West Ham edged out Nottingham Forest in a close win on Sunday, 3x2, on to matchday 12 of the Premier League . To this matchweek, David Moyes's team came from three defeats, and Steve Cooper's team came from a win. Matt Turner didn't leave the bench.
Lucas Paquetá opened the score with 3 minutes on the clock, with a left-foot shot from outside the box. With his 5th goal of the season. In the 44th minute, Taiwo Awoniyi fired home for Nottingham Forest, with a right-foot shot.
In the 63rd minute, Anthony Elanga fired home Steve Cooper's team second goal, with a right-foot strike inside the penalty area. After 65 minutes, Jarrod Bowen struck the second goal for West Ham, from a corner. Tomás Soucek scored the winner in the final minutes of the game from a corner. With this strike, Tomás Soucek reached 5th goals for the season.
After the result West Ham are 9th in the table, with 17 points, while Nottingham Forest sit 15th place, with 13 points. In their next fixture, David Moyes's team will play away against Burnley, while Steve Cooper's team will host Brighton & Hove Albion.
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Lucas Paquetá 3' Jarrod Bowen 65' Tomás Soucek 88' | Taiwo Awoniyi 44' Anthony Elanga 63' |