No time for an introduction, seeing as just three minutes into the fixture, Nuno’s side saw them 1-0 down. A poor defensive error makes you question Areola again. It’s stunning to see a goalkeeper have such abysmal catching ability, alongside Wan-Bissaka and Todibo not covering themselves in glory as you could see their clogs turning whilst pondering whether to make a tackle.

Quicker than getting up in the morning and making yourself a cuppa, we were 1-0 down.

West Ham: Areola, Diouf, Scarles, Kilman, Todibo, Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Irving, Summerville, Bowen (C), Paqueta
Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Igor, Wilson, Fernandes, Rodriguez, Magassa, Potts, Marshall

Leeds: Perri, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Rodon, Bijol, Ampadu, Longstaff, Tanaka, Aaronson, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin
Subs: Darlow, Justin, Struijk, Gruev, Stach, Harrison, James, Nmecha, Piroe

Despite only having three matches in charge for the Hammers, Nuno Espírito Santo has already seen enough in the squad he’s been given and is aiming to secure three players in the upcoming January window.

However, not only are West Ham struggling financially, but history will also tell fans and managers that the club don’t tend to do business in the winter.

Albee the past, NES has determined that he is in dire need of a striker from January onwards, in which he’s identified both Joshua Zirkzee and Ivan Toney.

West Ham United's overwhelmingly disappointing result on Monday night has brought much attention to many players and individuals, but if you had to single a soul out from that game, many would look towards the defence and more specifically, Max Kilman.

Kilman had a poor game against Brentford, whilst fans heckled and boo’d others, the stats don’t lie, and as a central defender in the Premier League to play a fixture which consisted of around 100 minutes and to not attempt a tackle all game is a cause for concern.

After one of the most woeful performances that most have ever seen, Nuno Espirito Santo wasn't afraid to criticise the performance and understands why the fans are ‘concerned’.

His opening comments said: “difficult evening, and it’s going to be much harder. Nobody’s going to sleep today. And rightly so. It was not good enough… Was not good enough.”

Upon being asked about the substitutions he made, “Some of them not so good today, but it’s part of the challenge ahead.”

defeat. Was the closing caption West Ham used to describe the 2-0 loss to Brentford.

A fixture in which felt like a ‘six-pointer’ already and one in which the lineup summarised the entirety of the match, clueless, toothless and subsequently leading to the opposition being ruthless.

West Ham: Areola, Walker Peters, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles, Irving, Fernandes, Paqueta, Soucek, Summerville, Bowen
Subs: Hermansen, Wilson, Diouf, Mavropanos, Rodriguez, Magassa, Wan Bissaka, Potts, Marshall

Brentford: Kelleher; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Ajer; Henderson, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard; Ouattara, Thiago, Schade.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Nelson, Carvalho, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.

Nuno Espirito Santo is set to take place in charge of his first home West Ham fixture on Monday, the 20th October, in what is set to be a boycott against Brentford. This inevitable boycott has been suspected to happen for a very long time, and it’s rather unfortunate timing for Nuno, seeing as he needs all the support that he can currently get.

However, once he was asked about the boycott, he said: "I hope all our fans could join us and help us facing Brentford.."

"We as a group we as a squad and group we ignore try to ignore focus on the tasks..."

Over the last season, it's been discussed amongst Hammers fans which is more of an underlying issue, whether it is the defence that needs more work than the attack. Or is it Vice-Verca?

The Hammers have conceded over 16 goals in the space of just 7 matches, totalling an average of 2.28 goals per game. To compare it to Sheffield United, who currently hold the worst record with 104 Goals conceded in a Premier League season, they averaged 2.73 goals per game.

Upon recent news of Nichlas Fullkrug receiving his now 3rd injury in the International break, it has sparked a debate amongst the club and how it is likely that the Hammers will look to sign another forward in January, seeing as we're currently down to just the Callums.