Keith Andrews says Brentford should embrace being sixth in the Premier League after their 3-0 win over West Ham strengthened their European push.
Keith Andrews says Brentford are in a “good place” after their 3-0 win over West Ham moved them up to sixth in the Premier League with three games left to play.
Brentford ended a six-match winless run in emphatic fashion at the Gtech Community Stadium, with Konstantinos Mavropanos’ own goal, Igor Thiago’s penalty and Mikkel Damsgaard’s late finish securing an important victory.
The result lifted Andrews’ side to 51 points and kept them firmly in the European conversation heading into the final stretch of the season. For a team that had drawn five of their previous six league matches, the win also helped turn positive performances into the kind of result their recent displays had threatened to deliver.
Speaking after the match, Andrews said Brentford’s position should be enjoyed, but not treated as the end point.
“We're in a good place, clearly sixth with three games to go is not a bad position to be in,” Andrews said. “We should enjoy that, we should embrace that and keep pushing and see where that brings us.”
That balance has been central to Brentford’s season. Andrews has repeatedly spoken about the importance of performance levels, even during spells when results have not matched them. The win over West Ham was a reward for that consistency, but also a reminder of how narrow the margins can be at this stage of the campaign.
West Ham had chances, hit the woodwork three times and saw a Mavropanos goal ruled out for offside, but Brentford were sharper in the decisive moments and managed the game better after half-time. Thiago’s penalty gave them breathing space before Damsgaard’s third made the result safe.
Andrews also stressed that Brentford must continue the standards that have put them in this position.
“It’s tight,” he said. “We’ve had a special season so far and I want us to continue that. We’ll just keep pushing.”
That is the sensible message. Brentford are now in a position where European qualification is no longer just an outside thought, but the table is still congested enough that nothing can be assumed. Brighton, Bournemouth and others remain close, and the final three fixtures will determine whether this run becomes something genuinely historic.
For Brentford, the West Ham win was important because of more than the scoreline. It ended the wait for a victory, restored momentum and moved them into a league position that reflects the quality of their season.
Andrews’ challenge now is to make sure the result becomes a platform rather than a one-off response. Brentford are sixth, confident again and still pushing. With three games to go, that is exactly where they would have wanted to be.