West Ham forward Evan Ferguson, has been speaking to Premier League Productions after today's defeat: "I think all the lads as a group know that the first half was not good enough but we responded well if you are going to lose a game, you lose it by playing like we did in the second half.

Ferguson was the primary target — young, hungry for more game time than he was getting — and duly picked West Ham over a whole host of interested parties. Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen and Bournemouth were just some of the clubs who explored the logistics of a move for the Republic of Ireland international.

Kevin Schade's early goal gave Brentford a 1-0 win at West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday, after the hosts recovered from a woeful first half but were unable to find an equaliser.Brentfo