English FA Cup · West Ham United advance 5-3 on penalties

West Ham United vs Brentford: 2–2

West Ham United beat Brentford 5–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the English FA Cup on Monday, 9 March 2026 at London Stadium, London, England.

Competition: English FA Cup (2025-26 English FA Cup, Fifth Round)
Kick-off time: Mon, 9 Mar 2026, 19:30 UTC
Status: Final Score - After Penalties
Venue: London Stadium, London, England
Attendance: 48,570
Teams: West Ham United (home), Brentford (away)

Goals

19' — Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United)
28' — Igor Thiago (Brentford), assist Nathan Collins
34' — Jarrod Bowen (penalty) (West Ham United)
81' — Igor Thiago (penalty) (Brentford)

Starting line-ups

West Ham United (4-2-3-1): Alphonse Areola (G), Axel Disasi (CD-L), Konstantinos Mavropanos (CD-R), Oliver Scarles (LB), Kyle Walker-Peters (RB), Mateus Fernandes (AM), Mohamadou Kanté (LM), Tomás Soucek (RM), Pablo (F), Adama Traoré (AM-L), Jarrod Bowen (AM-R).

Brentford (4-2-3-1): Caoimhín Kelleher (G), Nathan Collins (CD-L), Kristoffer Ajer (CD-R), Keane Lewis-Potter (LB), Michael Kayode (RB), Mikkel Damsgaard (AM), Yehor Yarmoliuk (LM), Jordan Henderson (RM), Igor Thiago (F), Kevin Schade (AM-L), Dango Ouattara (AM-R).

Recent form

West Ham United: drew 1–1 vs Manchester United (10 Feb); won 1–0 away to Burton Albion (14 Feb); drew 0–0 vs AFC Bournemouth (21 Feb); lost 5–2 away to Liverpool (28 Feb); won 1–0 away to Fulham (4 Mar).

Brentford: drew 1–1 vs Arsenal (12 Feb); won 1–0 away to Macclesfield FC (16 Feb); lost 2–0 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (21 Feb); won 4–3 away to Burnley (28 Feb); drew 0–0 away to AFC Bournemouth (3 Mar).