Nottingham vs West Ham Prediction & Betting Tips (2 November)

Accustomed to fighting not to go down since their return to the elite, Nottingham Forest are defying all predictions at the start of the season. Indeed, Nuno Espirito Santo's men are currently 7th in the Premier League and have a very good record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. They suffered their only defeat against Fulham at the end of September 0-1 . Since then, Nottingham Forest took a point at Chelsea's lair 1-1 before beating Crystal Palace 1-0 and Leicester last weekend 1-3 . West Ham is a candidate for European places this season.

Unfortunately, everything hasn't really gone as planned so far, as evidenced by his 13th place in the Premier League and his 5 outlays over his opponent of the day. Victorious twice in the last 3 days, the Hammers still show a slight improvement. Dryly beaten on the pitch at Tottenham 4-1 , they otherwise took advantage of the support of their fans to dominate Ipswich 4-1 and Manchester United last weekend 2-1 .

The Nottingham Forest squad is reduced by the withdrawals of starting midfielders Sangaré and Danilo as well as the important playmaker Gibbs-White. New Zealand striker Chris Wood (7 goals in PL) has played a major role since the start of the season. Last weekend, he shone again with a double. In support, Anderson (2 assists in PL), Elanga (1 assist in PL) and Hudson-Odoi (1 goal in PL) could again take place. In the cages, the former Strasbourg player Sels won. On the West Ham side, the robust German striker Fullkrug is still not on his feet.

Furthermore, the important Ghanaian winger has not finished serving his suspension. However, no other absences are to be deplored. Winger Bowen (3 goals and 2 assists in PL) should start, having found the net on the last day. Also scoring against Manchester United, Dutch winger Summerville (1 goal in PL) is applying to start while Brazilian international Paqueta (2 goals in PL) is available.