West Ham have won just three Premier League games this season, but one of those came against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. The Hammers secured a 3-0 victory in that one, thanks to a trio of late goals. Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, and Callum Wilson all scored after the 80th minute, in what was a late capitulation from the hosts.

Nuno Espirito Santo was in the Forest dugout for that game, and Graham Potter was in charge of West Ham - a lot has changed for both sides since then. However, they have both been drawn into a relegation scrap this season, and the result of this match could be quite significant.

Three points would be massive for both teams, so they should be attack-minded in their approach here. Head-to-head meetings between these two have usually provided entertainment, with over 1.5 goals landing in each of the last six encounters.

Despite the one-sided scoreline when these sides last met, it was far from a dominant performance from West Ham. Forest still found plenty of chances in the final third, and they racked up a total of nine corners. In return, West Ham accrued seven corners - a total of 16 corners in the match, which cleared this line comfortably.

West Ham have conceded the second-most corners in the Premier League this season, which just shows how leaky they have been at the back. They conceded six corners against Wolves last time out, despite the Old Gold ranking rock bottom for total corners accumulated this campaign.

Corners become a target on Tuesday night, given how Nottingham Forest rank sixth for total corners in the league this season, averaging 5.4 per game. However, West Ham’s average of 5.9 corners per game at home shows how they do pose a threat in the final third, so chances can be expected at both ends of the field.

20-year-old Ollie Scarles has been thrust into the starting lineup for West Ham recently, with El Hadji Malick Diouf and Aaron Wan-Bissaka unavailable due to AFCON.

It hasn’t been an easy run for the youngster this season - he has started six games, five of which have ended in defeat, and the other was a 2-2 draw against Brighton. He was responsible for an error that led to Raul Jimenez scoring the only goal of the game when the Hammers faced Fulham.

However, Scarles hasn’t let his intensity drop - he is quite raw and energetic in his approach, and often looks to break forward. Because of that, he has landed this selection in both of his recent starts at the London Stadium, including two shots against the Seagulls last time out.

Scarles has come through the West Ham academy and has looked eager to impress. He should find chances to get forward against an out-of-form Nottingham Forest side.

Igor Jesus was left frustrated against Aston Villa last time out, as he managed just the one shot which was off-target. The Brazilian has a tough role up front for Forest, tasked with holding the ball up, and he was dealt with easily by the Villa defenders. Jesus accounted for five of Forest’s 20 fouls at Villa Park before being substituted after 84 minutes.

The centre forward is averaging 1.98 fouls per 90 this season, with that figure rising to 2.31 when playing away. He has landed this selection in four of his eight games on the road overall, but it is worth noting that he was hooked at half-time in two of those misses. With Chris Wood out with a long-term injury and Taiwo Awoniyi still building up his fitness, Jesus should continue to lead the line with high expected minutes.

Jarrod Bowen opened the floodgates when these sides last met - he scored the opening goal of the game in the 84th minute at the City Ground, and the match finished 3-0. That was his first goal of the season, and since then, Bowen has scored an additional five goals, which is the most of anyone in the West Ham squad.

With three goals in his last six games, Bowen does come into this clash in a positive run of form, and will desperately want to contribute in the final third here with West Ham struggling in the relegation zone. Given that the 29-year-old has scored in both recent head-to-head meetings against Forest, he should be looking forward to this matchup.

The Tricky Trees were thoroughly outclassed by Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon, losing 3-1 at Villa Park, meaning they have now suffered four successive defeats.

Nottingham Forest managed just 27% possession in that game and were reliant on counter-attacks, which didn’t pay off in the end. Despite their lacklustre performance in the final third, Neco Williams still managed to get a shot off, which came following a corner.

The Welshman is averaging 1.08 shots per 90 this season, and has had an attempt at goal in each of his last seven matches, hitting the target in five of those. Despite being a fullback on paper, Williams looks to get forward at every available opportunity, and often looks to try his luck from distance.

Being right-footed while playing on the left, naturally, he prefers to cut inside, which creates favourable shooting angles. West Ham are a side lacking confidence, still licking their wounds after a damning defeat at the weekend, so Forest, and Neco Williams in particular, can hopefully capitalise.

After suffering a knock late on against Brighton, Lucas Paqueta was missing from the matchday squad against Wolves at the weekend, and is doubtful to feature against Nottingham Forest. Mateus Fernandes should keep his spot in the eleven, operating in an advanced midfield role.

He had a relatively quiet game against Wolves and was not fouled, but this selection had landed in six of the last seven games prior to that. Fernandes drew a total of 18 fouls drawn across those matches, meaning he is averaging 1.45 fouls per 90 across all competitions this season. The Portuguese international sees plenty of the ball in midfield for the Hammers, and isn’t one to shy away from a duel.

He will be up against an aggressive Forest midfield on Tuesday night - Elliot Anderson is averaging 1.77 fouls per 90 this season across all competitions, and he should be partnered by either Douglas Luiz or Nicolas Dominguez in the double pivot.