West Ham United vs Nottingham Forest, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Soucek header seals win for West Ham against Forest
West Ham United's Tomas Soucek powered home a late header to seal a topsy-turvy 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest and end their winless streak in the Premier League on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 6': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 12': Attempt saved. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Harry Toffolo with a cross.
- 14': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Foul by Harry Toffolo (Nottingham Forest).
- 18': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
- 19': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 22': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 33': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 36': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 36': Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 39': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 43': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré with a through ball.
- 44': Goal! West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+1': James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Danilo replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Emerson (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 47': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Danilo.
- 48': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson.
- 49': Attempt missed. Emerson (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 52': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
- 53': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 54': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest).
- 54': Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 57': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 57': James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United).
- 59': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 59': Harry Toffolo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Foul by Harry Toffolo (Nottingham Forest).
- 62': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 62': Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Goal! West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ola Aina.
- 64': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 65': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 65': Goal! West Ham United 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 71': Hand ball by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 72': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
- 72': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nayef Aguerd with a headed pass.
- 75': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 75': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sèrge Aurier replaces Ola Aina.
- 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Willy-Arnaud Boly replaces Murillo because of an injury.
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 78': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Edson Álvarez.
- 81': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 81': Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 83': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Orel Mangala.
- 83': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 84': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 84': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 85': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
- 86': Delay in match (West Ham United).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
- 88': Goal! West Ham United 3, Nottingham Forest 2. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United).
- 90': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Divock Origi replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Divock Origi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 90'+4': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Substitution, West Ham United. Angelo Ogbonna replaces Mohammed Kudus.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 90'+7': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 90'+7': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Offside, West Ham United. Vladimír Coufal tries a through ball, but Michail Antonio is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Substitution, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Toffolo with a cross.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, West Ham United 3, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 3, Nottingham Forest 2.
Statistics
 NFO |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 356 | Accurate Passes | 439 |
| 438 | Passes | 516 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 17 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 26 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,470
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,470
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 5 | +6 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +8 | 10 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | +1 | 10 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 27 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal  |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 7 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 19 | Edson Álvarez |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
Nottingham Forest (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 40 | Murillo |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 15 | Harry Toffolo |
| 43 | Ola Aina |
| 5 | Orel Mangala |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 9 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
| 21 | Anthony Elanga |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
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