Match Report
The table read 18th (West Ham United, 39 pts) against 16th (Nottingham Forest, 44 pts), 5 points apart. Nottingham Forest's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: West Ham United 1.21 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Nottingham Forest 1.26 and 1.34, with the league averaging 1.38.
A win had eluded West Ham United for 9 matches. Nottingham Forest had lost four in a row.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — West Ham United 6, draws 0, Nottingham Forest 5, at 3.55 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 73% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 82% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was London Stadium, with room for 59,623 spectators. On the scoreboard, West Ham United led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
West Ham United: Murillo (13' og) · Nottingham Forest: Nicolás Domínguez (55'), Morgan Gibbs-White (89')
Key stats
Possession: West Ham United 47% · Nottingham Forest 53% · Total shots: 14-13 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 6-5