Nottingham Forest boosted their survival hopes with a dramatic late victory over West Ham United at a sparsely populated London Stadium. West Ham looked set for a vital win after taking the lead, but a disallowed goal early in the second half proved a turning point. Forest responded immediately through Nicolás Domínguez before capitalising on another defensive error. A clumsy punch from Alphonse Areola led to a VAR review and a late penalty, calmly converted by Morgan Gibbs-White in the 89th minute.
The defeat leaves West Ham seven points adrift of Forest in 17th and winless in 10 matches under Nuno Espírito Santo. Despite showing more fight than in recent weeks, familiar issues of poor organisation and defensive fragility resurfaced. Midfielder Tomáš Souček called for honesty and accountability within the squad after an eighth home loss of the season. Forest, managed by Sean Dyche, were far from fluent but showed greater resolve, ending a run of four straight defeats. For West Ham, growing supporter apathy and persistent errors suggest a club drifting dangerously closer to relegation trouble.
