Premier League 2024-25: Schade’s early goal gives Brentford 1-0 win over West Ham; Bournemouth loses 1-3 vs Southampton

Premier League 2024-25: Schade’s early goal gives Brentford 1-0 win over West Ham; Bournemouth loses 1-3 vs Southampton

Kevin Schade’s early goal gave Brentford a 1-0 win at West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday, after the hosts recovered from a woeful first half but were unable to find an equaliser.

Brentford took the lead inside four minutes after West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola clawed away Schade’s shot from behind the line, but the visitors could not find the second goal their dominance deserved.

West Ham boss Graham Potter made a triple change at halftime, introducing on-loan striker Evan Ferguson and he quickly set up Mohammed Kudus, who horribly sliced his effort over the bar from close range.

The home side’s momentum after the restart fizzled out and Brentford were relatively comfortable in holding on for a win which kept them 11th in the standings with 34 points from 25 games, while West Ham are 16th with 27 points. 

Dango Ouattara, Ryan Christie and Marcus Tavernier were all on the scoresheet as Bournemouth comfortably beat struggling Southampton 3-1 at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton.

The visitors hit Southampton with two rapid-fire goals, with Ouattara opening the scoring in the 14th minute with a glancing header and two minutes later Christie doubled their lead.

Kamaldeen Sulemana pulled one back for Southampton in the 72nd minute as the Ghanaian forward buried the ball into the bottom corner, but substitute Tavernier netted in the 83rd to seal all three points for Bournemouth.

Southampton remain bottom with nine points from 25 matches, while Bournemouth moved up to fifth with 43 points.