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Nottingham Forest 0–3 West Ham United · Premier League

0–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

West Ham United won 0–3.

Shots
1112
Shots on target
38
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

West Ham beat Nottingham Forest 3–0. Recorded in this match (Nottingham Forest – West Ham): shots 11–12, shots on target 3–8, possession 58%–42%, corners 9–7. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.67 corners/matchCornersNottingham Forest · West Ham● 7 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricNottingham ForestWest HamBaseline
Corners5.67 corners/match7 corners/match4.67 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Nottingham Forest have recorded the higher season possession share.

56.7% ●PossessionNottingham Forest · West Ham48.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNottingham ForestWest HamBaseline
Possession56.7%48.7%49.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots12 shotsNottingham Forest 11 shots, West Ham United 12 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots8 shotsNottingham Forest 3 shots, West Ham United 8 shots
  • Possession58%42%Nottingham Forest 58%, West Ham United 42%
  • Corners9 corners7 cornersNottingham Forest 9 corners, West Ham United 7 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls6 foulsNottingham Forest 14 fouls, West Ham United 6 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards0 cardsNottingham Forest 0 cards, West Ham United 0 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Nottingham Forest
0Draws
2West Ham United
West Ham United — Nottingham Forest · Premier League1–2
Nottingham Forest — West Ham United · Premier League3–0
Nottingham Forest — West Ham United · Premier League2–0
West Ham United — Nottingham Forest · Premier League3–2
West Ham United — Nottingham Forest · Premier League4–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nottingham Forest favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · West Ham United in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nottingham Forest3 matchesWest Ham United3 matches
1.33 goals/matchGoals scored3/31.33 goals/match
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/32.67 goals/match
10.3 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 12 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 5.33 shots/match
56.7% ●Possession3/348.7%
5.67 corners/matchCorners3/3● 7 corners/match
1.33 cards/matchCards3/30.33 cards/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls3/37.67 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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