Gibbs-White Penalty Completes Forest Comeback as West Ham Slide Deeper Into Trouble

Nottingham Forest inflicted another damaging blow on West Ham United with a late comeback win at the London Stadium. West Ham led early through a Tomas Soucek goal, but a disallowed strike for Crysencio Summerville early in the second half proved pivotal. Forest responded immediately, Nicolás Domínguez heading in from a corner to level the match. With tensions rising and West Ham struggling to manage the game, a clumsy challenge by Alphonse Areola on Morgan Gibbs-White led to a VAR review and a decisive penalty. Gibbs-White converted calmly in the 89th minute to seal the win. The result left West Ham winless in 10 matches, seven points adrift of Forest in 17th, and facing growing unrest among supporters. Despite improved effort, defensive errors and poor organisation again proved costly for Nuno Espírito Santo’s side, while Forest eased pressure on manager Sean Dyche with a result built on resilience rather than fluency.