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 0-0 Tottenham
12 mins: Cucurella swings a cross into the box from the left but Eric Dier is there to dink it over to the opposite wing. Ruben Loftus-Cheek brings it under control then lays it off to Reece James before Ryan Sessegnon hacks down the wingback to give Chelsea a free kick.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
9 mins: Ruben Loftus-Cheek drifts inside as Chelsea push up the pitch allowing Reece James to come around the back and swing in a cross.
Tottenham get it out as far as Marc Cucurella who whacks a left-footed effort from the edge of the box and can’t thread it through the cluster of bodies in the area.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
6 mins: Dejan Kulusevski has his first run at the Chelsea back line before sending the ball into the middle. The Blues give away a free kick after a half clearance and Son Heung-min curls his shot high and wide.
Spurs come again by sending the ball into the feet of Harry Kane. He’s allowed to turn and pick out Son in the box. The South Korean lets fly with another effort but this one is blocked by Thiago Silva.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
3 mins: Cristian Romero miscontrols the ball in the middle of the pitch and it gets poked up to Raheem Sterling. He lays the ball off to Marc Cucurella who guides it down the left wing to send Mason Mount bombing down to the side of the box.
Spurs get quickly into position and Mount runs into trouble without many options to play the ball into.
Kick off: Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
Chelsea get the match started and knock the ball back to Thiago Silva. He punts it long and Ryan Sessegnon watches it bounce safely behind for a goal kick.
Chelsea vs Tottenham
Here come the players. This should be an entertaining match-up with the teams on a fairly level playing field.
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Chelsea vs Tottenham
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Nottingham Forest notch entertaining win over West Ham as Premier League returns to City Ground
Nottingham Forest have more reasons than most to know that one goal can be enough. They have won two European Cups with 1-0 victories and, once again, they can savour the scoreline.
Even if Taiwo Awoniyi’s scrappy strike will not be remembered for as long as the greatest moments in Trevor Francis’ and John Robertson’s careers, he provided another moment in Forest history. After a 23-year absence from the top flight, the Nigerian got their first goal back in the Premier League, securing a maiden win this millennium.
As West Ham struck the woodwork twice, missed a penalty, had a header cleared off the line and a goal disallowed, Forest’s lone strike could have come in a thrashing. Yet if they rode their luck, they also made it.
Nottingham Forest notch entertaining win over West Ham on home Premier League return
Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham: Taiwo Awoniyi scored a scrappy winner while Dean Henderson also saved Declan Rice’s penalty
Chelsea vs Tottenham
Tottenham have earned four successive Premier League victories, the longest current winning run in the division.
They have won 99 Premier League London derby matches, and could be the third side to reach 100 victories after Chelsea and Arsenal.
However, Spurs only took one point in their five away London derbies last season, scoring just one goal.
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