Nottingham Forest vs West Ham prediction 31.08.2025 | Premier League
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- Competition: Premier League
- Date: 31/08/2025
- KO: 14:00 UK / 15:00 CEST
- Venue: City Ground, Nottingham
Premier League action returns to the City Ground on Sunday afternoon as Nottingham Forest takes on a struggling West Ham side.
While the hosts have made a positive start to their season, with four points picked up from two EPL fixtures, the Hammers make the trip north still searching for their first positive result of the season.
Forest have had the better of recent encounters, and given recent form, will be favoured by many to pick up the points on Sunday.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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West Ham United
1 : 2
Nottingham Forest
Premier League
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Nottingham Forest
3 : 0
West Ham United
Premier League
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Nottingham Forest
2 : 0
West Ham United
Premier League
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West Ham United
3 : 2
Nottingham Forest
Premier League
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West Ham United
4 : 0
Nottingham Forest
Premier League
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Nottingham Forest
1 : 0
West Ham United
Premier League
Nottingham Forest and West Ham have met on just ten occasions since 2003. Both teams won five games, with Forest victorious in each of their last three encounters.
Nottingham Forest team overview
Forest return to the City Ground with renewed confidence after an impressive start to the new Premier League season. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side opened the campaign with a convincing 3:1 home win against Bournemouth before earning a hard-fought 1:1 draw away at Crystal Palace last weekend.
Despite a miserable pre-season campaign which saw them fail to score in six fixtures, and renewed speculation about the future of their Portuguese boss, the hosts will be confident of picking up another victory this week against an out-of-form opponent.
Solid on their own patch, Forest have lost just one of their last eight league matches at the City Ground. However, with BTTS landing in five of their past six EPL outings, goals at both ends remain a recurring theme.
Head coach Nuno is expected to stick with much of the same XI that drew at Selhurst Park. Chris Wood will continue to lead the line, supported by Morgan Gibbs-White in the creative role. Only Nicolás Domínguez is unavailable for the hosts, with the midfielder still a few weeks away from recovering from a serious knee injury.
Last matches of
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Nottingham Forest
3 : 1
Brentford
Premier League
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Nottingham Forest
0 : 0
Al-Qadsiah
Club Friendlies 3
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Nottingham Forest
0 : 0
Fiorentina
Club Friendlies 3
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Nottingham Forest
1 : 3
Fulham
Club Friendlies 3
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Chesterfield
0 : 0
Nottingham Forest
Club Friendlies
lineup
Goalkeeper
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26
Matz Sels
Defenders
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34
Ola Aina
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31
Nikola Milenkovic
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5
Murillo
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3
Neco Williams
Midfielders
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6
Ibrahim Sangare
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8
Elliot Anderson
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14
Dan Ndoye
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10
Morgan Gibbs-White
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7
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Forwards
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11
Chris Wood
West Ham team overview
West Ham make the trip north now under real pressure after a disastrous start to the campaign. Graham Potters' side suffered a 3:0 defeat at Sunderland on the opening weekend of the Premier League season before being thrashed 5:1 by Chelsea at the London Stadium. A 3:2 midweek League Cup loss at Wolves, despite leading 2:1 with just minutes left to play, only added further misery to a poor run of results for West Ham.
The Hammers have now lost six of their last nine away matches in all competitions and conceded at least twice in five of those defeats. Defensive fragility has been a serious issues, with 11 goals shipped in just three fixtures this season.
Potter is likely to shuffle his selection in search of a response to the growing pressure on his shoulders. Mateus Fernandes could feature after completing a big-money transfer from Southampton on Thursday.
George Earthy (ankle), Crysencio Summerville (thigh) and Luis Guilherme (shoulder) remain injury absentees for the visitors.
Last matches of
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West Ham United
1 : 5
Chelsea
Premier League
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Sunderland
3 : 0
West Ham United
Premier League
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AFC Bournemouth
0 : 2
West Ham United
Premier League Summer Series
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Ipswich Town
1 : 3
West Ham United
Premier League
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West Ham United
1 : 2
Nottingham Forest
Premier League
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Mads Hermansen
Defenders
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29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
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5
Nayef Aguerd
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3
Max Kilman
Midfielders
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2
Kyle Walker-Peters
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8
Jamie Ward-Prowse
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32
Freddie Potts
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12
E. Hadji Malick
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10
Lucas Paquetá
Forwards
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20
Jarrod Bowen
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11
Niclas Füllkrug
Prediction
A strong Nottingham Forest side seem likely to add to the Hammers recent woes this weekend. I'm banking on a home win at the City Ground.
Three Reasons Why We Expect Nottingham Forest to Win
- Nottingham Forest won their last 3 matches against West Ham
- Nottingham Forest won 10 of their last 20 home matches (Premier League)
- West Ham lost their last 3 matches
Main prediction -
to win
Best Odds:
Megapari
1.78
vs standings in Premier League
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 - 0 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 0 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 - 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 - 1 | +4 | 4 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 - 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 8 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 13 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 8 | -7 | 0 |