Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueResilient Nottingham Forest beat West Ham United to secure first win since Premier League return
Taiwo Awoniyi's first-half goal secured Nottingham Forest a 1-0 win over West Ham United, their first victory since returning to the Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 5': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
- 5': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 6': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest).
- 6': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest).
- 7': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 9': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
- 9': Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Declan Rice (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 10': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jarrod Bowen.
- 11': Attempt missed. Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 12': Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
- 12': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest).
- 14': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
- 16': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
- 17': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest).
- 17': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Offside, West Ham United. Vladimír Coufal tries a through ball, but Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 18': Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 19': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
- 25': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 29': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 30': Attempt missed. Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
- 31': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 31': Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
- 32': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Jesse Lingard tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 33': Offside, West Ham United. Lukasz Fabianski tries a through ball, but Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 34': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Scott McKenna tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
- 39': Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 41': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Toffolo with a cross.
- 41': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 41': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
- 42': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 42': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 43': VAR Decision: No Goal Nottingham Forest 0-0 West Ham United.
- 45': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
- 45'+1': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Toffolo.
- 45'+2': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, West Ham United 0. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, West Ham United 0.
- 46': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
- 46': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 48': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 49': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 51': Hand ball by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 52': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 53': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Orel Mangala tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 53': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 55': VAR Decision: No Goal Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham United.
- 56': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Saïd Benrahma.
- 56': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
- 56': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
- 57': Attempt saved. Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 60': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
- 60': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 63': VAR Decision: Penalty West Ham United.
- 64': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 65': Penalty saved! Declan Rice (West Ham United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 65': Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
- 65': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neco Williams with a through ball.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Pablo Fornals.
- 68': Substitution, West Ham United. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Michail Antonio.
- 69': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).
- 69': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest).
- 70': Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 75': Dean Henderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
- 79': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Steve Cook replaces Moussa Niakhaté because of an injury.
- 80': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
- 82': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 83': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Steve Cook.
- 84': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United).
- 84': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Orel Mangala.
- 85': Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Jarrod Bowen.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
- 89': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
- 90': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+7': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 90'+7': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+8': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, West Ham United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, West Ham United 0.
Statistics
 WHU |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,281
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,281
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 35 | +46 | 82 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 35 | +33 | 67 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 36 | +23 | 66 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 36 | +24 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK)  |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 4 | Joe Worrall |
| 14 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 5 | Orel Mangala |
| 11 | Jesse Lingard |
| 15 | Harry Toffolo |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 9 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
West Ham United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 2 | Ben Johnson |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 8 | Pablo Fornals |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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