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West Ham boss makes ‘your fault, your fault’ claim after victory lifts Nottingham Forest to new high
Nottingham Forest soared to their highest league position in 26 years after they beat 10-man West Ham 3-0 at the City Ground.
Goals from Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ola Aina saw off a ragged Hammers team, who had Edson Alvarez sent off, to take Forest third in the Premier League.
Not since August 1998, when a 2-1 win over Southampton left Dave Bassett’s side second in the top-flight, have Forest sat so high. West Ham, by contrast, are 14th on 11 points as Julen Lopetegui’s difficult start to life as Hammers boss continues.
But the Spaniard refused to condemn Alvarez, who was dismissed on the stroke of half-time after being shown a second yellow card for a rash tackle on Anthony Elanga.
Admitting it was the pivotal moment of the game, he said: “We had a very clear chance to level the match before the red card.
“It was a key minute because we were not able to equalise and then straight away it’s a red card. Before the half-time break we were thinking about any changes and looking forward to the second half.
“It was one contact we felt was not dangerous because we had a lot of players in our box.
“The little details in the Premier League are key, the big details are much more key, we have to improve in this kind of decision for sure. He knows.
“But it is not a moment to talk about one player. I am responsible in front of all of them, and we have to use this bad moment in the dressing room to push us forward, looking at the next challenge.
“It’s not a moment to say, ‘Your fault, your fault’, it is a moment to stay together. The players know they can choose better and they have to do better in this moment.”
The City Ground clash created little bit of history as the first time in the Premier League that two teams with former goalkeepers as their permanent manager had faced each other.
Nuno, 50, is eight years younger than Lopetegui but they still came up against each other as players in Spain.
“I am a little bit older than him but yes, I remember him as a keeper. I played against him as a coach, too,” Lopetegui said before the game.
“Who was better? I forgot my time as a keeper. I don’t remember a lot. I don’t know. Maybe me…”
