Nottingham Forest earned a first league win of the year as goals from Taiwo Awoniyi and Callum Hudson-Odoi earned them a 2-0 victory over 10-man West Ham United that took them five points clear of the relegation zone.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |
Everton
EVE
|
38 | -11 | 40 |
| 16 |
Brentford
BRE
|
38 | -9 | 39 |
| 17 |
Nott'm Forest
NFO
|
38 | -18 | 32 |
| 18 |
Luton
LUT
|
38 | -33 | 26 |
| 19 |
Burnley
BUR
|
38 | -37 | 24 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Utd
SHU
|
38 | -69 | 16 |
West Ham have now gone six matches without a victory, losing the last three without scoring a goal.
How the match unfolded
There were two changes apiece at the City Ground. Nuno Espirito Santo handed starts to Brazilians Felipe and Danilo, with Moussa Niakhate and Ryan Yates making way from the side that lost 3-2 to Newcastle United.
David Moyes brought in Kalvin Phillips and Michail Antonio for Ben Johnson and Tomas Soucek.
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Forest made a bright start and forced an early save from Alphonse Areola, who denied Anthony Elanga brilliantly with his feet.
The hosts went close again just before the half-hour when Nicolas Dominguez's blocked shot fell to Morgan Gibbs-White, who fired his effort straight at the West Ham ’keeper.
Forest eventually opened the scoring in the fifth minute of first-half added time through Awoniyi.
Nayef Aguerd could only head a cross away as far as Dominguez, and his low pass back into the penalty area found Awoniyi, who spun away from Aguerd before firing past Areola.
West Ham were reduced to 10 men on 71 minutes when Phillips was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Gibbs-White.
Forest took a firm grip of the contest and went close to doubling their lead when Elanga skied over the crossbar.
The home side did make it 2-0 in the fourth minute of stoppage time, the ball falling to Hudson-Odoi, who fired low into the bottom-left corner to net in a third consecutive match.
Forest climb one place to 15th on 24 points, while West Ham remain eighth on 36 points.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
Chelsea
CHE
|
38 | +14 | 63 |
| 7 |
Newcastle
NEW
|
38 | +23 | 60 |
| 8 |
Man Utd
MUN
|
38 | -1 | 60 |
| 9 |
West Ham
WHU
|
38 | -14 | 52 |
Club reports
Nott'm Forest report | West Ham report
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Key facts
Awoniyi has scored in each of his three Premier League appearances against West Ham, while his three strikes against them are his joint-highest tally against an opponent in the competition (also v Arsenal and Southampton).
Phillips received his first red card in the Premier League, but it was his fifth dismissal across his English league career and second at the City Ground, after also being sent off for Leeds against Nottingham Forest in January 2019 in the Championship.
Forest have kept a clean sheet in the Premier League for the first time in 14 matches in the competition. Meanwhile, this was Forest’s third victory over West Ham in the Premier League, with them recording a shutout in each of those victories.
West Ham have lost their last three Premier League matches, all without scoring. It is the first time the Hammers have lost three consecutive league matches without scoring since August 2022, with that run also featuring a defeat at Forest.
