Scores seven points from safety after late penalty


Nottingham Forest pushed West Ham further into trouble in the Premier League as Sean Dyche’s side fought back to take three points at the London Stadium.

Morgan Gibbs-White’s 89th-minute penalty silenced a furious home crowd and left the Hammers seven points adrift of safety.

The Hammers would have moved to within a point of the visitors with a well-deserved home win and led at the break thanks to an own goal from Forest centre-half Murillo.

Nuno Espirito Santo thought he had made the day against his former team when winger Crysencio Summerville slotted home a fine second early in the second half.

But after a long delay, the goal was ruled out because new signing Valentin Castellanos was offside during the build-up.

It proved crucial as moments later Forest equalized in bizarre fashion as Nicolas Dominguez’s header went into the far corner in slow motion.

And things got worse for the hosts right at the end when goalkeeper Alphonse Areola came for a cross and hit Gibbs-White instead of the ball.

VAR advised referee Tony Harrington to review the incident and once the inevitable penalty was awarded, Gibbs-White remained calm to head home.

More to follow.





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