Brentford 1-1 West Ham: Tomas Soucek secures a point for the visitors to maintain their unbeaten record on the road - after Bryan Mbeumo made history with his lightning-quick opener

The danger couldn’t have been any more obvious for West Ham, whose analysts will have spent all week examining Brentford’s tactical strengths and frailties to the nth degree. I need to know if it’s a world record or not,’ said Brentford boss Thomas Frank, whose side became the first team in Premier League history to score in the opening minute in three consecutive games. Tomas Soucek rescued a point for West Ham after they fell behind early against Brentford Bryan Mbeumo had given the visitors the lead after just 38 seconds at the Gtech Community Stadium The goal marked third consecutive game in which the Bees have scored in under a minute ‘There is of course planning to it. They took full advantage of Brentford’s unwanted record of being the team that has dropped the most points from wining positions since the start of last season as Tomas Soucek applied the finishing touch to a clever passing move in the second half. But once again Thomas Frank's side were unable to maintain their lead as Soucek levelled Chances proved hard to come by for both teams after the equaliser as the game finished even MATCH FACTS AND RATINGS BRENTFORD : Flekken 6; Van den Berg 6.5, Collins 6, Pinnock 6, Ajer 6.5; Damsgaard 6, Janelt 6; Schade 6, Carvalho 7, Lewis-Potter 6.5; Mbeumo 7 Subs not used: Valdimarsson, Mee, Meghoma, Trevitt, Roerslev, Ji-Soo, Yogane Goals: Mbeumo 1' Booked: Yarmoliuk, Lewis-Potter Manager: Thomas Frank 6 WEST HAM : Areola 6; Wan-Bissaka 6, Todibo 6, Kilman 6.5, Emerson 5.5 ; Rodriguez 5.5, Soucek 6; Bowen 6.5, Paqueta 6, Kudus 5.5 ; Antonio 6 Subs not used: Fabianski, Cresswell, Coufal, Guilherme Goals: Soucek 54' Booked: Emerson, Kilman Manager: Julen Lopetegui 6.5 Referee: Simon Hooper 6 Attendance: 17,050 Only Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen got in each other’s way before the former dragged wide.