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Nottm. Forest play host to West Ham United at City Ground at lunchtime on Sunday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 8 of the 52 games.
The last time the two teams met at Nottm. Forest was back in September 1998, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 22 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 0-0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 01 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 23 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LC |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 11.
West Ham Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Nottm. Forest find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 24 matches. West Ham Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 38 from their 25 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at City Ground for the Forest and the Madmen are unable to see past West Ham Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Previous 5 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. |