One winner will advance to the FA Cup quarter-finals, leaving fans and squads to await which club progresses from west ham vs brentford. At 2: 30 pm ET, the fifth-round tie kicks off at the London Stadium, with the quarter-final draw scheduled to take place shortly before kickoff.
West Ham Vs Brentford
The victorious side from west ham vs brentford will join seven already-qualified teams to make up the eight quarter-finalists, with quarter-final matches slated for the weekend of 4-5 April. Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Leeds United are named among the sides already in the draw, while a lower-league club that shocked a higher-ranked opponent also occupies a place in the hat.
West Ham United
West Ham arrive having found form under Nuno Espírito Santo, losing just twice in their last ten outings, and are boosted by the return of midfielder Freddie Potts from a three-match suspension. The Hammers must also weigh selection questions, with January signing Pablo Felipe carrying a calf issue and goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański troubled by a back problem; Crysencio Summerville is expected to start after involvement in all three of West Ham’s FA Cup goals this season.
Brentford
Brentford travel to the London Stadium sitting seventh in the Premier League and unbeaten in five away matches, having reached this stage by defeating Sheffield Wednesday and Macclesfield. Defender Michael Kayode stands out as a particular threat, having created seven chances in the teams’ previous meeting at this ground and amassed more long throws than any other Premier League player this season, while defender Rico Henry is sidelined with a hamstring problem.
Match selection and individual form will decide who progresses, but the immediate next event to fix the outcome is the quarter-final draw scheduled shortly before kickoff; the draw is expected to commence at 2: 05 pm ET. If the winner of tonight’s tie holds, that side will be placed among the quarter-finalists whose matches will be played over the weekend of 4-5 April.
