West Ham prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at Upton Park on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, having won 31 and lost only 11 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Upton Park was less than a year ago, in January 2003, as the Hammers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | West Ham | 3-2 | Nottm Forest | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Feb | West Ham | 2 - 1 | Nottm Forest | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Sep | Nottm Forest | 0 - 0 | West Ham | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 01 Jan | West Ham | 0 - 1 | Nottm Forest | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Nottm Forest | 0 - 2 | West Ham | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 03 Feb | West Ham | 1 - 0 | Nottm Forest | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | Nottm Forest | 1 - 1 | West Ham | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Hammers have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Nottm Forest have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Forest have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
West Ham's total of 25 points from their 13 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Nottm Forest's 20 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Nottm Forest | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for West Ham fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Hammers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Nottm Forest | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
