NOTTINGHAM. Nottingham Forest overcomes West Ham United 1-0 after T. Awoniyi scored just 1 goal (45′). West Ham United lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

D. Rice didn’t convert a decisive penalty (65′). That would have allowed West Ham United to draw the match.​

The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 29,281 spectators.​ The referee was Robert Jones who had the assistance of Lee Betts and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.2 degrees Celsius or 89.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

West Ham United had a strong ball possession 57% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Ham United was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Nottingham Forest was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Nottingham Forest shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, West Ham United shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Nottingham Forest received 4 yellow cards (S. McKenna, D. Henderson, B. Johnson and S. Surridge). On the other side, West Ham United received 1 yellow card (D. Rice).

Standings

After playing this contest, Nottingham Forest has 0 points to occupy the 18th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, West Ham United stays with 0 points (19th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will play away against Crystal Palace on the 28th of May with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).

West Ham United will play away agasint Leicester City on the 28th of May with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of West Ham United (6 draws).

Nottingham Forest – Formation

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

The manager Steve Cooper decided to play with the following team: Dean Henderson (8.0), Joe Worrall (6.5), Moussa Niakhaté (7.1), Scott McKenna (6.4), Neco Williams (8.1), Orel Mangala (6.8), Lewis O’Brien (7.0), Harry Toffolo (6.9), Jesse Lingard (6.9), Brennan Johnson (7.1) and Taiwo Awoniyi (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Loïc Mbe Soh, Cafú (6.4), Lyle Taylor, Wayne Hennessey, Steve Cook (6.7), Oliver Hammond, Alex Mighten, Sam Surridge (6.4) and Giulian Biancone.

Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of S. Cook (injured).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: T. Awoniyi for S. Surridge (72′), M. Niakhate for S. Cook (79′) and O. Mangala for Cafu (84′).

Best player: Neco Williams​

The player that probably impressed the most for Nottingham Forest was Neco Williams even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 28 passes (53% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 9 crosses.

West Ham United – Formation

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

David Moyes played with: Łukasz Fabiański (7.4), Vladimír Coufal (6.7), Kurt Zouma (6.9), Ben Johnson (6.2), Aaron Cresswell (7.3), Tomáš Souček (6.8), Declan Rice (6.8), Jarrod Bowen (6.4), Saïd Benrahma (7.4), Pablo Fornals (6.8) and Michail Antonio (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Gianluca Scamacca (6.5), Maxwel Cornet (6.7), Flynn Downes, Conor Coventry, Manuel Lanzini (6.8), Darren Randolph, Harrison Ashby and Alphonse Aréola.

Substitutions

West Ham United made 3 changes: P. Fornals for M. Lanzini (69′), M. Antonio for G. Scamacca (69′) and J. Bowen for M. Cornet (85′).

Best player: Łukasz Fabiański​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was the goalkeeper: Łukasz Fabiański. His rating is 7.43. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Nottingham Forest – West Ham United – 1-0
• Chelsea – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-2