Nottingham Forest pushed West Ham additional into hassle within the Premier League as Sean Dyche’s facet fought again to take an enormous three factors on the London Stadium.
Morgan Gibbs-White’s 89th-minute penalty silenced an incensed residence crowd and left the Hammers seven factors from security.
The Hammers would have moved to inside some extent of the guests with a much-needed residence win and led on the break because of an personal objective from Forest centre-half Murillo.
Nuno Espirito Santo thought he had daylight in opposition to his previous facet when winger Crysencio Summerville drilled in a fantastic second initially of the second half.
However after a prolonged delay the objective was chalked off as a result of new signing Valentin Castellanos was offside within the build-up.
It proved essential as moments later Forest equalised in weird style as Nicolas Dominguez’s header looped into the far nook in nearly sluggish movement.
And issues acquired worse for the hosts proper on the finish as goalkeeper Alphonse Areola got here for a cross and punched Gibbs-White as a substitute of the ball.
VAR suggested referee Tony Harrington to evaluate the incident and as soon as the inevitable penalty was awarded, Gibbs-White saved cool to fit residence.
West Ham had been with out Callum Wilson, with the striker understood to have already negotiated his departure having been faraway from the squad earlier within the day.
Omari Hutchinson’s try at a Cruyff flip close to his personal nook flag backfired when he conceded a nook, and when Tomas Soucek flicked on Summerville’s supply Murillo inadvertently headed previous his personal keeper.
Dominguez then met Elliot Anderson’s nook on the close to submit and his header looped up and over Kyle Walker-Peters on the far submit.
The winner got here after Areola got here out to clear one other nook solely to catch Gibbs-White within the face.
