Gibbs-White Penalty Deepens West Ham Crisis as Forest Snatch Late Win

Nottingham Forest boosted their survival hopes with a dramatic late comeback win against West Ham United at a half-empty London Stadium. West Ham led early in the second half but saw a Crysencio Summerville goal disallowed before Forest struck back immediately through a Nicolás Domínguez header. Poor defending again proved costly for West Ham, whose goalkeeper Alphonse Areola clattered into Morgan Gibbs-White, prompting a VAR review and a penalty converted in the 89th minute. The defeat leaves West Ham seven points behind Forest in 17th place and winless in ten matches under Nuno Espírito Santo. Despite signs of effort and a debut from new signing Taty Castellanos, West Ham’s lack of organisation and confidence was evident. Forest, managed by Sean Dyche, ended a four-game losing run without playing fluently, relying instead on resilience and a decisive late moment.