West Ham United vs Nottingham Forest Preview

West Ham welcome Nottingham Forest to the London Stadium on Tuesday evening as both sides desperately search for their first victory of 2026. The Hammers enter this encounter after a 3-0 defeat away at Wolverhampton on January 3rd, extending their worrying slump to just one point from their last five league matches. Their most recent outing saw them outplayed at Molineux, with the hosts dominating proceedings throughout. Prior to that setback, West Ham secured a 2-2 home draw with Brighton on December 30th in what represents their sole point from this dismal run. Earlier in this sequence, they suffered home defeats to Fulham (0-1 on December 27th) and Aston Villa (2-3 on December 14th), alongside a heavy 3-0 loss away at Manchester City on December 20th.

Nottingham Forest arrive in equally poor spirits, their most recent match ending in a 3-1 away defeat at Aston Villa on January 3rd. That loss confirmed a run of four consecutive defeats across all competitions. In their previous outing, Forest fell 2-0 at home to Everton on December 30th, after suffering a 1-2 home reverse against Manchester City on December 27th. They also lost 1-0 away at Fulham on December 22nd. Their only positive result in this five-match stretch came on December 14th when they defeated Tottenham 3-0 at home, though that victory now feels like a distant memory given their subsequent struggles.

The head-to-head record favours Nottingham Forest, who have won three of the last five meetings with two West Ham victories. Most recently, West Ham claimed a 3-0 away triumph at the City Ground on August 31st, 2025. Nottingham Forest won 2-1 away in May 2025, while they also secured home victories of 3-0 in November 2024 and 2-0 in February 2024. West Ham’s other recent success came with a 3-2 home win in November 2023.

Both managers face selection headaches ahead of this crucial clash. West Ham will definitely be without Lukasz Fabianski, Niclas Füllkrug, Dan Ndoye and Ibrahim Sangaré, while doubts persist over Lucas Paquetá and Jean-Clair Todibo. Forest have Ryan Yates, Chris Wood and Dan Ndoye ruled out, with John Victor rated doubtful. Willy Boly is also unavailable.

Fans across the globe can tune in to witness this London Stadium encounter. In Great Britain and Ireland, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League provide live coverage with kick-off at 20:00 GMT. American viewers can watch on USA Network, while Canadian audiences have access through DAZN Canada and fuboTV Canada. Australian supporters can follow the action via Stan Sport.

Possible Line-Ups:

West Ham United (4-2-3-1) Areola, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Magassa, Fernandes, Wilson, Bowen, Potts, Scarles, Paquetá

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1) Aina, Sels, Williams, Murillo, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Jesuś, Hudson-Odoi, Milenkovic, Dominguez, Hutchinson

Injured Players:

West Ham United: Lukasz Fabianski (Out), Niclas Füllkrug (Out), Dan Ndoye (Out), Ibrahim Sangaré (Out), Lucas Paquetá (Doubtful), Jean-Clair Todibo (Doubtful), El Hadji Malick Diouf (Out), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Out)

Nottingham Forest: Ryan Yates (Out), Chris Wood (Out), Dan Ndoye (Out), John Victor (Doubtful), Willy Boly (Out)

West Ham face more severe injury concerns with six players unavailable and two doubtful, significantly weakening their defensive and midfield options. Forest are without three key players with one doubtful, though they appear in slightly better shape than their hosts heading into this London encounter.

West Ham Last Five Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-0	West Ham United	English Premier League	Jan 3, 2026
🤝	West Ham United	2-2	Brighton & Hove Albion	English Premier League	Dec 30, 2025
❌	West Ham United	0-1	Fulham	English Premier League	Dec 27, 2025
❌	Manchester City	3-0	West Ham United	English Premier League	Dec 20, 2025
❌	West Ham United	2-3	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Dec 14, 2025

Nottingham Forest Last Five Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Aston Villa	3-1	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Jan 3, 2026
❌	Nottingham Forest	0-2	Everton	English Premier League	Dec 30, 2025
❌	Nottingham Forest	1-2	Manchester City	English Premier League	Dec 27, 2025
❌	Fulham	1-0	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Dec 22, 2025
✅	Nottingham Forest	3-0	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Dec 14, 2025

Head-to-Head Record:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Nottingham Forest	0-3	West Ham United	English Premier League	Aug 31, 2025
West Ham United	1-2	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	May 18, 2025
Nottingham Forest	3-0	West Ham United	English Premier League	Nov 2, 2024
Nottingham Forest	2-0	West Ham United	English Premier League	Feb 17, 2024
West Ham United	3-2	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Nov 12, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra
USA	USA Network
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Ireland Republic	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN1 Spain
Germany	Sky Sport Premier League, Sky Go, WOW
Italy	SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport Calcio, NOW TV