West Ham assistant manager Kevin Nolan was spotted furiously confronting Brentford star Neal Maupay at half-time at the London Stadium.<br /><br />Maupay was approached by Nolan as the teams emerged for the second half, with West Ham leading 2-1 in the Monday evening Premier League fixture.<br /><br />According to Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville, Maupay had reportedly been waiting outside referee Simon Hooper's room at half-time.<br /><br />Nolan was reportedly angered by Maupay's actions, with the dispute continuing down the tunnel.<br /><br />'There was quite a bit going on at halftime as the players came back out from the tunnel,' Neville said.<br /><br />'The Brentford striker Neal Maupay we believe was outside the referee's room and Kevin Nolan [West Ham's first team coach] has taken offence to it.<br /><br />'It doesn't look like he's calmed down either.'<br /><br />Brentford had been angered after seeing penalty appeals waved away by Hooper in the first half.<br /><br />The Bees appealed that Sergio Reguilon had been pushed over by Mohammed Kudus in the box, but saw their claims waved away.<br /><br />Maupay had given Brentford hope in the first half by reducing the deficit to 2-1 in the 13th minute.<br /><br />Thomas Frank's side conceded twice in the opening seven minutes to Jarrod Bowen.<br /><br />The West Ham star completed a hat-trick to restore their two-goal cushion in the second half before a stunning goal from Emerson Palmieri secured a 4-1 lead.<br /><br />Maupay has been involved in a series of recent spats on the pitch, including copying James Maddison's darts celebration when giving Brentford the lead at Tottenham, only for Spurs to fight back to win.<br /><br />The Premier League's pantomime villain then angered Kyle Walker who was accused of talking about the full-back's family on the back of news he had fathered a second child with a different woman his partner.<br /><br />The forward was slammed for his actions but has insisted he has never crossed a line, denying the allegations around his supposed comments to Walker in his side's 3-1 defeat to the Champions on February 5.<br />
