Ex-Sporting star starts, but Nuno Espírito Santo loses again | OneFootball

Mateus Fernandes, former Sporting player, was a starter in the West Ham - Brentford match last Monday, October 20th. Nuno Espírito Santo's team suffered another defeat, this time 2-0 at home, in a match valid for the eighth round of the Premier League.

After the draw against Everton (1-1) and the defeat in the derby with Arsenal (2-0), West Ham still hasn't tasted victory under the Portuguese coach and occupies the second-to-last place on the table, with only four points.

At London Stadium, the first goal came in the 43rd minute, courtesy of Brazilian Igor Thiago, who has been in excellent form and has already scored six goals in nine matches this season. The forward capitalized on a pass from Kevin Schade and an incomplete save by Aréola to open the scoring. Just before halftime (45’+7’), Igor Thiago scored again, but the goal was disallowed by VAR for offside.

In the second half, Nuno Espírito Santo tried to react by making three substitutions at halftime - including the removal of Mateus Fernandes - but the team couldn't change the course of the match. Brentford sealed the victory near the end, with Mathias Jensen making it 2-0 and confirming another setback for West Ham.

Having done much of his training at the Alcochete Academy, Mateus Fernandes - valued at 15 million euros - played 10 matches for Sporting's first team between 2022/23 and 2024/25, during which he scored one goal and provided one assist. In the summer of 2024, the athlete moved to Southampton for 15 million euros.

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