Soucek hits late winner to deny Forest in thriller

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By Marissa ThomasBBC Sport

Last updated on 13 minutes ago.From the section Premier League

Jarrod Bowen scores for West Ham against Nottingham Forest

Jarrod Bowen scored his 35th Premier League goal for West Ham

Tomas Soucek grabbed a late winner as West Ham came from behind to secure an entertaining Premier League win against Nottingham Forest.

Soucek headed home from a James Ward-Prowse corner to give the Hammers a much-needed win after three defeats.

Jarrod Bowen struck a second-half equaliser for the hosts before Soucek's late winner at London Stadium.

Bowen also scored from a Ward-Prowse corner, rising highest to head home as the Hammers came back into the match soon after falling behind.

The home side went ahead early in the first half through Lucas Paqueta's driven finish.

The Brazil midfielder scored after just three minutes when Forest defender Nicolas Dominguez gave the ball away and it bounced perfectly for Paqueta to power into the bottom corner.

Taiwo Awoniyi equalised just before the break, following up from close range after Morgan Gibbs-White's initial shot was parried into his path by goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.

Forest were in front for the first time in the contest when Ola Aina's cutback into the box was pounced on by Anthony Elanga, who fired into the bottom corner, but Bowen equalised for the Hammers almost immediately before Soucek took the points.

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West Ham United

Squad number23Player nameAreola

Squad number5Player nameCoufal

Squad number4Player nameZouma

Squad number27Player nameAguerd

Squad number33Player nameEmerson

Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez

Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse

Squad number14Player nameKudus

Squad number28Player nameSoucek

Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá

Squad number20Player nameBowen

Squad number3Player nameCresswell

Squad number9Player nameAntonio

Squad number21Player nameOgbonna

Nottingham Forest

Squad number23Player nameVlachodimos

Squad number43Player nameAina

Squad number19Player nameNiakhaté

Squad number40Player nameMurillo

Squad number15Player nameToffolo

Squad number6Player nameSangaré

Squad number5Player nameMangala

Squad number16Player nameDomínguez

Squad number10Player nameGibbs-White

Squad number9Player nameAwoniyi

Squad number21Player nameElanga

Squad number11Player nameWood

Squad number24Player nameAurier

Squad number27Player nameOrigi

Squad number28Player nameDanilo

Squad number30Player nameBoly

Line-ups

West Ham

Formation 4-2-3-1

23Areola5CoufalBooked at 22mins4Zouma27Aguerd33Emerson19ÁlvarezSubstituted forAntonioat 79'minutes7Ward-Prowse14KudusBooked at 60minsSubstituted forOgbonnaat 90+5'minutes28Soucek10Lucas PaquetáSubstituted forCresswellat 90+9'minutes20Bowen

Substitutes

1Fabianski3Cresswell8Fornals9Antonio15Mavropanos18Ings21Ogbonna22Benrahma24Kehrer

Nottm Forest

Formation 4-3-3

23Vlachodimos43AinaSubstituted forAurierat 76'minutes19NiakhatéBooked at 54mins40Santiago Costa dos SantosSubstituted forBolyat 76'minutes15Toffolo6SangaréSubstituted forOrigiat 90'minutes5Mangala16DomínguezSubstituted forDaniloat 45'minutes10Gibbs-White9AwoniyiSubstituted forWoodat 76'minutes21ElangaBooked at 64mins

Substitutes

1Turner7N Williams8Kouyaté11Wood22Yates24Aurier27Origi28Danilo30Boly

Referee:Michael Salisbury

Live Text

Match ends, West Ham United 3, Nottingham Forest 2.

Second Half ends, West Ham United 3, Nottingham Forest 2.

Attempt blocked. Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Toffolo with a cross.

Substitution, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell replaces Lucas Paquetá.

Offside, West Ham United. Vladimír Coufal tries a through ball, but Michail Antonio is caught offside.

Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).

Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.

Substitution, West Ham United. Angelo Ogbonna replaces Mohammed Kudus.

Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).

Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.

Attempt saved. Divock Origi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Wood.

Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Divock Origi replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.

Delay in match because of an injury Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United).

Goal! West Ham United 3, Nottingham Forest 2. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.

Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

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