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West Ham United vs Nottingham Forest
6 Jan 2026, 20:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Tony HarringtonPremier League 2025/2026 · 11 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
West Ham UnitedMin
Nottingham Forest- ⚽
Murillo 1-0
Own Goal · Header
Header
13′ - 46′⇄
Dilane Bakwa
Substitution
Off: Omari Hutchinson
- VAR
Crysencio Summerville
VAR · Goal Disallowed
52′ - 55′⚽
Nicolás Domínguez 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Elliot Anderson
Header
Jean-Clair Todibo
Yellowcard
Foul
61′- ⇄
Ezra Mayers
Substitution
Off: Oliver Scarles
63′ - ⇄
Pablo
Substitution
Off: Lucas Paquetá
63′ Nuno Espirito Santo
Yellowcard
70′- ⇄
Freddie Potts
Substitution
Off: Mateus Fernandes
80′ - 86′VAR
Morgan Gibbs-White
VAR · Penalty confirmed
- 89′⚽
Morgan Gibbs-White 1-2
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 90+2′⇄
Morato
Substitution
Off: Dilane Bakwa
Kyle Walker-Peters
Yellowcard
Foul
90+4′Konstantinos Mavropanos
Yellowcard
Foul
90+6′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.13 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6.84 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6.60 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.66 | |
| 63 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.04 | |
| 80 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7.16 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.02 | |
| 63 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.33 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 6.95 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6.23 | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
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| 27 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.72 | |
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| 27 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.52 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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West Ham United
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Nottingham Forest
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Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At West Ham United’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare West Ham United’s home games with Nottingham Forest’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
West Ham United
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Nottingham Forest
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
West Ham United
Nottingham Forest
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
West Ham United
Nottingham Forest
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
West Ham United
Nottingham Forest
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.