Super Eagles midfielder, Frank Onyeka, watched from the bench as Brentford cruised to a 2-0 victory over West Ham United in their Premier League clash on Monday night.
The Bees responded strongly to last weekend’s narrow 1-0 defeat to Manchester City, with Igor Thiago and Mathias Jensen finding the net to secure a well-deserved away win.
The result deepened Nuno Espirito Santo’s frustration, as the West Ham boss is still searching for his first win since taking charge and suffered his first home loss at the London Stadium in the process.
Brentford were on top for most of the encounter and finally broke through before half-time when Thiago powered a shot past Alphonse Areola after earlier rattling the crossbar.
The Brazilian thought he had doubled the advantage soon after, but his second strike was ruled out for offside.
Despite wasting several chances to kill off the game, Jensen sealed the win deep into stoppage time, handing Keith Andrews’ men their first Premier League away victory of the campaign.
West Ham rarely threatened, with Jarrod Bowen’s effort, superbly denied by goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, being their only real highlight in another disappointing outing.
The win lifted Brentford to 13th place with 10 points, while the struggling Hammers remain in the drop zone, three points adrift of safety.
On the international scene, Onyeka recently grabbed headlines with a stunning goal in Nigeria’s 4-0 thrashing of Benin Republic in their final Group C fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, a result that secured the Super Eagles a playoff berth.
Nigeria will face Gabon in the playoff round on November 13, while Cameroon are set to lock horns with DR Congo.
