West Ham vs Nottingham: Unpredictable
West Ham ended an eight-game winless run at the Theatre of Dreams last weekend, beating Manchester United 2-0 at Old Trafford. Former Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka played a key role in both goals for the Hammers, helping Tomas Soucek open the scoring before setting up Jarrod Bowen to seal victory for the visitors. It was West Ham's 10th Premier League win of the season.
West Ham just defeated MU 2-0 at Old Trafford.
Graham Potter's side took advantage of United's complete focus on the Europa League to end an eight-game winless streak in the Premier League, which included four defeats and four draws. The three points helped West Ham leapfrog both United and Tottenham to take 15th place in the rankings. If they win both remaining matches, the best position the Hammers can achieve is 13th place in the rankings.
West Ham have no targets left in the remaining two rounds, but they certainly want to end the season in the best possible way. Now West Ham will try to win back-to-back Premier League titles for the second time this season - against Arsenal and Leicester City in February. In round 37, the London team will host Nottingham at home. The West Ham vs Nottingham prediction is balanced, while the Hammers have no targets left, their opponents need 3 points to hope to enter the Top 5 of the Premier League this season.
Nuno Santo's Nottingham Forest have officially qualified for next season's European Cup after finishing in the Top 7, but which UEFA tournament they will participate in is still unknown. In the most recent match, despite being rated much higher than Leicester, the home team was held to a 2-2 draw by their opponents. Nottingham are currently ranked 7th, 1 point behind 5th-placed Chelsea. In the final round, Santo's team will host Chelsea at home, so they need to beat West Ham if they want to continue to hope for a Top 5 finish.
West Ham vs Nottingham round 37 Premier League 2024/25.
Santo's men have failed to win their last four games, and have won just one of their last seven in all competitions. However, history is on the visitors' side, having won four of their last six games against West Ham. Nottingham have beaten the Hammers in their last two Premier League games, scoring five goals and conceding none. If they win in the return leg this season, they will have beaten West Ham in two games in a season for the first time in 41 years.
There are no injuries to report following the United game, so West Ham will field the same line-up as the Old Trafford win, meaning only Michail Antonio (foot) and Crysencio Summerville (thigh) will be absent. Bowen has scored in each of West Ham's last three home games; the last Hammers player to score in four consecutive Premier League home games was Jesse Lingard in 2021.
Nottingham just let Leicester hold them to a 2-2 draw at home.
For Nottingham Forest, Awoniyi is currently recovering from a worrying abdominal injury, but the 27-year-old is certain to miss the remaining two games of the season. Murillo and Callum Hudson-Odoi are also doubtful. Chris Wood has scored 20 goals in the Premier League this season, making him one of eight nominees for the Player of the Season award. He also scored eight goals against West Ham in the Premier League, the Hammers being the team he has scored the most goals against in the history of the competition.