West Ham vs Nottingham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-05-17 13:15.
[p]West Ham gave their disappointing Premier League campaign a boost as they went to Old Trafford and comfortably beat Manchester United 2-0. That result comes too late to be of any real importance, but at least it shows manager Graham Potter that his side could be heading in a better direction, and having won five of their six Premier League home games against Nottingham Forest, more success could follow here. [/p]
[p]The Hammers will need to end a four-match winless league run at London Stadium (D3, L1) if they’re to build on that H2H run, and as they’ve returned just two home league clean sheets all season, that could prove difficult. Instead, hope for the hosts could be found from the fact that they haven’t lost their final home league game in any of the last seven campaigns (W5, D2).[/p]
[p]It’s been a painful week for Nottingham Forest, who only managed to draw with already-relegated Leicester last time out on home soil which severely dented their UEFA Champions League qualification chances this term. That result was quickly forgotten about though, as news emerged after full-time that striker Taiwo Awoniyi was placed in an induced coma following a hefty collision with the post. [/p]
[p]With the striker now showing positive signs on the road to recovery, Forest can focus their efforts on reigniting their Champions League qualification bid. They begin this penultimate round sat just a point outside of the top five, and will be buoyed by the fact that only champions Liverpool (11) have won more Premier League matches on the road than themselves (nine) this campaign. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Jarrod Bowen is looking to become the first West Ham player to score in four successive home league games since Jesse Lingard in April 2021. Anthony Elanga (A10) will also be looking to make history and equal the record for most Premier League assists by a Nottingham Forest player in a single season. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only Southampton (two) have scored in both halves of fewer Premier League matches than West Ham (four) this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]