Nottingham Forest strengthened their survival hopes with a dramatic late comeback win over West Ham United at a sparsely populated London Stadium. West Ham led early in the second half but saw a goal by Crysencio Summerville disallowed, a turning point that shifted momentum. Forest equalised soon after through Nicolás Domínguez before capitalising on defensive chaos late on. A clumsy punch from Alphonse Areola resulted in a VAR review and an 89th-minute penalty, calmly converted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
The defeat leaves West Ham winless in 10 games and sliding towards relegation, with defensive frailty and poor organisation again exposed. Despite flashes of attacking intent, they failed to protect their lead and conceded their 13th set-piece goal of the season. Manager Nuno Espírito Santo insisted belief remains, but frustration is growing among players and supporters. Forest, managed by Sean Dyche, were far from fluent yet showed resilience and a winning mentality to end a run of defeats and move seven points clear of the bottom three.
