Overview

• Kick-off is 2pm BST on Sunday, August 31 at the City Ground with live coverage on Sky Sports Premier League from 1pm.
• US viewers can watch on USA Network and Telemundo or stream via Fubo, Sling Blue and DirecTV Stream, with Sky Go streaming in the UK.
• Forest opened with a 3-1 win over Brentford and a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace and enter as favourites at roughly 8/11 with major bookmakers.
• West Ham have lost three straight in all competitions, including 3-0 at Sunderland, 5-1 to Chelsea and a 3-2 EFL Cup exit at Wolves, increasing pressure on Graham Potter.
• West Ham have unveiled 21-year-old midfielder Mateus Fernandes, who is available to make his debut, while Forest report Nicolas Dominguez as a long-term absentee and rumours of Nuno Espirito Santo–board tension remain unconfirmed.