It is getting a bit ugly at West Ham at the moment, Bowen had to be pulled away from a disgruntled supporter after West Ham’s 3-2 defeat to Wolves in the Carabao Cup last time out which perfectly sums up the problems at the London Stadium at the moment.

West Ham may have conceded 11 goals across their opening three games of the season in all competitions, but they do still retain an attacking threat through Jarrod Bowen who has had six shots across his opening two games of the Premier League season with two of these attempts finding the target.

Bowen led the line for West Ham against Wolves and Potter has been playing him in central areas in all three games this season which is why his shot count is so high this early on in the campaign. If there is one man that can offer some relief to West Ham, it’s Jarrod Bowen. He averaged 1.12 shots on target per 90 last season, netting 13 goals in the process.

Bowen found the target in both games against Nottingham Forest last season, and scored against Nuno’s side in the clash between the sides at the London Stadium.

Chris Wood picked up from where he left off last season on the opening weekend of the campaign as he netted a brace against Brentford, scoring with both of his efforts on target.

Wood’s main strength is how clinical he is from low xG chances. This is the basic building blocks of what Forest do, Wood had a personal xG of 13.4 in the Premier League but ended the season with 20 goals. It’s fair to say that there isn’t a more clinical striker in the Premier League across the calendar year than Chris Wood when looking at the quality of chances being served up.

Wood had 68 shots in the Premier League last season, if that sounds quite low for a striker it’s because it is - the three players that finished above Wood in the scoring ranks last season (Salah, Isak and Haaland) all had a shot average of 3.0 or higher, Wood’s sits at just 2.06.

35 of Wood’s attempts last season found the target (51%) which was the best record of any of the top five scorers in the Premier League last season. I’m not quite sure how he’s doing it, but Wood consistently outperforms his xG and usually finds the target if he can get a shot away and those traits show no signs of deserting him this season.

Soucek played in an attacking role against Wolves in the Carabao Cup last time out and was fouled three times. He contested nine duels in the game and also made the most tackles of any player on the pitch.

I don’t think that there are many players that Potter can fully trust at the moment in this West Ham squad, but Soucek is certainly one of them. He’s consistently performed to a high standard for the Hammers and I think he’s one of the most underrated players in the West Ham squad.

As well as being fouled three times against Wolves, Soucek was also fouled in West Ham’s 5-1 defeat to Chelsea. He played in a more defensive role in that game and still managed to win a foul. Soucek averaged 0.88 fouls won per 90 across his 35 appearances in the Premier League last season.

I think this game is where the frustration will really kick in for West Ham. They’ve been really poor so far but that hasn’t quite yet seeped into their card count this season with just one caution across their opening two games of the campaign.

Forest are a strong counter attacking side and will be able to draw fouls from West Ham when they come forward with real speed and intensity. The Hammers picked up three yellow cards and a red card in this fixture last season.

West Ham picked up 78 yellow cards across their 38 Premier League matches last season (2.05 per game) and their start to the season should see this average realised against a side that constantly creates overloads on the break.

In my opinion, Gibbs-White is the best and most important Forest player and he is also one of the best chance creators in the Premier League.

Gibbs-White has already registered an assist, which came against Brentford, and created four chances across his opening two Premier League matches. He registered eight assists last season having set up 10 goals the season before.

Gibbs-White is such an important player for Forest as he is often the one to set Nuno Espirito Santo’s side on their way when they go flying forward. He doesn’t have the speed of players like Hudson-Odoi but you don't really need it when you have the creative talent that Gibbs-White has.

I expect Gibbs-White to create at least two chances here for his Forest teammates but I wouldn’t be surprised if he controlled the entire game and set up a few goals against a West Ham side that have shipped 11 goals across their opening three games of the season in all competitions.

Paqueta scored a special goal against Chelsea last time out. At least, I thought it was special until I watched the replay and renewed my love/hate affair with Robert Sanchez. He probably should have kept it out, but Paqueta is capable of brilliance like that at times and West Ham really need it now.

Paqueta scored four goals across his 27 appearances for West Ham in the Premier League last season. In truth, this is a pitiful record for a player like Paqueta who should, at the very least, be aiming for double digits.

Admittedly he is more likely to get a card than he is to score. Paqueta picked up 10 yellow cards across his 27 appearances in the Premier League last season which was unsurprisingly the highest total in the West Ham squad. Paqueta will be lining up against Elliot Anderson here who is one of the most talented young players in the league for me, and he averaged 1.90 fouls won per 90 last season.

I can’t see how this gets any better for West Ham and Potter anytime soon. I can see him getting dismissed over the international break so West Ham don’t have to deal with the noise directly, and this could be the final nail in the coffin.

Potter has won just five of his 22 games as West Ham manager meaning that he has a lower win rate than previously sacked head coach Julien Lopetegui. West Ham may have conceded 11 goals across their opening three games of the season, but I think their main challenge here will actually be to score a goal.

Forest only conceded 16 goals at the City Ground last season, and also beat West Ham in both head to head clashes between the sides in the Premier League last season.