Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham: Taiwo Awoniyi grabs winner as City Ground hosts Premier League football again

Nottingham Forest claimed a tight 1-0 victory over West Ham at the City Ground as Taiwo Awoniyi scored the only goal of the game. The hosts made an electric start, with Łukasz Fabiański forced into a superb save from Moussa Niakhate’s back-post header, while Awoniyi, making his first start for the club, nodded just wide.

Ad Harry Toffolo’s last ditch block denied Tomas Soucek at the other end, before the Hammers thought they had taken the lead when Said Benrahma slid home, only for the goal to be ruled out after a VAR check because of a push on Orel Mangala in the build-up. Premier League'It's a bit s*** to be honest' — Haaland disappointed not to score hat-trick in Man City's win07/08/2022 AT 18:45 Two minutes later, Forest’s fans got the moment they have waited 23 years for as Awoniyi bundled home the opener.

The striker, who signed from Union Berlin over the summer, was on hand to divert Jesse Lingard’s tame effort into the back of the net in the second minute of added time. The second half started at a thunderous pace, with Pablo Fornals clattering the bar and Tomas Soucek seeing his rebound magnificently saved by Henderson, before Brennan Johnson thought he had doubled Forest’s lead, only to discover he was in an offside position when played through by Mangala.

West Ham then hit the bar through Benrahma’s free-kick and on 65-minutes they missed from the penalty spot, with Henderson diving low to his left to deny Rice after Scott McKenna was rightly penalised for handling Soucek’s shot. Premier League table Premier League fixtures / results Premier League top scorers More to follow...