Oleksandr Zinchenko, Getty Images 06 January 2026, 21:24

As part of the opening match of the 21st round of the English Premier League, London West Ham will host Nottingham Forest on its field.

The coaching staffs of both teams decided on the starting lineups for this confrontation.

It is interesting that Forest’s left defender Oleksandr Zinchenko, whose rights belong to Arsenal, was not included in the application for the game at the London Stadium. The reasons for the Ukrainian’s absence are currently unknown – he spent the last game against Aston Villa on the bench.

West Ham: Areola – Walker-Peters, Todibo, Mavropanos, Scarles – Fernandes, Soucek – Bowen, Paquette, Summerville – Castellanos

Subs: Hermansen, Magassa, Kilman, Myers, Rodriguez, Potts, Irty, Kante

Nottingham Forest: Sels – Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams – Anderson, Dominguez – Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi – Jesus