michael Kayode
24 Mikkel Damsgaard
18 Yehor Yarmoliuk
6 Jordan Henderson
9 Igor Thiago
7 Kevin Schade
19 Dango Ouattara
Brentford Substitutes:
Mathias Jensen, Ollie Shield, Luka Bentt, Kaye Furo, Sepp van den Berg, Ethan Pinnock, Joshua Stephenson, Romelle Donovan, Hákon Valdimarsson.

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