The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast

Eight goalsAnother early Bees goalFive goals for the BeesThree points in the bagWe spoke to fans in the stands post match

Brentford kept their unbeaten home record going in a well contested London derby but suffered another injury in the draw with West Ham. Bryan Mbeumo scored another stunning early strike to give the Bees a first minute lead, but then they he home team hung on at stages and an equaliser looked on the cards.Two late penalty appeals were waved away as Brentfords tried to win the game late on … but the sight of Kevin Schade limping off raised concerns about how we can cope with yet another important injury.

Brentford look to shake off another tough away defeat by welcoming a wobbly West Ham United team to The Gtech this Saturday. The Hammers have lost on all three Premier League visits to Brentford and Thomas Frank and the team will be hoping that run continues.We look back at last weekends visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and discuss Bryan Mbeumo's worldie first-minute volley, then pick over the bones of where it went wrong afterwards, as well as THAT handball outside the area by the Spurs goalie.We chew the fat over whether top flight players really are playing too much football in light of several high profile stars hinting at strike action... plus we look ahead to the Brentford Women's team's Gtech take-over this Sunday for their match against Clapton Community.Andy Payne from the West Ham Independent Supporters' Committee gives us his insight into life in East London this campaign so far, with JB spinning the Facts and Funk and Jason Gowler from BeesBreakdown sprinkling some stats and technical analysis on the Spurs and West Ham games.Dave Laney Lane is joined in the virtual joint by Ali Mullally and Matt Allard this week.Enjoy.

Brentford came away from Tottenham empty handed despite taking the lead thanks to a stunning Bryan Mbeumo volley. Mistakes, missed chances and missing players then combined to the defeat. We contributed in spells and made Spurs work for the win that included goals from pantomime villains Brennan Johnson and James Madisson.

Brentford’s sequence of tough away fixtures at the start of the season continues this weekend with a trip to the Tottenham Stadium… The Bees will be looking to build upon last week’s positive performance at The Etihad and the midweek win over Leyton Orient. Spurs, on the other hand, seem to be under a bit of pressure, however, they still go into the game as favourites, especially with Wissa sidelined for a couple of months and Thomas Frank having to, once again, shuffle the pack up top.Dave ‘Laney’ Lane is joined by Ali ‘Doolally’ Mullally and Tom ‘The Fiddler’ Fiddler in the Virtual Joint for this week’s Beesotted Pride of West London Podcast, where we cast our minds back to the Manchester City match, events under the lights against Leyton Orient and the trip to North London on Saturday… we ask whether Kevin Schade can make the step up and stake his claim for the number nine shirt now he has the opportunity, if Thomas Frank is being primed to be the next Manchester City boss… what Brentford’s line-up would be if everyone was fit… we have stats and tactical analysis from Jacob Gobbler at @beesbreakdown, facts and funk from the one and only Jonathan 'JB' Burchill and Ricky Sacks from The Last Word On Spurs, who shares his knowledge on all that’s happening in N17.

Brentford eased past Leyton Orient in tonight’s League Cup tie despite going a goal down… The Bees responded well to avert an upset and in the end it proved to be a comfortable night under the lights and the winning margin could have been far greater. Here’s what the fans thought after the match, inside the stadium and back in The Globe.

Brentford went one goal up against Man City at The Ethiad within 30 secsbut two Haaland goals in the first half flipped the score and Bees 80% possession in the first 20 mins was cancelled out in the second half when City controlled the gameBillytheBee chats to a fans watching the game in Atlanta to get their post match thoughts

Premier League football returns after the international break and offers up arguably Brentford’s toughest away match of the season – a trip to take on Champions Manchester City at The Etihad. Thomas Frank’s side has enjoyed a solid start to the campaign, however, 100% City will be all-out to continue that unbeaten start… still, we have won there in the top flight two seasons ago, but can lightening strike twice? Dave ‘Laney’ Lane is joined on this week’s Beesotted Pride of West London Podcast by Brentford fans Cham Desilva and Tom Fidler, Jonathan Burchill provides his priceless Facts and Funk, Jacob Gowler from BeesBreakdown shares his statistical and tactical analysis, with David Mooney from the Blue Moon podcast giving us the low-down on Manchester City. Come On You Bees!