West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th November 2023

Despite a rather curious form recently, West Ham have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 12 of the Premier League season. They meet Nottingham Forest this coming Sunday at the London Stadium, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

West Ham are 12th in the rankings with 14 points after 11 matches played, whereas Nottingham Forest rank 13th in the Premier League on 13 points.

West Ham need a good result here against Nottingham Forest, if they wish to climb the Premier League table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the London Stadium.

West Ham average 1.7 goals per game in their last ten games, scoring 17 times. They conceded 19 goals or an average of 1.9 per game, with one clean sheet along the way.

Nottingham Forest managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.3 goals an average per game.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, The Hammers came away with a 4-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at London Stadium, but face stern opposition, of course.

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

West Ham Form

West Ham have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Arsenal by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-2 against Brentford, before claiming three points in a 1-0 win against Olympiacos. West Ham won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest claimed four points in their last three matches, starting by a 2-2 draw with Luton. A 3-0 defeat against Liverpool was next up, before beating Aston Villa by 2-0. Nottingham Forest managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring ten time and letting in four.

Going forward, West Ham and Nottingham Forest are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net this coming Sunday.

West Ham recorded seven points following two wins from their last four games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored five goals, but also conceded three. West Ham have a record of four wins, two draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest are looking at three wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Squads

West Ham Squad

Moyes will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Nottingham Forest from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Alphonse Areola (0/11), Lukasz Fabianski (0/0), Aaron Cresswell (0/1), Angelo Ogbonna (0/2), Ben Johnson (0/0), Edson Alvarez (0/9), Emerson (0/10), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/2), Kurt Zouma (1/10), Nayef Aguerd (1/10), Thilo Kehrer (0/3), Vladimir Coufal (0/11), Conor Coventry (0/0), James Ward-Prowse (2/10), Lucas Paqueta (1/10), Mohammed Kudus (2/8), Pablo Fornals (0/8), Tomas Soucek (2/10), Danny Ings (0/8), Divin Mubama (0/0), Jarrod Bowen (7/11), Maxwel Cornet (0/1), Michail Antonio (2/11), Said Benrahma (0/9).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Below is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The manager Cooper will pick his starting XI against West Ham from these players:

Ethan Horvath (0/0), Matt Turner (0/10), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/1), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Gonzalo Montiel (0/4), Harry Toffolo (0/5), Joe Worrall (0/6), Moussa Niakhate (0/6), Murillo (0/5), Neco Williams (0/5), Nuno Tavares (0/3), Ola Aina (1/8), Scott McKenna (0/5), Serge Aurier (0/10), Willy Boly (1/9), Andrey Santos (0/0), Brandon Aguilera (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/7), Danilo (0/5), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/7), Morgan Gibbs-White (0/11), Nicolas Dominguez (1/6), Orel Mangala (1/10), Ryan Yates (0/9), Anthony Elanga (1/11), Callum Hudson-Odoi (1/4), Chris Wood (3/9), Divock Origi (0/4), Taiwo Awoniyi (3/9).

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Team News

West Ham have an almost full squad available against Nottingham Forest at London Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Due to an injury, West Ham are unable to field Kurt Zouma in the line-up for the on Sunday against Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match this coming Sunday against West Ham. Joe Worrall is ineligible for selection in the Nottingham Forest squad, as he is suspended.

Names like Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Divock Origi, Gonzalo Montiel and Felipe most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play West Ham.

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Nottingham Forest were knocked out cold when West Ham took a 4-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Nottingham Forest handed out in the game before. West Ham have a 50% win rate in the against Nottingham Forest, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 1-0-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Results

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Chris Wood shows decent form right now for Nottingham Forest, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing West Ham, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Jarrod Bowen also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Premier League matches.

London Stadium witnessed West Ham winning seven times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing one and losing two as well. Nottingham Forest claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. West Ham claimed two wins without allowing a goal against in their last 10 games on home soil.

West Ham performed an average of 1.5 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Nottingham Forest's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.