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Schade’s early goal hands Brentford victory at West Ham
West Ham 0-1 Brentford
by Paul Donovan
at the London Stadium
BRENTFORD ran out comfortable winners of this mid-table tussle with West Ham at the London Stadium.
The west Londoners should have had the game tied up by half time, having been denied a number of opportunities.
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