Nottingham Forest v West Ham LIVE: Premier League result, final score & reaction as Forest seal memorable win

The Nottingham Forest supporters have been expressing their thoughts of being in the Premier League once again.

Michail Antonio scored 16 goals in 50 league appearances for Nottingham Forest. He left Forest to join West Ham in September 2015 and returns to the City Ground as the Hammers’ leading Premier League goalscorer.

Jesse Lingard scored nine goals in 16 Premier League appearances for West Ham during a loan spell from Manchester United in the second half of the 2020/21 season.

It was though that he would re-join the London side this summer but decided to join Nottingham Forest instead.

Graham Potter has hailed Solly March for hitting his best form yet at Brighton.

March posed a constant threat for the Seagulls in Saturday’s goalless draw with Newcastle at the Amex Stadium.

Boss Potter’s men backed up their 2-1 win at Manchester United with a Premier League draw that could so easily have been another victory.

March saw one effort cleared off the line and another well saved by Nick Pope, who also thwarted Adam Lallana from a powerful header.

West Ham have won 10 of their last 14 Premier League games against promoted sides - with two draws and two defeats - yet both of their defeats came against Brentford last season.

How will Nottingham Forest go today?

Nottingham Forest lost their opening four league matches in the Championship last season and collected just one point from their first seven.

They then appointed Steve Cooper as manager and flew up the league table before qualifying for the Premier League via the playoffs.

The fans will be hoping to get points on the board way sooner than that this season.

David Moyes spoke about what it’ll be like to face Nottingham Forest - a club with a brilliant history.

“The history connected to Nottingham Forest has been fantastic and I don’t think there will be a football fan in the UK who wouldn’t know the name Brian Clough or Nottingham Forest.” said Moyes, “Half of us could probably name the team they had in the European finals – they’ve got an incredible footballing history.

“It was great that we got Leeds United back in the Premier League a couple of years ago and I think it’s also great that Nottingham Forest are back in the division as well.

“My job is to go and beat them and that’s what I’m concentrating on. I think everybody enjoys the atmospheres and since lockdown everywhere we go it’s incredible.

“We had a pre-season friendly at Lens in France, which was an unbelievable atmosphere. The players are all used to it now, they enjoy it and we hope there is [a lively] atmosphere there. We hope it is a noisy ground and we look forward to going and playing there.”

Nottingham Forest’s player have arrived at the City Ground ahead of the club’s first Premier League match here in 23 years. Will it be a happy occasion for the Forest fans or are West Ham here to ruin the party?

Erik ten Hag blamed the players and not the plan after Manchester United’s calamitous 4-0 defeat at Brentford.

United are already in full-blown crisis mode after finding themselves four down at half-time through a mixture of defensive ineptitude and Brentford opportunism.

Goalkeeper David De Gea gifted the first two to Josh Dasilva and Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee helped himself to a third and Bryan Mbeumo hit a slick fourth on a chastening afternoon for the visitors.

Aaron Cresswell says that it’s West Ham’s job to silence the crowd at the City Ground today and believes an away trip to Nottingham Forest will be one of the toughest trips this year.

“I’ve played there in the Championship years ago, about ten years ago, but I remember it being a special ground with a lot of history, and for them to be out the Premier League for 24 years, I’m sure it’s going to be one of the toughest places to go again this season,” he said.

“But this is the Premier League and that’s what we’re up against. I’m sure the atmosphere is going to be really, really loud and really high, but it’s up to us to control that as well.”