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There was a reason why he wanted Lee Kang-in. Nunu Santo's Nottingham Forest's early slump in the season is unusual.
Nottingham suffered a 0-3 defeat in the third round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against West Ham in the 2025-2026 season at The City Ground in Nottingham, England on the 31st (Korea time).
With the loss of the game, Nottingham has only won, drawn and lost one game in three games since the opening. Considering that the opponents were all Brentford, Crystal Palace and West Ham in the middle and lower ranks, it was possible to guess the performance that fell compared to last season.
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Nottingham activated a 4-2-3-1 formation on the day. Chris Wood on the front line, and the second line was built by Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White and Callum Hudson-Odoi. Ibrahim Sangare and Elliot Anderson were on the third line. The four backs were made up by Ole Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo and Neco Williams. The goal was defended by Mats Sells.
West Ham also faced off with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Nicklas Fülkruk was on the front line, and Matheus Fernandez, Lucas Paqueta and Jared Bowen were on the second line. The third line was played by James Wardprouse and Thomas Soucek. The defense was built by Malik Diouf, Max Kilman, Constantinos Mavropanos and Kyle Walker Peters. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Mats Hermansen.
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From the beginning of the first half, West Ham were looking for an opportunity. In the third minute of the first half, Fühlkruk finished with a header from Wardprouse's kick to the gate, but he couldn't go to the goal.
Nor did Nottingham back down. In the 18th minute of the first half, Gibbs White tried to get a chance with a header at the gate, but was blocked by the defense. Since then, the two teams have not been able to easily create opportunities in the tight flow, and the first half finished 0-0.
Even in the second half, the game didn't go well. It was from the 39th minute of the second half that the atmosphere of the game changed. Bowen, who received a pass from Somerville, shook Nottingham's net with a sharp shot from outside the box. Immediately in the 43rd minute of the second half, Sangare committed a foul on Somerville advancing into the box and a penalty was declared. Paqueta opened the gap by making it as a kicker.
West Ham sealed the net. Wilson pushed a cross from Diouf to his head in the 1st minute of extra time in the second half to score a decisive goal. It happened in just seven minutes. Nottingham collapsed without coping with anything, and the game ended in a 0-3 defeat for Nottingham.
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Meanwhile, Nottingham is attempting to recruit additional players just before the closing of the transfer market as it has to maintain its performance by going to the European match along with the league this season. One of them is Lee Kang-in. France's leading newspaper L'Equipe said 'Nottingham Forest has offered PSG to recruit Lee Kang-in' For Nottingham, it was a result of Lee Kang-in becoming more desperate.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
