Wednesday , 30 September 2026

West Ham United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
West Ham United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sun 18 May 2025 · 13:15 UTC London Stadium 62,466 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Morgan Gibbs-White
0–2 61' Nikola Milenkovic
Jarrod Bowen 86' 1–2
Vladimir Coufal 45' Y
Y 52' Elliot Anderson
Guido Rodriguez 57' Y
Lucas Paqueta 76' Y
Jean-Clair Todibo 90' Y
Y 90' Murillo
Y 90' Morato
Edson Alvarez 90' Y
Carlos Soler 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

West Ham United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at London Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Sam Barrott (England)
  • Assistant 1 Wade Smith
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

3
5
West Ham United FC 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-18 West Ham United FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-11-02 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 West Ham United FC 2024-02-17 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 West Ham United FC 2023-11-12 West Ham United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-02-25 West Ham United FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

West Ham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Nottingham Forest FC H 1–2 L
11 May Manchester United FC A 2–0 W
04 May Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–1 D
26 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–3 L
19 Apr Southampton FC H 1–1 D
13 Apr Liverpool FC A 1–2 L
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May West Ham United FC A 2–1 W
11 May Leicester City FC H 2–2 D
05 May Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D
01 May Brentford FC H 0–2 L
27 Apr Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
21 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A
Dan Ndoye 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Nottingham Forest FC get us underway at London Stadium.
  • 5' Anthony Elanga has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Ham United FC and Nottingham Forest FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 11' What a moment for Morgan Gibbs-White! That strike on 11 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 21' Nottingham Forest FC have won 435 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' France international Jean-Clair Todibo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Ward-Prowse made 352 appearances and scored 55 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' The referee shows West Ham United FC player a card on 45.
  • 50' Ola Aina is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for West Ham United FC so far.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Elliot Anderson is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — card on 52.
  • 57' It’s a booking for West Ham United FC player. Guido Rodriguez gets a card.
  • 58' Niclas Fullkrug has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomas Soucek on 58 minute.
  • 59' West Ham United FC make a change. Guido Rodriguez trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Paqueta on 59 minutes.
  • 61' Nikola Milenkovic doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 71' West Ham United FC is showing some good football. However, West Ham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 76' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lucas Paqueta on 76 minutes.
  • 79' The whistle greets Mohammed Kudus as he departs to be replaced by Luis Guilherme.
  • 83' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Hudson-Odoi is hanging Elliot Anderson on the field on 83 minute.
  • 86' Jarrod Bowen doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Jean-Clair Todibo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Jota Silva has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anthony Elanga on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Nottingham Forest FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

West Ham United FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Taiwo Awoniyi 3
Danny Ings 3
Jarrod Bowen 2
Callum Hudson-Odoi 2
Lucas Paqueta 1
Tomas Soucek 1
Chris Wood 1
Brennan Johnson 1

Head to Head

2025-05-18 West Ham United FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-11-02 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 West Ham United FC 2024-02-17 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 West Ham United FC 2023-11-12 West Ham United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-02-25 West Ham United FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC

West Ham United FC Form

2025-05-18 West Ham United FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-05-11 Manchester United FC 0–2 West Ham United FC W 2025-05-04 West Ham United FC 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2025-04-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 West Ham United FC L 2025-04-19 West Ham United FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-04-13 Liverpool FC 2–1 West Ham United FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-05-18 West Ham United FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-05-05 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-04-21 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.29 West Ham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: West Ham United FC or Nottingham Forest FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Ham United FC34% Draw29% Nottingham Forest FC37%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

West Ham United FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
66%
West Ham United FC or Nottingham Forest FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
West Ham United FC25% Draw47% Nottingham Forest FC28%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — West Ham United FC

Handicap West Ham United FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.