2024-11-02 15:00
P. Bankes
The City Ground - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nottingham Forest secured their biggest Premier League victory since beating Coventry City 3-0 back in August 1996. Meanwhile, the Tricky Trees will end the day in the top three of the top-flight for the first time since 7th September 1998.
West Ham have won just one of their seven away Premier League games against Nottingham Forest (D3 L3), losing each of their three visits to the City Ground since the Tricky Trees returned to the top-flight.
Since the start of last season, Nottingham Forest have scored 14 Premier League goals from outside the box with only Man City (22) netting more goals from distance during this period.
Nottingham Forest have won both of their Premier League home games against West Ham since their return to the division in 2022. They last won more consecutively against the Hammers between 1969 and 1978 (4).
West Ham have lost two of their last four Premier League games against Nottingham Forest (W2), having lost just one of their previous 15 against them in the top-flight (W7 D7).
Nottingham Forest have won their last two Premier League games – they last won three in a row in the top-flight in May 1999.
Only Liverpool (5) have conceded fewer Premier League goals than Nottingham Forest this season (7). It’s their fewest goals conceded at this stage of a league season since 2014-15 (7 in the Championship) and fewest in the top-flight since 1978-79 (7).
West Ham have won two of their last three Premier League games (L1), as many as they had in their previous 12. They’re looking to win back-to-back league games for the first time since March.