Nottingham Forest v West Ham

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Nottingham Forest were handed a third defeat in four games in the Premier League in last weekend's 3-2 loss at home to Newcastle United but although the Tricky Trees hold home advantage once again this Saturday at their City Ground, they face a tricky looking encounter against West Ham who will still be smarting after being handed a heavy 6-0 thrashing at home by Arsenal.

Despite collecting back-to-back wins against Newcastle United and Manchester United in quick succession during the Christmas period, Nottingham Forest have been unable to maintain that rare spark of form in subsequent matches as the east midlands side have now lost three of their last four games.

Recent losses at the hands of Brentford, Arsenal and Newcastle United have swamped the solitary point that Nottingham Forest had gained by virtue of a 1-1 draw down on the south coast at Bournemouth, while the bigger picture paints a rather bleak outlook for Nuno Espirito Santo's team.

Nottingham Forest have managed to capture just two wins from their previous 13 matches overall in the Premier League and having also been handed no fewer than nine defeats within this disappointing period of results, the hosts look in danger of slipping to yet another defeat at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon.

West Ham have also experienced a sudden downturn in form in recent weeks in the Premier League as the London club have now failed to win any of their last five games overall, picking up three draws but also losing twice with these two defeats resulting in The Hammers to ship a total of nine goals.

Points picked up in draws with Brighton, Sheffield United and Bournemouth have been overshadowed by comprehensive losses to Manchester United 3-0 and a 6-0 landslide loss to London rivals Arsenal.

However, despite dropping down the Premier League table to eighth place, the visitors still occupy a top half position in the top flight table while the bigger picture should still give West Ham plenty of encouragement as David Moyes' side have been dealt just three defeats from their previous 13 games overall.

West Ham have also collected four wins from their last 10 outings on the road in this season's Premier League campaign while goals for both sides have featured in no fewer than seven of these 10 away games as well.

Nottingham Forest v West Ham Verdict

Previous encounters between Nottingham Forest and West Ham have certainly been entertaining affairs as six of the last nine meetings between these two clubs have resulted in goals for both teams, while eight of these nine encounters have resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored as well.

This fixture should produce at least three goals here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

West Ham win @ 2.90

Correct Score: West Ham 2-1 @ 12.00