{"id":295046,"date":"2023-11-12T16:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295046"},"modified":"2023-11-12T16:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:39:23","slug":"west-ham-3-2-nottingham-forest-tomas-soucek-heads-late-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/west-ham-3-2-nottingham-forest-tomas-soucek-heads-late-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham 3-2 Nottingham Forest: Tomas Soucek heads late winner"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tomas Soucek headed a dramatic late winner as West Ham came from behind to beat Nottingham Forest\u00a0in a London Stadium thriller.<\/p>\n
The Hammers had led after just three minutes through Lucas Paqueta but found themselves to goals by Taiwo Awoniyi and Anthony Elanga either side of half-time.<\/p>\n
But Jarrod Bowen rose highest to nod in a James Ward-Prowse corner for 2-2 and from the same source, Soucek muscled past his marker to head in at the back post.<\/p>\n
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Tomas Soucek races away in celebration after scoring West Ham’s dramatic late winner<\/p>\n
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Soucek met a James Ward-Prowse corner at the back post with a diving header to win it<\/p>\n
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It settled an excellent contest that flowed both ways before West Ham eventually prevailed<\/p>\n
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Jarrod Bowen wheels away in celebration after equalising for West Ham at 2-2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Bowen was the most determined in a packed penalty box as Forest’s lead proved short-lived<\/p>\n
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West Ham trailed for a matter of moments before Bowen converted from a set-piece situation<\/p>\n
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Anthony Elanga shows off his ripped physique after putting Forest 2-1 ahead in east London<\/p>\n
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Elanga was in the perfect position within the Hammers box to sweep home Ola Aina’s cross<\/p>\n
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Elanga earned a yellow card for taking his shirt off but cared little as Forest took the lead<\/p>\n
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Lucas Paqueta (left) celebrates with Tomas Soucek after firing West Ham ahead early on<\/p>\n
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The Brazilian capitalised on a loose pass in midfield to sweep the ball home from 20 yards out<\/p>\n
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It was the perfect start for West Ham, who were engaged in Europa League action on Thursday<\/p>\n
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Nottingham Forest levelled the contest on the stroke of half-time when Taiwo Awoniyi scored<\/p>\n
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Awoniyi was perfectly placed to tap home after Alphonse Areola pushed out a shot by Morgan Gibbs White just before the interval<\/p>\n
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Forest celebrate after levelling up the game moments before half-time at the London Stadium<\/p>\n
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Forest’s Anthony Elanga muscles his way through to unleash a shot at the West Ham goal<\/p>\n
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A packed penalty box as the hosts’ Edson Alvarez climbs to try and meet a set-piece delivery<\/p>\n
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West Ham’s Vladimir Coufal cuts off Forest’s Anthony Elanga as he tries to stride forward<\/p>\n
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Mohammad Kudus (left) turns away from Forest defender Harry Toffolo during the first-half<\/p>\n
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Hammers player Coufal is shown a first-half yellow card by the referee Michael Salisbury\u00a0<\/p>\n
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David Moyes protests a decision on the touchline during a chaotic second period\u00a0<\/p>\n
West Ham United (4-2-3-1): <\/span>Areola; Coufal, Zouma (c), Aguerd, Emerson; Alvarez (Antonio 79), Ward-Prowse; Kudus (Ogbonna 90+5), Soucek, Paqueta (Cresswell 90+9); Bowen<\/p>\n Substitutes not used: <\/span>Fabianski (GK); Fornals, Mavropanos, Ings, Benrahma, Kehrer<\/p>\n Manager: <\/span>David Moyes<\/p>\n Scorers: <\/span>Paqueta 3; Bowen 65; Soucek 88\u00a0Booked:<\/span> Coufal, Kudus<\/p>\n Nottingham Forest (4-3-3):<\/span> Vlachodimos; Aina (Aurier 76), Niakhate, Murillo (Boly 76), Toffolo; Sangare (Origi 90), Mangala, Dominguez (Danilo 46); Gibbs-White (c), Awoniyi (Wood 76), Elanga<\/p>\n Substitutes not used: <\/span>Turner (GK); Williams, Kouyate, Yates<\/p>\n Manager:<\/span> Steve Cooper<\/p>\n Scorers: <\/span>Awoniyi 44; Elanga 63\u00a0Booked: <\/span>Niakhate, Elanga<\/p>\n Referee:<\/span> Michael Salisbury<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The London Stadium falls silent to remember The Fallen on Remembrance Sunday\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Poppy wreathes were laid and the Last Post played ahead of the game at the London Stadium<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" West Ham 3-2 Nottingham Forest: Tomas Soucek heads late winner as Hammers come from behind to prevail in London Stadium thriller after visitors had briefly […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295045,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n