West Ham Vs Brentford: Managers Make 10 Combined Changes Ahead of 9 Mar Kick-off
Nuno Espírito Santo made seven changes to West Ham’s starting XI while Brentford made three alterations, a combined total of 10 changes ahead of the FA Cup fifth-round tie kicking off at 2: 30 pm ET on 9 Mar, listed as west ham vs brentford in schedules.
West Ham Vs Brentford Lineups
West Ham’s announced starting XI for the London Stadium lists 11 players: Areola, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Disasi, Scarles, Soucek, Kanté, Bowen, Fernandes, Traoré and Pablo.
| West Ham (starters) | Brentford (starters) |
|---|---|
| Areola | Kelleher |
| Walker-Peters | Lewis-Potter |
| Mavropanos | Collins |
| Disasi | Ajer |
| Scarles | Kayode |
| Soucek | Henderson |
West Ham named nine substitutes: Herrick, Kilman, Summerville, Wilson, Castellanos, Magassa, Wan-Bissaka, Potts and Mayers; Brentford named nine substitutes: Valdimarsson, Van den Berg, Pinnock, Jensen, Donovan, Furo, Bentt, Shield and Stephenson.
Nuno and Keith Andrews Changes
Brentford made three changes to their XI, with Rico Henry dropping out injured and Keane Lewis-Potter coming in, while Kristoffer Ajer and Yehor Yarmoliuk replace Sepp van den Berg and Mathias Jensen in the starting line-up.
Nuno made seven changes to the side that won at Fulham in midweek, bringing in Alphonse Areola, Kyle Walker-Peters, Ollie Scarles, Dinos Mavropanos, Mohamadou Kanté, Adama Traore and Pablo Felipe, with Mats Hermansen, Aaron Wan-Bissaja, Jean-Clair Todibo, El-Hadji Diouf, Crysencio Summerville, Valentin Castellanos and Callum wilson dropped from the matchday selection.
Pablo Felipe is noted as moving closer to full fitness after joining in January, having scored 10 goals and provided one assist in 13 matches in the Portuguese league, while Lukasz Fabianski remains hampered by a back problem; Brentford’s injury list includes Rico Henry’s hamstring issue, which has been described as ruling him out for several weeks, plus Fabio Carvalho, Antoni Milambo and Josh Dasilva sidelined with knee problems, Aaron Hickey (thigh) and Vitaly Janelt (ankle) unavailable, and Reiss Nelson a possible late return option.
If West Ham or Brentford progress from this FA Cup fifth-round tie, their next confirmed matches in the competition would fall on the weekend of 4th and 5th April 2026.
