West Ham beat Forest 3-0 after late goals, easing Potter pressure

West Ham produced a dramatic late turnaround to beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the City Ground on Sunday, scoring three times in the final ten minutes to claim their first Premier League win of the season and ease some pressure on manager Graham Potter. Jarrod Bowen opened the floodgates with a superb finish in the 84th minute, Lucas Paqueta coolly converted a penalty four minutes later and Callum Wilson sealed the victory with a stoppage-time header.

The game had been goalless for much of the contest and was briefly halted in the 49th minute after a medical emergency in the stands. A Forest paramedic ran onto the pitch to assist a supporter and play resumed following what local reports described as a two minute delay. Both sides regrouped, but it was West Ham who produced the decisive moments late on.

West Ham arrived at the City Ground having lost their first two league fixtures and been knocked out of the EFL Cup in midweek, a run that intensified scrutiny of Potter's position. The win lifts the visitors off the foot of the table and gives Potter a reprieve after heavy defeats to Sunderland and Chelsea earlier in the campaign. The manager had publicly appealed for unity amid...