Nottingham Forest have won their last three Premier League matches against West Ham, having only won two of their first 11 against them in the competition (D3 L6).
West Ham United haven’t scored in any of their last four Premier League visits to the City Ground (D1 L3) – the last Hammers player to score there was Michael Hughes in September 1996.
Among current Premier League sides, only Fulham (11) are on a longer run without a clean sheet than Nottingham Forest (10). It’s Forest’s longest run without one since going 14 without one between February and August 2024.
West Ham have lost their opening two Premier League matches this season, shipping eight goals, their worst start to a league season since 1954-55 (lost first two, conceded 10). The Hammers have started with three defeats in four previous Premier League seasons (2010-11, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2022-23), with only Southampton doing so as often (6 times).
Nottingham Forest are looking to record victories in their first two home league matches in a season for the first time since the 2017-18 Championship campaign, while in the top-flight they haven’t done so since 1984-85.
Since Graham Potter’s first Premier League game in charge at West Ham on 14 January this year, no ever present side have picked up fewer points than the Hammers (20) – since the start of March, they’ve won just two of out of 13 games (D4 L7).
West Ham have faced the most shots on target in the Premier League this season (12) – between Graham Potter’s first game and the end of 2024-25, the Hammers had faced the joint 10th most shots on target of any side (77).
Lucas Paquetá ended a run of 14 Premier League appearances without a goal for West Ham with his strike in their 5-1 defeat to Chelsea on Friday. This season, Paquetá leads all the Hammers players for tackles (6), possession won (10), successful passes in the final third (43) and he’s made the second most dribbles (7).
Nottingham Forest forward Chris Wood has scored eight Premier League goals against West Ham United, his joint most against one opponent. He also has eight goals in his last 10 home appearances overall, netting a brace on MD1 against Brentford.
Dan Ndoye has been involved in a goal in each of his first two Premier League appearances for Nottingham Forest (1 goal, 1 assist). No player has ever done so in their first three for the Tricky Trees.