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It’s loopy to suppose that 20 factors separated these two groups on the finish of final season, with West Ham ending in ninth on 52 factors and Forest approach down in seventeenth on simply 32 factors.
This season has seen a near-perfect reversal of these positions, with Forest at the moment on 62 factors and West Ham on 40.
Simply reveals what might be achieved for those who do/don’t have a plan.
Staff information
West Ham (3-5-2): Areola; Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell; Coufal, Ward-Prowse, Rodríguez, Soucek, Wan-Bissaka; Bowen, Kudus.
Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Paquetá, Füllkrug, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Álvarez, Emerson, Ferguson.
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangaré, Anderson; Gibbs-White, Domínguez, Elanga; Wooden.
Subs: Miguel, Morato, Hudson-Odoi, Toffolo, J. Silva, Yates, R. Sosa, Oliveira, Abbott.
Preamble
Now then, Nottingham Forest have a possibility to arrange a possible doozy of a remaining day Champions League qualification decider towards Chelsea – offering they will see off West Ham on the London Stadium at this time.
Newcastle may have their say within the high 5 race once they face Arsenal in a while, however for now Forest know {that a} win would propel them to 65 factors – degree with Manchester Metropolis (who play Bournemouth in midweek) and one level off fifth-placed Chelsea, the very workforce Forest face subsequent weekend. Oooft. Any dropped factors from Nuno Espírito Santo’s males, nevertheless, would realistically finish their hopes of enjoying Champions League soccer subsequent season – not that Europa League or Convention League qualification should be regarded upon as a failure.
Nonetheless, having been driving as excessive as third for a very long time this season, Forest followers won’t wish to see their facet squander one other probability to select up very important factors this afternoon, particularly towards a poor West Ham facet whose solely win of their previous 9 matches was at … a good worse Manchester United. The Hammers have little in the way in which of motivation, when you’d assume Forest will probably be bang up for it.
Kick off is at 2.15pm (BST) and workforce information will drop into the following put up.
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