Nottingham vs West Ham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-02-16 15:00.
[p]For different reasons, this is a big Premier League clash for both Nottingham Forest and West Ham. The hosts, under the constant cloud of a potential looming points deduction, haven’t enjoyed a victory in 90 minutes in any of their eight competitive matches in 2024 (D5, L3). Subsequently, they finished the last round just two points clear of the relegation zone. [/p]
[p]Forest have been architects of their own downfall all too often this season – last week’s 3-2 defeat to Newcastle was yet more evidence of that as the Magpies’ two goals from set-pieces means no side has conceded from more such situations than Forest this season (15). That extended a rotten record of just 11 clean sheets from their 62 league matches since the start of last season – no other ever-present top-flight side in that time has fewer. [/p]
[p]West Ham may enter the round in the top-eight, but the mood is glum at the London Stadium. The Hammers’ 6-0 mauling at the hands of Arsenal on Sunday extended their own winless run in 2024 to seven games (D4, L3), and with heavy 5-0 (vs Fulham), 5-1 (vs Liverpool) and 3-0 (vs Manchester United) defeats still fresh in the memory from these past two months alone, pressure is intensifying on manager David Moyes. [/p]
[p]With this being one of four straight league matches against sides currently in the bottom-half of the table, Moyes will be hoping he can alleviate some of that pressure with a good run of form. However, continuing their recent trajectory could see West Ham lose three PL games without scoring for the first time since August 2022 – that streak also included a 1-0 loss away at Forest! [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Callum Hudson-Odoi looks to be finding his groove at Forest with a goal in his last two league appearances – as many as he’d scored in his previous 43 matches in the competition. James Ward-Prowse’s brace of assists in the reverse 3-2 win started a run of West Ham going undefeated in each of the last five league games (W3, D2) in which he registered a goal contribution (G3, A3). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Moyes has won a Premier League match at 37 different stadiums, another success here would draw him level on the fourth-most wins in the competition with José Mourinho (38).[/p]