Premier League Gameweek 3 Sun, Aug 31 2025 · 14:00 The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nottingham Forest
0–3 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.73 – 2.42
West Ham
  • 84’ J. Bowen
  • 88’ (P) Lucas Paquetá
  • 90’ C. Wilson
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

West Ham cruise past Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest entered as favourites, but West Ham won 3–0 through goals from Bowen, Paquetá and Wilson. West Ham finished with the higher xG (2.42 vs 0.73).

Nottingham Forest57%
Draw23%
West Ham ✓20%

Model vs reality

Nottingham Forest goals
0
Model 1.90 · xG 0.73
West Ham goals
3
Model 1.05 · xG 2.42
Total goals
3
Model 2.95 · xG 3.15
Score 0–3
1%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 57%
Both scored
No
Model 56%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchC. WilsonWest Ham · 1 goal
8.0
  • RefereeCraig Pawson
  • VenueThe City Ground
  • Table before kick-offNottingham Forest 8th · West Ham 20th

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. ⇄ J. McAteeFor D. Ndoye
    58’
  3. ⇄ C. WilsonFor N. Füllkrug
    64’
  4. ⇄ Igor JesusFor C. Wood
    73’
  5. ⇄ A. IrvingFor J. Ward-Prowse
    75’
  6. ⇄ C. SummervilleFor Mateus Fernandes
    82’
  7. J. Bowen 0–1Assist C. Summerville
    84’
  8. Lucas Paquetá (pen) 0–2
    88’
  9. ⇄ A. KalimuendoFor I. Sangaré
    89’
  10. ⇄ O. HutchinsonFor C. Hudson-Odoi
    89’
  11. C. Wilson 0–3Assist E. Diouf
    90’
  12. Full time · 0–3

Team stats

Nottingham Forest11 shots · 9 in box, 2 outside
West Ham12 shots · 10 in box, 2 outside
Nottingham ForestWest Ham
58% Possession 42%
0.73 Expected goals (xG) 2.42
0.44 Expected points (xPts) 2.40
11 Shots 12
3 Shots on target 8
3 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 0
9 Shots inside the box 10
2 Shots outside the box 2
541 Passes 385
87% Pass accuracy 82%
9 Corners 7
5 Goalkeeper saves 3
14 Fouls 6
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.48 Team rating 7.14

Line-ups

Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1

267.0 M. Sels(G)
36.2 N. Williams 56.2 Murillo 315.9 N. Milenković 346.3 T. Aina
87.3 E. Anderson 66.3 I. Sangaré ↓89’
76.5 C. Hudson-Odoi ↓89’ 106.5 M. Gibbs-White 146.6 D. Ndoye ↓58’
116.5 C. Wood ↓73’
  • 26M. Sels (G)7.0
  • 3N. Williams6.2
  • 5Murillo6.2
  • 31N. Milenković5.9
  • 34T. Aina6.3
  • 8E. Anderson7.3
  • 6I. Sangaré↓89’6.3
  • 7C. Hudson-Odoi↓89’6.5
  • 10M. Gibbs-White6.5
  • 14D. Ndoye↓58’6.6
  • 11C. Wood↓73’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 19Igor Jesus↑73’6.5
  • 24J. McAtee↑58’6.6
  • 15A. Kalimuendo↑89’6.3
  • 21O. Hutchinson↑89’6.3

Unused: A. Gunn, R. Yates, Douglas Luiz, W. Boly, Morato

West Ham 4-2-3-1

16.9 M. Hermansen(G)
127.2 E. Diouf A 37.3 M. Kilman 157.2 K. Mavropanos 27.2 K. Walker-Peters
86.9 J. Ward-Prowse ↓75’ 286.9 T. Souček
187.0 Mateus Fernandes ↓82’ 107.3 Lucas Paquetá 207.9 J. Bowen
116.3 N. Füllkrug ↓64’
  • 1M. Hermansen (G)6.9
  • 12E. DioufA7.2
  • 3M. Kilman7.3
  • 15K. Mavropanos7.2
  • 2K. Walker-Peters7.2
  • 8J. Ward-Prowse↓75’6.9
  • 28T. Souček6.9
  • 18Mateus Fernandes↓82’7.0
  • 10Lucas Paquetá7.3
  • 20J. Bowen7.9
  • 11N. Füllkrug↓64’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 7C. SummervilleA↑82’7.5
  • 9C. Wilson ★↑64’8.0
  • 39A. Irving↑75’6.6

Unused: A. Areola, A. Wan-Bissaka, G. Rodríguez, J. Todibo, F. Potts, O. Scarles

Player stats

Top rated
C. WilsonWest Ham8.0
2nd
J. BowenWest Ham7.9
3rd
E. AndersonNottingham Forest7.3

Nottingham Forest

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Sels G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 73% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
N. Williams D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 59 3 2 1/2 0/1 6.2
Murillo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 75 0 1 1/1 1/0 6.2
N. Milenković D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 56 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.9
T. Aina D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 98% 47 2 1 1/5 1/0 6.3
E. Anderson M 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 90% 88 7 0 1/1 0/2 7.3
I. Sangaré M 89 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 67 2 2 0/0 5/0 6.3
C. Hudson-Odoi F 89 0 0 1 (1) 3 88% 32 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.5
M. Gibbs-White M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 80% 60 1 0 0/1 1/1 6.5
D. Ndoye F 58 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 15 2 0 1/2 2/1 6.6
C. Wood F 73 0 0 3 (1) 0 78% 9 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
Igor Jesus F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
J. McAtee M 32 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 13 1 0 1/2 0/0 6.6
A. Kalimuendo F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
O. Hutchinson F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

West Ham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Hermansen G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 69% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
E. Diouf D 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 74% 23 0 0 0/3 0/1 7.2
M. Kilman D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 54 1 2 1/1 0/0 7.3
K. Mavropanos D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 60 0 0 0/0 2/0 7.2
K. Walker-Peters D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 35 3 0 0/0 0/2 7.2
J. Ward-Prowse M 75 0 0 0 (0) 3 84% 25 0 1 0/1 0/1 6.9
T. Souček M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 30 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
Mateus Fernandes M 82 0 0 0 (0) 2 87% 23 3 1 0/0 1/3 7.0
Lucas Paquetá M 90 1 0 3 (2) 2 78% 45 2 0 3/7 3/3 7.3
J. Bowen F 90 1 0 1 (1) 2 79% 19 2 1 2/5 0/1 7.9
N. Füllkrug F 64 0 0 3 (1) 0 54% 13 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
C. Summerville F 8 0 1 0 (0) 1 100% 5 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.5
C. Wilson F 26 1 0 4 (4) 0 50% 4 0 0 2/2 0/1 8.0
A. Irving M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 10 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.