West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

West Ham United versus Nottingham Forest promises to be an interesting game when considering that the Irons enter this match off the back of a 2-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford, ending an eight game winless run. On the other hand, Forest have won just one of their last seven matches.

The Irons have the fourth-worst home record in the Premier League, as they have accumulated just 20 points from 18 games at the London Stadium, while Nottingham Forest have the third-best away record, as they have earned 30 points from 18 matches away from the City Ground.

On top of this, the Both Teams to Score market has landed in four of West Ham’s last five matches, as well as in three of Nottingham Forest’s last five games. With Forest sitting 22 points ahead in the league standings, we predict that they will grind out a narrow victory.

Prediction: West Ham 1-2 Nottingham Forest

West Ham United hosts Nottingham Forest in a meeting of 15th against seventh in the Premier League standings.

Date: 18/05/2025

Location: London Stadium

Time: 2:15pm

The last head-to-head clash between these two sides resulted in a 3-0 win for Nottingham Forest back on 2nd November, as Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ola Aina all got on the scoresheet. During that game, Edson Alvarez was shown a red card in first half stoppage time.

West Ham have had a turbulent league season, as are 15th in the standings as they have accumulated 40 points from 36 matches. They initially started the campaign under Julen Lopetegui, however, the Spaniard failed to live up to his reputation and was consequently dismissed on 9th January, having only won seven of his 22 games in charge, leaving the Irons in 14th-place. Graham Potter’s record is worse despite overseeing a 2-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday, as the ex-Brighton manager has won just four of 16 matches at the helm.

Nottingham Forest’s form has collapsed at the worst possible time, as they have recently slid down the table from third-place to seventh-place. Nuno Espírito Santo’s men confirmed a place in Europe next season with their disappointing 2-2 home draw with Leicester City, however, they are still just one point behind fifth-place Chelsea and even face the Blues on the last day of the season at the City Ground.

West Ham United versus Nottingham Forest will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.

West Ham

Michail Antonio and Crysencio Summerville are both set to miss West Ham’s home clash with Nottingham Forest due to injury.

Nottingham Forest

Murillo and Callum Hudson-Odoi will both miss Nottingham Forest’s trip to the London Stadium on Sunday.

West Ham

West Ham United earned a shock 2-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford as Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen both got on the scoresheet.

In the run-up to that game, the Irons had drawn with Tottenham Hotspur (1-1) and Southampton (1-1) with Bowen scoring in both of those matches. Other recent games against the likes of Brighton and Liverpool resulted in 3-2 and 2-1 defeats.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest’s last victory came away at Tottenham Hotspur on 21st April, as Elliot Anderson and Chris Wood both got on the scoresheet in a 2-1 victory.

Since then, Forest have suffered defeats to the likes of Manchester City (2-0) and Brentford (2-0) while drawing with Crystal Palace (1-1) and Leicester City (2-2).

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