West Ham v Nottingham Forest, Getty Images 07 January 2026, 00:03

In the match of the 21st round of the English Premier League, West Ham lost to Nottingham Forest with a score of 1:2. The home team opened the scoring in the 14th minute — after a corner kick, Murillo cut the ball into his own goal.

After the break, Nottingham Forest increased their activity and managed to regain the balance. In the 55th minute, Nicolas Dominguez headed home Elliott Anderson’s corner kick to tie the score. The game remained tense until the very final stretch.

The climax came at the end of the match: in the 87th minute, VAR recorded a foul by Areola on Morgan Gibbs-White, after which the referee awarded a penalty. The captain of the guests confidently realized the eleven-meter penalty in the 88th minute, bringing his team a strong-willed victory.

It should be noted that Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Zinchenko was not included in Nottingham Forest’s application for this match.

West Ham — Nottingham Forest 1:2
Goals: Murillo (ag), 14 Gibbs-White, 88 (pen) — Dominguez, 55,

West Ham: Areola – Walker-Peters-, Todibo, Mavropanos, Scarles (Myers, 63) – Fernandes (Potts, 80), Soucek – Bowen, Paqueta (Pablo, 63), Summerville – Castellanos

Nottingham Forest: Sels – Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams – Anderson, Dominguez – Hutchinson (Bakwa, 46), Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi – Jesus

Warnings: Todibo, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos