(Nominations each week include Premier League, EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two, WSL, and WSL2 fixtures)
The League Managers Association’s panel, comprising of LMA Chairman Martin O’Neill OBE, Jess Creighton, Les Ferdinand MBE, Sir Alex Ferguson CBE, Barry Fry, Chris Hughton, Mick McCarthy, Stuart Pearce MBE, Clare Tomlinson, Carla Ward, and Rachel Yankey OBE has determined that the Everest Men’s Performance of the Week Award should go to West Ham United for their performance against Nottingham Forest on Sunday 31st August.
Graham Potter will receive the Everest Men’s Performance of the Week trophy.
Match Report
West Ham United recorded their first Premier League victory at the City Ground since 1996 with a stunning 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon.
Captain Jarrod Bowen did the damage again, with our No20 turning in a Crysencio Summerville delivery with six minutes remaining, and then on 88 minutes, his fellow attacker Lucas Paquetá showed his cool, calm composure by drilling a spot-kick past Matz Sels.
Callum Wilson stepped off the bench to put the seal on proceedings in stoppage time and register his first goal for the Club in what were late, late heroics in the East Midlands.
More importantly, the result saw us earn our first points of the 2025/26 campaign ,and saw new Portuguese midfielder Mateus Fernandes impress on debut.
Before kick-off, all sides of the City Ground paid respect to former Wales and Reds defender Terry Hennessey, with fans, players and staff of both Forest and West Ham joining together for a moment of applause.
As the game kicked off, with Head Coach Graham Potter starting a very attacking formation, Fernandes was the centre of attention in midfield, having pushed up as part of a four-man attack, while Paquetá, Bowen and Niclas Füllkrug looked to provide attacking impetus against the Reds.
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