Brilliant Bowen gives Hammers and Potter big boost as Forest collapse

Just where would West Ham be without Jarrod Bowen? Five days since confronting angry supporters after Graham Potter's side succumbed to a third successive defeat, Bowen's clever first-time finish, with full time looming, was the catalyst for West Ham's first win of the season.

- Ben Fisher

Goals by Lucas Paquetá, poised to stay after West Ham dismissed an inquiry from Aston Villa, and Callum Wilson, the former from the penalty spot, ensured an eerily comfortable finish. By the end, as Bowen was serenaded by the delighted supporters in the away end, it was hard to remember which of these teams was supposed to be engulfed by crisis.

If discussions in the coming days dictate the future of Nuno Espírito Santo at Nottingham Forest, then the international break will surely bring a little respite for Potter. For Forest - in front of the watching owner, Evangelos Marinakis, this was a dreadful performance and a pathetic, and untimely, collapse.

Bowen could have made it 4-0 deep into added time but Matz Sels prevented the England forward from inflicting further damage.

"It is a really pleasing day for us because with the results we've had it is very easy to be negative and lose trust and confidence," Potter said. "This is the world we're in, you get written off in your job after a week, which is ridiculous."