West Ham United vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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West Ham sink further as Morgan Gibbs-White saves Nottingham Forest
West Ham's Premier League survival hopes took another major blow after slipping to a 2-1 defeat at home to fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
- 2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Elliot Anderson.
- 5': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 6': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 10': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 10': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 11': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 13': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Omari Hutchinson.
- 13': Own Goal by Murillo, Nottingham Forest. West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 14': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 14': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 15': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 17': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 22': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Murillo.
- 23': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 23': Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 26': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Murillo.
- 27': Attempt missed. Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 28': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 32': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 32': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 34': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United).
- 37': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
- 42': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Neco Williams.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 44': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Omari Hutchinson.
- 48': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
- 49': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 51': Offside, West Ham United. Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 51': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 52': VAR Decision: No Goal West Ham United 1-0 Nottingham Forest.
- 55': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 55': Goal! West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 57': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 58': Attempt saved. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Dilane Bakwa with a cross.
- 59': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ollie Scarles.
- 59': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 59': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United).
- 61': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United).
- 63': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 63': Substitution, West Ham United. Ezra Mayers replaces Ollie Scarles.
- 64': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 65': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 65': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 66': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Pablo (West Ham United).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) header from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Aina with a cross.
- 71': Attempt missed. Pablo (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 73': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 73': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 73': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 75': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Pablo.
- 76': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
- 77': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 77': Pablo (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 80': Substitution, West Ham United. Freddie Potts replaces Mateus Fernandes.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezra Mayers.
- 81': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Murillo.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Soucek with a headed pass following a corner.
- 84': Foul by Pablo (West Ham United).
- 84': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Penalty Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Penalty conceded by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 86': VAR Decision: Penalty Nottingham Forest.
- 89': Goal! West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morato replaces Dilane Bakwa.
- 90'+4': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+4': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United).
- 90'+4': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 90'+5': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
- 90'+6': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+7': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
Statistics
 NFO |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 290 |
| 418 | Passes | 379 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 28 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 15 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 32 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,429
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,429
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 28 | +35 | 61 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | +31 | 56 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 27 | +10 | 51 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 27 | +17 | 45 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo  |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 30 | Oliver Scarles |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 7 | Crysencio Summerville |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 19 | Igor Jesus |
| 7 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 21 | Omari Hutchinson |
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