The past championship was successful for Nottingham Forest, which returned to the top league of England for the first time since 1999. The Championship season brought the team 23 wins and 11 peaceful outcomes, which corresponds to 80 points and fourth position. In the playoffs, the Clever Trees defeated Sheffield United and Huddersfield, which was the key to success. The first round for today’s hosts was unsuccessful, ending in the defeat from Newcastle (0:2). This happened even despite the significant costs of strengthening the squad, which included Taiwo Avoni (20.5 million euros), Neko Williams (20 million) and Musa Naikate (10 million). Richards and Yates, who has a knee injury, will not be able to play today.
Last season West Ham seriously improved. Thanks to sponsors, the capital team strengthened many positions and pleased with meaningful and productive football. The team played powerfully in the Europa League, where they managed to get into the playoffs, but in the semi-finals they stumbled in a duel with Eintracht Frankfurt. Over 38 stages of the last Premier League championship, David Moyes’ wards have chalked up 16 victories and eight draws, which correspond to 56 points and seventh position in the table. The start of the new championship brought a defeat from the champion with a score of 0:2. It should be noted that Gianluca Scammachi from Sassuolo for 36 million, Naef Aguerd from Rennes (35 million) and Maxwell Cornet from Burnley (20.7 million) arrived in the team. In total, the Londoners spent 112 million euros on strengthening. Agerd, Downson, Fabianski and Ogbonna will not be able to play today. More direct win prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
