Nottingham Forest v West Ham LIVE: Premier League result, final score & reaction as Forest seal memorable win
Follow the action from the City Ground as Steve Cooper’s Forest take on David Moyes’ Hammers
Nottingham Forest won their first Premier League home game for 23 years with a 1-0 success over West Ham.
The City Ground had not hosted a top-flight match since 1999 and Taiwo Awoniyi ensured it was a winning homecoming for Forest with his first-half goal. The striker, who until Saturday night was the club’s record signing this summer, bundled home from close range to become the first Forest player to score a Premier League goal since Chris Bart-Williams all those years ago.
It got them up and running after defeat at Newcastle on the opening weekend and, on this evidence, Steve Cooper’s men are going to be a welcome addition to the top flight.
However, they did have goalkeeper Dean Henderson to thank for keeping the three points as he saved Declan Rice’s second-half penalty. He also made several other saves while Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma both hit the underside of the crossbar for the luckless Hammers, with the latter also seeing an opening goal ruled out by VAR in the first half.
Follow all the reaction as Nottingham Forest beat West Ham Utd in the Premier League:
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
54 mins: Cucurella gets on the overlap and forces Romero into a sliding tackle to win a corner. It’s played short to Sterling whose pass into the middle is knocked away.
The ball comes back out to Mount who skews a crossing effort and fires the ball at Hugo Lloris. The goalkeeper is unsure whether the ball is dipping under the crossbar and has to flap it behind to avoid any embarrassment.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
51 mins: Another free kick for Chelsea sees Reece James deliver another cross that is easily nodded clear by Spurs. The 22-year-old just hasn’t quite got his delivery right today especially for someone with such high standards.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
48 mins: Save! Harry Kane has enough time on the ball to control it and flick a pass into the box that Son Heung-min gets on the end of. He’s quickly closed down but manages to prod a shot off that Edouard Mendy gets out with his left leg.
That’s better from Spurs.
Second half: Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
Kick off: Tottenham restart the match. Neither manager has made a change at half-time which is surprising especially for Spurs who so often looked second best in the first 45 minutes.
They need more control in the middle of the pitch to more easily transition from defence to attack.
HT Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
How will this game play out? Will Chelsea extend their lead and cruise to yet another victory against Tottenham or can Spurs get themselves back into the match and maybe push for a win?
HT Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
Kalidou Koulibaly is the first player to score his first Premier League goal for Chelsea in a game against Spurs since Michael Essien in March 2006.
HT Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
Kalidu Koulibaly gives Chelsea the lead with a blistering volley to record his first goal at Stamford Bridge.
Half-time: Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
45+3 mins: Chelsea head into the break with a fully deserved lead. Tottenham have been very timid. They’ve focused on keeping Chelsea at bay instead of taking the attack to them.
Somehow they’re still in the game but Antonio Conte will need to change things for the second 45 minutes.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
45 mins: Three minutes of added time to play at the end of the first half. Spurs are having a period on the ball but they’re not going anywhere with it.
The defenders push up to the halfway line but when Chelsea come out to meet them Ben Davies knocks the ball back to Hugo Lloris.
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