West Ham United v Nottingham Forest, 06 January 2026

Score2-1 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeTony Harrington
CompetitionPremier League
VenueLondon Stadium
Attendance62,429

View West Ham United v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 16 West Ham United won: 7 Drawn: 3 Nottingham Forest won: 6 West Ham United scored: 22 Nottingham Forest scored: 17 . Nottingham Forest had now won four of the last five meetings in the Premier League (lost one).

1 West Ham United

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Murillo own goal 13 OG

Goals:

Nicolás Domínguez 55 G
Morgan Gibbs-White penalty 89 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Dinos Mavropanos
Defender Jean-Clair Todibo
Defender/Midfielder Oliver Scarles
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Lucas Paquetá
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder Tomáš Souček
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Taty Castellanos

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Igor Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Ezra Mayers for Oliver Scarles 63
Pablo Felipe for Lucas Paquetá 63
Freddie Potts for Mateus Fernandes 80

Substitutions:

Dilane Bakwa for Omari Hutchinson 46
Morato for Dilane Bakwa 90+2

Cards:

Jean-Clair Todibo 61 Y
Kyle Walker-Peters 90+4 Y
Dinos Mavropanos 90+6 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Ezra Mayers
Defender/Midfielder Soungoutou Magassa
Defender/Midfielder Freddie Potts
Midfielder George Earthy
Midfielder Mohamadou Kanté
Midfielder Guido Rodríguez
Forward Pablo Felipe

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Morato
Defender Nicoló Savona
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

Comments:

League position: 18th . This was West Ham United’s first defeat in their first home league game of a year since a 2-0 defeat against Manchester United on 2 January 2017 (won six). . The Hammers now remained without a win in their last nine games in the Premier League that kicked off at 7.00pm or later (lost six). . They now remained without a win in ten consecutive league games for the first time since August 2011 (ten). . Crysencio Summerville scored in the 51st minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now taken 21 points from their 21 games so far in this Premier League season: 20 points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. . Forest avoided losing five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022 (five). . This was the first time that they had won a game in the Premier League after being behind at half time since a 2-1 victory against Tottenham Hotspur on 19 January 1997. . Nottingham Forest were awarded a penalty in the 86th minute following a VAR review.

1 West Ham United

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Murillo own goal 13 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Dinos Mavropanos
Defender Jean-Clair Todibo
Defender/Midfielder Oliver Scarles
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Lucas Paquetá
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder Tomáš Souček
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Taty Castellanos

Substitutions:

Ezra Mayers for Oliver Scarles 63
Pablo Felipe for Lucas Paquetá 63
Freddie Potts for Mateus Fernandes 80

Cards:

Jean-Clair Todibo 61 Y
Kyle Walker-Peters 90+4 Y
Dinos Mavropanos 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Ezra Mayers
Defender/Midfielder Soungoutou Magassa
Defender/Midfielder Freddie Potts
Midfielder George Earthy
Midfielder Mohamadou Kanté
Midfielder Guido Rodríguez
Forward Pablo Felipe

Comments:

League position: 18th . This was West Ham United’s first defeat in their first home league game of a year since a 2-0 defeat against Manchester United on 2 January 2017 (won six). . The Hammers now remained without a win in their last nine games in the Premier League that kicked off at 7.00pm or later (lost six). . They now remained without a win in ten consecutive league games for the first time since August 2011 (ten). . Crysencio Summerville scored in the 51st minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Nicolás Domínguez 55 G
Morgan Gibbs-White penalty 89 P

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Igor Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Dilane Bakwa for Omari Hutchinson 46
Morato for Dilane Bakwa 90+2

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Morato
Defender Nicoló Savona
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now taken 21 points from their 21 games so far in this Premier League season: 20 points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. . Forest avoided losing five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022 (five). . This was the first time that they had won a game in the Premier League after being behind at half time since a 2-1 victory against Tottenham Hotspur on 19 January 1997. . Nottingham Forest were awarded a penalty in the 86th minute following a VAR review.