Nottm Forest vs West Ham 2022-23 English Premier League
Resilient Nottingham Forest beat West Ham United to secure first win since Premier League return
Taiwo Awoniyi's first-half goal secured Nottingham Forest a 1-0 win over West Ham United, their first victory since returning to the Premier League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Declan Rice (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, West Ham United 0. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 64': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 65': Penalty saved! Declan Rice (West Ham United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 68': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Pablo Fornals.
- 68': Substitution, West Ham United. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Michail Antonio.
- 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 75': Dean Henderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Steve Cook replaces Moussa Niakhaté because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Orel Mangala.
- 85': Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Jarrod Bowen.
- 90'+8': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,281
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 WHU |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.8 | Possession | 43.2 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 190 |
| 381 | Passes | 288 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 26 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 17 | Clearances | 29 |
Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK)  |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 4 | Joe Worrall |
| 14 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 5 | Orel Mangala |
| 11 | Jesse Lingard |
| 15 | Harry Toffolo |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 9 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
West Ham United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 2 | Ben Johnson |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 8 | Pablo Fornals |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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