Nottingham Forest defeated West Ham United Nottingham Forest defeated West Ham United 2-0 at the City Ground to record their first Premier League win of 2024. At the half, Taiwo Awoniyi scored the first goal, and Callum Hudson-Odoi sealed the victory with a late basket. By then, Kalvin Phillips had been sent out for a second bookable offence, leaving the visitors down to 10 men.2-0 at the City Ground to record their first Premier League win of 2024.
at the half, Taiwo Awoniyi scored the first goal, and sealed the victory with a late basket. By then, Kalvin Phillips had been sent out for a second bookable offence, leaving the visitors down to 10 men.–
It was nonetheless a significant victory for team, even if the Reds had chances to increase their lead and believed they should have been awarded a penalty for a foul on . Here’s what the head coach of Forest said following the final whistle.
We were aggressive and well-behaved. The boys put in a lot of work, and we had good spurts when we had the ball. We made opportunities and had good combinations.
Solving those details was the most crucial and fundamental task for today. We had to go beyond the box and be bold, small, and practical.
We had to limit the number of set pieces we allowed because we knew how formidable West Ham was in that area. The players performed admirably. We must continue.
Despite having a man advantage, West Ham continued to push and cause us problems even though we were winning 1-0. Although I wish we could have found a solution sooner, we persevered and had courage to maintain that outcome. A spotless record is always crucial.
On the shout for penalty
“When something is so clear, I am limited to speaking the truth. It is a penalty to me.
The referee might not have noticed the game’s rapid pace. He’s a young officiant. However, since VAR had time, they had to step in and take action. Checking took two minutes.
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I’ve yet to see him. I’m aware that’s what the club did. We look to someone extremely knowledgeable and skilled to provide us with a clear understanding and an opinion on the situation.
“Everyone in this room is inquiring, and I’m wondering why (with no consequences).” I can understand that the referee missed that, but with VAR, it’s really clear. Mark needs to at least explain everything to me and let me know what’s going on.
Regarding Taiwo Awoniyi receiving a knock…
“We must evaluate him right immediately. See how he is, please.
We are all aware of his difficulties because he hasn’t had any competition in a while. We press him for longer than he ought to.
