Nottingham Forest clutches a 2-1 win against West Ham United. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Nottingham Forest overcame West Ham United to win 2-1. A goal from J. Bowen was decisive in the 86min.

May 19, 2025

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LONDON. Nottingham Forest prevailed over West Ham United to win 2-1. A goal from J. Bowen was decisive in the 86min. It was Nottingham Forest to strike first with a goal of Morgan Gibbs-White at the 11′. Then Nikola Milenković scored again for Nottingham Forest in the 61′ minute. Eventually, Jarrod Bowen reduced the distance for West Ham United (86′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. West Ham United was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%).

The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the help of Wade Smith and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.39 degrees Celsius or 56.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.

Match Statistics

West Ham United

1 - 2

Nottingham Forest

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

16 Total 10
5 On Target 5
5 Off Target 2
6 Shots blocked 3

115 Attack 79
55 Dangerous attack 42
86 Ball safe 75

9 Free Kicks 14
0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 7

Fouls

14 Total 7
6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

West Ham United had a superior ball possession 61% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Ham United was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Nottingham Forest found a way to find the solution to win this match.

West Ham United shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

West Ham United received 6 yellow cards (Carlos Soler, Lucas Paquetá, Edson Álvarez, Vladimír Coufal, Guido Rodríguez and Jean-Clair Todibo). On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest received 4 yellow cards (Felipe Morato, Murillo, Felipe Morato and Elliot Anderson).

Match Timeline

11'

Morgan Gibbs-White(goal)

Vladimír Coufal- Yellow

45'

52'

Elliot Anderson- Yellow

Guido Rodríguez- Yellow

57'

Edson Álvarez- sub ->Aaron Cresswell

58'

Niclas Füllkrug- sub ->Tomáš Souček

58'

Lucas Paquetá- sub ->Guido Rodríguez

58'

Carlos Soler- sub ->James Ward-Prowse

59'

61'

Nikola Milenković(goal)Anthony Elanga

Lucas Paquetá- Yellow

76'

Luis Guilherme- sub ->Mohammed Kudus

79'

83'

Felipe Morato- sub ->Ibrahim Sangaré

83'

Callum Hudson-Odoi- sub ->Elliot Anderson

84'

Danilo- sub ->Morgan Gibbs-White

Jarrod Bowen(goal)

86'

Jean-Clair Todibo- Yellow

90'

Jota Silva- sub ->Anthony Elanga

90'

Ryan Yates- sub ->Nicolás Domínguez

Edson Álvarez- Yellow

90'

Felipe Morato- Yellow

90'

Murillo- Yellow

Carlos Soler- Yellow

90'

Felipe Morato- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Liverpool

Arsenal

Manchester City

Chelsea

Newcastle United

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Brentford

Fulham

Crystal Palace

Everton

West Ham United

Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham Hotspur

Leicester City

Ipswich Town

Southampton

After this match, West Ham United stays with 40 points to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest has 65 points like Manchester City to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, West Ham United will play away with Ipswich Town on the 25th of May with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (4 draws).

Nottingham Forest will host Chelsea on the 25th of May with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (3 draws).

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United

Alphonse Aréola 23.France

6.1

Aaron Cresswell 3.England

6.8

58'

Jean-Clair Todibo 25.France

6.8

90'

Max Kilman 26.England

6.7

Vladimír Coufal 5.Czech Republic

6.9

45'

James Ward-Prowse 8.England

7.1

59'

Guido Rodríguez 24.Argentina

6.7

58'

57'

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England

6.8

Mohammed Kudus 14.Ghana

6.6

79'

Jarrod Bowen 20.England

6.8

86'

Tomáš Souček 28.Czech Republic

6.7

58'

Substitutes

Łukasz Fabiański 1.Poland

Konstantinos Mavropanos 15.Greece

Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy

Carlos Soler 4.Spain

7.1

59'

90'

Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil

6.5

58'

76'

Edson Álvarez 19.Mexico

6.4

58'

90'

Niclas Füllkrug 11.Germany

6.7

58'

Luis Guilherme 17.Brazil

6.6

79'

Evan Ferguson 34.Republic of Ireland

West Ham United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Alphonse Aréola (6.1), Jean-Clair Todibo (6.8), Max Kilman (6.7), Aaron Cresswell (6.8), Vladimír Coufal (6.9), James Ward-Prowse (7.1), Guido Rodríguez (6.7), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (6.8), Tomáš Souček (6.7), Jarrod Bowen (6.8) and Mohammed Kudus (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Łukasz Fabiański, Carlos Soler (7.1), Lucas Paquetá (6.5), Niclas Füllkrug (6.7), Konstantinos Mavropanos, Luis Guilherme (6.6), Edson Álvarez (6.4), Emerson Palmieri and Evan Ferguson.

Substitutions

West Ham United made 5 changes: Tomáš Souček for Niclas Füllkrug (58′), Guido Rodríguez for Lucas Paquetá (58′), Aaron Cresswell for Edson Álvarez (58′), James Ward-Prowse for Carlos Soler (59′) and Mohammed Kudus for Luis Guilherme (79′).

Player of the match: James Ward-Prowse

The most impressive player for West Ham United was James Ward-Prowse.

His rating is 7.1 with 36 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest

Matz Sels 26.Belgium

7.3

Nikola Milenković 31.Serbia

7.7

61'

Ola Aina 34.Nigeria

6.6

Murillo 5.Brazil

6.8

90'

Neco Williams 7.Wales

7.7

Elliot Anderson 8.Scotland

7.1

83'

52'

Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England

7.7

84'

11'

Nicolás Domínguez 16.Argentina

7.0

90'

Ibrahim Sangaré 6.Ivory Coast

6.9

83'

Chris Wood 11.New Zealand

6.8

Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden

6.9

90'

Substitutes

Carlos Miguel 33.Brazil

Harry Toffolo 15.England

Zach Abbott 44.England

Felipe Morato 4.Brazil

6.5

83'

90'

Ryan Yates 22.England

6.5

90'

Danilo 28.Brazil

6.5

84'

Callum Hudson-Odoi 14.England

6.9

83'

Jota Silva 20.Portugal

6.4

90'

Ramón Sosa 24.Paraguay

Nottingham Forest started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo played with: Matz Sels (7.3), Ola Aina (6.6), Nikola Milenković (7.7), Murillo (6.8), Neco Williams (7.7), Nicolás Domínguez (7.0), Ibrahim Sangaré (6.9), Elliot Anderson (7.1), Morgan Gibbs-White (7.7), Chris Wood (6.8) and Anthony Elanga (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Felipe Morato (6.5), Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.9), Harry Toffolo, Jota Silva (6.4), Ryan Yates (6.5), Ramón Sosa, Danilo (6.5), Carlos Miguel and Zach Abbott.

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Ibrahim Sangaré for Felipe Morato (83′), Morgan Gibbs-White for Danilo (83′), Elliot Anderson for Callum Hudson-Odoi (83′), Anthony Elanga for Jota Silva (90′) and Nicolás Domínguez for Ryan Yates (90′).