Coufal
(Credit:Imago)
Max Wilkins
Sun 18 May 2025 16:38, UK
West Ham fell to a 2-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest on Sunday as Vladimir Coufal was the only true standout.
The Hammers once again fell to a Premier League defeat at home under Graham Potter in a largely lacklustre performance on 18 May.
Goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Nikola Milenkovic proved to be the difference, despite a Jarrod Bowen consolation, in the final game of the campaign at the London Stadium.
This was no more than the away side deserved after reducing the Irons to just one clear chance from Tomas Soucek with less than two minutes on the clock.
As the claret and blue outfit looks destined to end their season with a whimper, West Ham Zone has rated the performance of each player out of 10.
Graham Potter
Graham Potter is coming under pressure as West Ham boss (Credit: Imago)
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West Ham player ratings v Nottingham Forest
Alphonse Areola – 3
Vladimir Cofual – 7
Jean-Clair Todibo – 5
Max Kilman – 5
Aaron Cresswell – 5
Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 7
James Ward-Prowse – 5
Guido Rodriguez – 4
Tomas Soucek – 5
Mohammed Kudus – 4
Jarrod Bowen – 7
Substitutes
Carlos Soler – 6
Edson Alvarez – 5
Lucas Paqueta – 4
Niclas Fullkrug – 5
Luis Guilherme – N/A
West Ham United star Jarrod Bowen
Jarrod Bowen scored for West Ham v Nottingham Forest (Credit: Imago)
Potter gets it wrong v Nottingham Forest
There was very little for the Hammers faithful to hang their hat on with the defeat against the Reds at the London Stadium.
Despite having a fair amount of the ball, the number of clear-cut chances created has to be seen as a concern looking ahead to next campaign.
Stat West Ham Nottingham Forest
Possession 60 40
Shots 12 9
Big chances 0 4
West Ham v Nottingham Forest stats
Utilising a system packed out with more defensively-minded players was always going to represent a risk against a counter-attacking side, and it just didn’t work.
Potter has to be held accountable for his team selection, especially given how much better things got with Soler, Fullkrug and Guilherme on the pitch.
This trio did give some hope as to what the Irons could do if given the freedom to play explosive attacking football on a more regular basis.
Giving the likes of Kudus and Bowen more opportunities to express themselves and create chances can only be seen as a positive move into the summer.
As a result, Potter needs to look at the upcoming transfer window as a chance to get things right after getting it so wrong against Forest.
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