West Ham United are gearing up for a high-stakes Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Hammers head into this contest in a positive mood after their comprehensive 2-0 win against Manchester United last time out.
Goals from Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen on either side of half time helped West Ham secure only their 10th Premier League win of the season.
It was also Graham Potter’s fourth win in 17 games since becoming West Ham head coach, including his debut defeat against Aston Villa in the FA Cup.
Forest will pose a different threat to West Ham, but they’d be keen to secure back-to-back Premier League wins for only the second time this season.
West Ham have no fresh injury concerns heading into the game against Forest, although Michail Antonio and Crysencio Summerville are still unavailable for selection.
Potter may be tempted to stick with the line-up that beat United, but he could make a tweak to deal with the threat from Forest.
Jarrod Bowen, who sealed the victory last weekend, will once again lead the attack alongside Mohammed Kudus, with Niclas Fullkrug dropping to the bench.
Bowen has scored in each of West Ham’s last three home games.
If he scores again, the West Ham skipper will become the first Hammer to score in four straight Premier League home matches since Jesse Lingard in 2021.
Lucas Paqueta may return to midfield in place of Guido Rodriguez. The Brazilian is the subject of a spot-fixing trial, which has led to rumours [suggesting that West Ham could drop him](https://westhamblog.co.uk/posts/west-ham-to-consider-dropping-lucas-paqueta-due-to-the-strain-of-his-betting-case/).
However, he could return to the starting line-up against Forest.
**(3-4-2-1):** Alphonse Areola; Aaron Cresswell, Max Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo; Vladimir Coufal, Tomas Soucek, James Ward-Prowse, Aaron Wan-Bissaka; Lucas Paqueta; Jarrod Bowen, Mohammed Kudus.