Collins earns Brentford thrilling comeback win over West Ham
Brentford claimed their third straight Premier League victory when they came from behind to beat West Ham United 3-2on Saturdayin a thrilling London derbyin which their club-record signing Nathan Collins scored the winner.
Victory moved Brentford up to ninth place with 16 points from 11 games as they slowly get their campaign back on track following a six-match winless run, while West Ham dropped to 11th, two points behind their London rivals.
Brentford's Neal Maupay had been in rotten form with a goal drought lasting 14 months but the French forward repaid Thomas Frank's faith by opening the scoring in the 11th minute, heading home after pouncing on Frank Onyeka's miscued shot.
The lead lasted eight minutes as Michail Antonio crossed the ball into the box and midfielder Mohammed Kudus, with his back to goal, executed a perfect scissors kick to score.
Kudus nearly grabbed another minutes later when he saw his effort come off the post but Jarrod Bowen was on hand to clean up and make it 2-1 following a long VAR check for handball.
West Ham could have easily made it 3-1 when Kudus and Bowen combined to break through Brentford's defence but when Bowen played the ball to the far post Antonio got in Said Benrahma's way and scuffed his effort wide.
As the heavens opened and the rain lashed down, Bryan Mbeumo led Brentford's fightback, with the forward coming close to scoring from range on three occasions before halftime as West Ham held on to their slender lead.
The equaliser finally came 10 minutes into the second half when West Ham defender Konstantinos Mavropanos attempted to clear Mbeumo's dangerous cross from a short corner only to see the ball fly into the top corner.
Collins had forced the own goal and the defender was
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