English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 31, 2025
West Ham United WWLLL 3
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Nottingham Forest DWLWD 0
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Match Report

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West Ham earn first win with late blitz at Nottingham Forest

West Ham eased the pressure on Graham Potter as three late goals saw them move off the foot of the League table with an extraordinary 3-0 victory at Forest.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
5
41.6
Possession
58.4
12
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
3
0.7
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
316
Accurate Passes
470
385
Passes
541
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
35
0.4
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
29
13
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
14
16
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
6
32
Effective Clearances
16
32
Clearances
16

Head to Head

NFO leads series 3-2

Lineups

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 5MurilloCD-L
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 3Neco WilliamsLB
  5. 34Ola AinaRB
  6. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteAM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonLM
  8. 6Ibrahim SangaréRM
  9. 11Chris WoodF
  10. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiAM-L
  11. 14Dan NdoyeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Angus GunnSUB
  2. 30Willy BolySUB
  3. 21Omari HutchinsonSUB
  4. 15Arnaud KalimuendoSUB
  5. 24James McAteeSUB
  6. 22Ryan YatesSUB
  7. 4MoratoSUB
  8. 12Douglas LuizSUB
  9. 19Igor JesusSUB

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mads HermansenG
  2. 3Max KilmanCD-L
  3. 15Konstantinos MavropanosCD-R
  4. 12El Hadji Malick DioufLB
  5. 2Kyle Walker-PetersRB
  6. 10Lucas PaquetáAM
  7. 8James Ward-ProwseLM
  8. 28Tomás SoucekRM
  9. 11Niclas FüllkrugF
  10. 18Mateus FernandesAM-L
  11. 20Jarrod BowenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Jean-Clair TodiboSUB
  2. 9Callum WilsonSUB
  3. 23Alphonse AreolaSUB
  4. 32Freddie PottsSUB
  5. 7Crysencio SummervilleSUB
  6. 30Oliver ScarlesSUB
  7. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaSUB
  8. 39Andrew IrvingSUB
  9. 24Guido RodríguezSUB

Timeline

  1. 58' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Dan Ndoye.
  2. 64' Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
  3. 73' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Chris Wood.
  4. 75' Substitution, West Ham United. Andy Irving replaces James Ward-Prowse.
  5. 82' Substitution, West Ham United. Crysencio Summerville replaces Mateus Fernandes.
  6. 84' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
  7. 88' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, West Ham United 2. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 89' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
  9. 89' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  10. 90'+1' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, West Ham United 3. Callum Wilson (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf with a cross following a fast break.

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