Nottingham Forest v West Ham United, 31 August 2025
| Score | 3-0 to West Ham United |
| Referee | Craig Pawson |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | City Ground |
| Attendance | 30,215 |
View Nottingham Forest v West Ham United head to head
Kick-off: 2.00pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 15
Nottingham Forest won: 5
Drawn: 3
West Ham United won: 7
Nottingham Forest scored: 15
West Ham United scored: 21
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Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to win four consecutive league meetings for the first time since May 1984 in League Division One (five).
0 Nottingham Forest
Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Matz Sels
Defender
Nikola Milenković
Defender
Murillo
Defender/Midfielder
Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams
Midfielder
Elliott Anderson
Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye
Forward
Chris Wood
Substitutions:
| James McAtee for Dan Ndoye | 58 |
| Igor Jesus for Chris Wood | 73 |
| Omari Hutchinson for Callum Hudson-Odoi | 89 |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo for Ibrahim Sangaré | 89 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Angus Gunn
Defender
Willy Boly
Defender
Morato
Midfielder
Douglas Luiz
Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder
Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward
James McAtee
Forward
Igor Jesus
Forward
Arnaud Kalimuendo
Comments:
League position: 10th . As he was sacked nine days later, this was manager Nuno Espírito Santo's 73rd and last game in charge of Nottingham Forest (won 28, lost 25). . Forest failed in their attempt to win their first two home games in a season in the top division for the first time since 1984-85 in League Division One. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 games in the Premier League since a 1-0 home win over Manchester United on 1 April 2025.3 West Ham United
Manager: Graham Potter
Goals:
| Jarrod Bowen | 84 |
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| Lucas Paquetá | penalty | 88 |
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| Callum Wilson | 90+1 |
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Starting lineup:
Mads Hermansen
Goalkeeper
El Hadji Malick Diouf
Defender
Max Kilman
Defender
Dinos Mavropanos
Defender
Kyle Walker-Peters
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Paquetá
Midfielder
Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder
Tomáš Souček
Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder
Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward
Niclas Füllkrug
Forward
Substitutions:
| Callum Wilson for Niclas Füllkrug | 64 |
| Andy Irving for James Ward-Prowse | 75 |
| Crysencio Summerville for Mateus Fernandes | 82 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Alphonse Areola
Defender
Jean-Clair Todibo
Defender/Midfielder
Freddie Potts
Defender/Midfielder
Oliver Scarles
Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder
Andy Irving
Midfielder
Guido Rodríguez
Midfielder/Forward
Crysencio Summerville
Forward
Callum Wilson