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title: "West Ham News Today: Hammers appoint interim CEO, Head-to-Head vs Brentford, interest in Hayden Hackney"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2026/04/29/west-ham-news-today-april-29/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Matt Bottomley"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2026-04-29T13:00:00Z"
modified: "2026-04-29T13:00:00Z"
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# West Ham News Today: Hammers appoint interim CEO, Head-to-Head vs Brentford, interest in Hayden Hackney

West Ham United are prepping themselves for huge trip across London to take on Brentford this weekend. Whilst Nuno Espirito Santo get’s his team ready, from transfer news to injury updates, here’s all your Hammers headlines in one place at [ReadWestHam](https://readwestham.com/).

## Karm Viriani appointed interim CEO

West Ham have appointed an interim CEO following the departure of Baroness Karren Brady, after 16 years at the club.

Karim Viriani takes up the position after being with the Hammers from 2015 to 2020.

[Read More: **West Ham appoint interim CEO**](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/29/west-ham-appoint-interim-ceo/)

## Brentford vs West Ham: Head-to-Head

The Hammers head to Brentford this weekend in the Premier League, looking for another hugely important three points.

With that in mind we took a deep dive into how the Irons have faired in recent meeting with the Bees.

[Read More: **Head-to-Head: Brentford vs West Ham**](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/29/head-to-head-brentford-vs-west-ham/)

## Hammers joined interested parties in Hayden Hackney

Nuno’s Irons have joined the race for Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney.

The Championship Player of the Year looks set for a move to the Premier League if Boro fail to secure promotion this season.

[Read More: **West Ham join race for Championship Player of the Year**](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/29/west-ham-join-race-for-middlesbrough-hayden-hackney/)