Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.
The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.
Meanwhile, it’s Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Nottingham Forest FC - West Ham United FC
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
13:57
The players are walking out onto The City Ground pitch for their third match of the 2025-26 Premier League season in what promises to be a mouthwatering spectacle!
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
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Potter has taken action, making four changes to the side that lost to Wolves in the EFL Cup, with a possible change of shape! Fernandes, who was signed from relegated Southampton, starts and is ready to make his full West Ham debut. Other alterations see Hermansen, Kilman and Fullkrug reinstated to the line-up, with Areola, Todibo, Aguerd and Rodriguez dropping out. Potter’s task of turning around West Ham’s wretched form hasn’t been made any easier by the news that Aston Villa are in talks to sign Paqueta. However, amid the speculation, the Brazilian remains included in the starting XI.
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
13:52
Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has named an unchanged team from the eleven that drew with Palace. Anderson, who was called up to the recent England squad by Thomas Tuchel for the first time, starts in midfield. New signings McAtee, Hutchinson, and Kalimuendo, who all made their debuts last weekend, begin this afternoon from the bench. Another summer addition, Douglas Luiz, is a substitute again and awaiting his first appearance for the club. Despite the noise around West Ham, it hasn’t been a breezy start to the season for Forest either. Manager Nuno revealed how his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis has suffered. Nuno has clashed with Edu, who was appointed as global head of football for Marinakis’ clubs, throwing the coach's future into serious doubt.
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
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WEST HAM SUBS: Crysencio Summerville, Callum Wilson, Alphonse Areola, Guido Rodriguez, Jean-Clair Todibo, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Ollie Scarles, Freddie Potts, Andy Irving.
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
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WEST HAM XI (4-2-3-1): Mads Hermansen; El Hadji Malick Diouf, Maximilian Kilman, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Kyle Walker-Peters; Tomas Soucek, James Ward-Prowse; Lucas Paqueta, Mateus Fernandes, Jarrod Bowen; Niclas Fullkrug.
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
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FOREST SUBS: Morata, Douglas Luiz, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Angus Gunn, Igor Jesus, Omari Hutchinson, Ryan Yates, James McAtee, Willy Boly.
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
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FOREST XI (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Neco Williams, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Ola Aina; Elliot Anderson, Ibrahim Sangare; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye; Chris Wood.
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
13:36
West Ham have endured an abysmal start to the season, with the pressure intensifying on Graham Potter, the players and ownership as they sit bottom of the Premier League on zero points. Firstly, the Hammers succumbed to a dreadful 3-0 loss against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, before another embarrassing 5-1 defeat to Chelsea in a London derby. These two Premier League results, in which they’ve shipped eight goals, mean it’s West Ham’s worst start to a season since 1954-55 (lost first two games, conceded 10). Potter’s side suffered more misery in the midweek EFL Cup action, losing 3-2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
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Forest have engineered an unbeaten start to the 2025-26 Premier League season and currently sit in eighth position. They beat Brentford 3-1 on the opening day at The City Ground thanks to a Chris Wood double and a debut goal for Dan Ndoye. In the previous encounter against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, Forest battled to a 1-1 draw, with Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has recently signed a new contract until 2028, bagging an equaliser in the second half. 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.
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
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Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and West Ham United at The City Ground!
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United
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