The home draw against a Leicester side that has been relegated for some time raised the tone of Nottingham’s president, who took to the pitch immediately after the match to reprimand Espirito Santo. A scene never before seen on a football pitch.
Yet Nottingham, who obviously had no intention of qualifying for Europe at the start of the season, are still there, in seventh place, just three points off the Europa League places. Not to mention that they would now be in the Conference and only need one more point to secure qualification for that tournament. But who knows what the president was thinking, because we knew that sooner or later there would be a misstep. And so it was.
And, after what has certainly been a troubled week, there is still an opportunity to think about a win again. Against a West Ham side that has had a terrible season but is coming off a win at Manchester United, the chances of taking three points are quite high, also because of the motivation that exists. And we believe that Nottingham can remain in the running for something important even with 90 minutes left in the season. Otherwise, who will listen to the president…
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The prediction
A return to winning ways that could also mean a chance to play for a place in next season’s Champions League on the last day. Nottingham will win away at West Ham, who are desperate for this cursed season to end, and take three crucial points. These will be enough to qualify for the Conference League. And then we’ll see.
Probable line-ups for West Ham-Nottingham
WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Areola; Cresswell, Kilman, Todibo; Coufal, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Wan-Bissaka; Paqueta; Bowen, Kudus.
NOTTINGHAM (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Dominguez; Wood.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 0-1