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How much heart-strain would you like, sir? Happy Hammers might’ve slept well, but that would’ve come at the expense of a few years knocked off the heart.

Against all odds and despite West Ham having such a woeful season, Nuno has managed to kickstart this club’s engine, and in 2026, we’re pushing to see where the limits are.

Nuno’s side initially perfectly started the game, a lovely looped in ball by Mateus Fernandes, headed down by the returned Pablo and placed in by Jarrod Bowen gave us an early lead - though it would last minutes.

West Ham: Areola, Mavropanos, Walker-Peters, Disasi, Scarles, Fernandes, Soucek, Kante, Bowen (C), Traore, Pablo
Subs: Herrick, Taty, Kilman, Potts, Summerville, Wan-Bissaka, Mayers, Wilson, Magassa

Brentford: Kelleher, Lewis-Potter, Collins (C), Ajer, Kayode, Henderson, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago, Ouattara
Subs: Valdimarsson, Van Den Berg, Pinnock, Jensen, Donovan, Furo, Bentt, Shield, Stephenson

West Ham United are set to take on Brentford on Monday night in the FA Cup fifth round, but given the circumstances, could Nuno decide his line-up based on the next round?

West Ham will be the last game to commence in the fifth round of the FA Cup, meaning that all other teams would’ve been decided by the end of Sunday, with Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City already confirmed to be through at this moment in time.

Due to the fixture taking place on Monday night, the draw for the Quarter Finals will take place BEFORE West Ham take on Brentford.