Nottingham Forest

19-8-10, 65 PTS

Jarrod Bowen - 86'

Morgan Gibbs-White - 11'
Nikola Milenkovic - 61'

Nottingham Forest beat West Ham to keep Champions League hopes alive

Updated: May 18, 2025, 11:34 am

Nottingham Forest kept alive their hopes of Champions League football next season with a 2-1 Premier League win at West Ham United on Sunday as goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Nikola Milenkovic kept them in touch with the top five.

Forest are seventh in the table on 65 points from 37 games, one point off the three teams placed third to fifth in the Champions League spots and level with Manchester City. Their last game is at home to Chelsea, who are fourth, next Sunday.

Gibbs-White settled the visitors' nerves with an early goal after 11 minutes when he collected a stray pass from West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola to fire into an empty net.

Forest kept pressing for a second and were rewarded just past the hour mark as Anthony Elanga's free-kick ended up in the net off the back of Milenkovic, before Jarrod Bowen smashed in a late consolation for 15th-placed West Ham, who have 40 points.

London Stadium

9:15 AM, May 18, 2025Coverage: USA Net/Universo

London, England

Line: NFO -0.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Referees:
Samuel Barrott

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Liverpool	36	25	8	3	+46	83
Arsenal	37	19	14	4	+34	71
Newcastle United	37	20	6	11	+22	66
Chelsea	37	19	9	9	+20	66
Aston Villa	37	19	9	9	+9	66
Manchester City	36	19	8	9	+24	65
Nottingham Forest	37	19	8	10	+13	65
Brentford	37	16	7	14	+9	55
Brighton & Hove Albion	36	14	13	9	+3	55
Fulham	37	15	9	13	+2	54
AFC Bournemouth	36	14	11	11	+12	53
Crystal Palace	36	12	13	11	-2	49
Everton	37	10	15	12	-3	45
Wolverhampton Wanderers	36	12	5	19	-13	41
West Ham United	37	10	10	17	-18	40
Manchester United	37	10	9	18	-12	39
Tottenham Hotspur	37	11	5	21	+2	38
Leicester City	37	6	7	24	-45	25
Ipswich Town	37	4	10	23	-44	22
Southampton	37	2	6	29	-59	12

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