Sports Mole previews Saturday’s #039 Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and West Ham United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Almost a week after scoring six goals against Arsenal, West Ham United will be looking to return to winning ways in their Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday.
Both teams were involved in a five-goal thriller at the London Stadium in mid-November, with Tomas Soucek scoring in the 88th minute to secure a 3-2 win for the Hammers..
Three days after Bristol City advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup on penalties, Nottingham Forest were beaten 3-2 at home by Newcastle United in the Premier League last weekend, extending their unbeaten run to four games.Forest hit back twice in the first half as strikes from Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi canceled out goals from Magpie duo Bruno Guimaraes and Fabian Schar, but in the end the hosts were condemned to their 13th league defeat of the season by 66 goals. .
minute strike from Guimaraes.Since the start of November, no team has lost more Premier League matches than Forest (nine, level with Brentford and Burnley) and manager Nuno Espirito Santo has yet to stamp his mark, currently sitting 16th in the table, two points above the. relegation zoneTricky Trees have looked vulnerable at the back since returning to the Premier League, keeping just 11 clean sheets in their 62 matches – the fewest by a Premier League side since the start of last season.
they have conceded in each of their last 13 games this season since beating Aston Villa 2-0 at home in November.Forest go into Saturday #039;s contest having lost six of their last seven league games at home, as well as their last two meetings with West Ham, but their 1-0 win over the Hammers at the City Ground last season should deliver. Now acceleration. and men confidently..
After ending 2023 with an impressive nine wins from 13 matches in all competitions, West Ham are yet to celebrate success in their first seven matches since the turn of the year, including three draws and a loss. The combined result of the Premier League is 9-0.
The Hammers followed last weekend’s 3-0 away defeat to Manchester United and a humbling 6-0 home defeat to London rivals Arsenal – the only time they have lost by six goals in their entire league history was against Blackburn Rovers in December 1963 ( 8- 2).Arsenal raced into a four-goal lead in the first half, forcing thousands of West Ham fans to leave the London Stadium early. Bukayo Saka then added a fifth just after the break before ex-Hammer Declan Rice rubbed host number 039 salt; injuries with a brilliant long-range strike, piling pressure on manager David Moyes.Contract talks between West Ham and Moyes, whose current contract expires in June, are said to have stalled amid the club’s surge in form which has seen them drop to eighth and fifth in the Premier League table. a point behind Man United in sixth place.The Hammers are desperate to turn their fortunes around in their next four games against bottom teams, starting on Saturday against a Nottingham Forest side they have beaten in their last two overall. readings 7-2..
