Nottingham Forest surrendered a 3-0 home defeat to West Ham after conceding three late goals. Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring with six minutes remaining. Lucas Paqueta converted a penalty four minutes later and celebrated emotionally amid transfer links to Aston Villa. Callum Wilson headed home to complete the rout and delivered West Ham's first Premier League victory of the season. The result compounded West Ham's recent inconsistent form, which included heavy defeats to Sunderland and Chelsea and an early EFL Cup exit. Forest's promising start to the 2025/26 campaign has been undermined by poor performances after the summer break.
While Nottingham Forest might have been smelling the chance to claim an immediate response on Sunday afternoon, Nuno Espirito Santo's side suffered a sensational late collapse as they eventually fell to a 3-0 drumming at home against West Ham. With golden opportunities coming at a real premium on either side of the interval, it was skipper Jarrod Bowen who opened the scoring with just six minutes left on the clock.
Getting proceedings underway with a 3-0 drumming at the hands of Premier League returners Sunderland on August 16th, West Ham have rightfully come under a tremendous amount of scrutiny over the past few weeks. Completely blown away at the London Stadium last weekend as they fell to an infamous 5-1 defeat against historic local rivals Chelsea, it is no secret that Potter has had a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders.
As for Forest, despite opening the 2025/26 campaign with an emphatic 3-1 victory against Brentford earlier in the month, the European returners have largely flattered to deceive on either side of the summer break. On an afternoon when they Hammers sprung a stellar upset at the City Ground, we have taken a look at the main talking points from Sunday's showdown.
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