Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham United: Declan Rice penalty saved as Forest hold on to beat Hammers

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Nottingham Forest celebrate.

Nottingham Forest secured a famous win as Taiwo Awoniyi scored the only goal to beat West Ham as Premier League football returned to the City Ground after a 23-year absence.

Awoniyi, Forest's £17m record signing this summer, applied the first-time finish after Jesse Lingard's effort had been deflected into his path off Hammers defender Ben Johnson.

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson was Forest's other hero, denying Declan Rice with a second-half penalty save.

The Hammers could also reflect on two strikes from distance that hit the crossbar and another excellent Henderson save from Tomas Soucek as they started the season with successive defeats.

However, for Forest and their boss Steve Cooper, it was another unforgettable day for a club who were bottom of the Championship less than 12 months ago.

Spurred on by a frenzied home crowd, Forest started on the front foot and had enough to keep West Ham at bay even after their energetic early efforts started to slow.

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Nottingham Forest

Squad number1Player nameHenderson
Squad number4Player nameWorrall
Squad number19Player nameNiakhaté
Squad number26Player nameMcKenna
Squad number7Player nameN Williams
Squad number5Player nameMangala
Squad number14Player nameO'Brien
Squad number15Player nameToffolo
Squad number11Player nameLingard
Squad number20Player nameJohnson
Squad number9Player nameAwoniyi

Squad number3Player nameS Cook
Squad number16Player nameSurridge
Squad number18Player nameCafú

West Ham United

Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number4Player nameZouma
Squad number2Player nameJohnson
Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number9Player nameAntonio

Squad number7Player nameScamacca
Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Squad number14Player nameCornet

Line-ups

Nottm Forest

Formation 3-4-1-2

1HendersonBooked at 75mins
4Worrall
19NiakhatéSubstituted forS Cookat 79'minutes
26McKennaBooked at 64mins
7N Williams
5MangalaSubstituted forRibeiro Diasat 84'minutes
14O'Brien
15Toffolo
11Lingard
20JohnsonBooked at 90mins
9AwoniyiSubstituted forSurridgeat 72'minutesBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

2Biancone
3S Cook
6Mbe Soh
13Hennessey
16Surridge
17Mighten
18Ribeiro Dias
33Taylor
41Hammond

West Ham

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Fabianski
5Coufal
4Zouma
2Johnson
3Cresswell
28Soucek
41RiceBooked at 9mins
20BowenSubstituted forCornetat 85'minutes
22Benrahma
8FornalsSubstituted forLanziniat 69'minutes
9AntonioSubstituted forScamaccaat 69'minutes

Substitutes

7Scamacca
10Lanzini
12Downes
13Areola
14Cornet
32Coventry
35Randolph
50Ashby

Referee:Robert Jones

Attendance:29,281

Live Text

Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, West Ham United 0.
Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, West Ham United 0.
Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
Attempt blocked. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Jarrod Bowen.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Orel Mangala.
Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United).
Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Steve Cook.
Attempt blocked. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Neco Williams.
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Steve Cook replaces Moussa Niakhaté because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
Dean Henderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.

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