Nottingham Forest made the most of the dismissal of West Ham United’s Edson Alvarez to record a stunning 3-0 win on Saturday, moving them into third place in the Premier League; The goals were scored by Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ola Aina. .Forest, who battled relegation before finishing 17th last season, made a bright start to this term, reaching 19 points from 10 matches; West Ham are in 14th place with 11 points, six behind Liverpool and four behind Manchester City.

Delighted by the fans, Forest started well and took the lead in the 27th minute when Wood broke the deadlock with an old-fashioned forward goal and Moreno drove down the left and delivered a perfect cross for the New Zealander to nod home.

West Ham’s chances of a comeback were dealt a blow when Alvarez received his first yellow card in the 39th minute and then a clumsy sliding tackle on Anthony Elanga in first-half stoppage time resulted in a red card.

Lucas Paqueta almost equalized with West Ham’s first shot on target just before the break, and although they kept the tempo up, Alvarez’s dismissal eventually took the wind away from the visitors as Forest capitalized on the man advantage.

The Hammers went further back in the 65th when Hudson-Odoi’s sweet shot from just outside the penalty area was deflected as it went in, and Aina completed the victory with a stunning left-footed strike in the 78th.

The home team thought they would score the fourth point in extra time, but Ryan Yates’ attempt was ruled out due to offside after a VAR check. There was plenty of celebration at the end, but Forest’s third straight win moved them into their rivals at the top of the table.

“We finally got really into it and wanted more goals. Unfortunately it wasn’t my goal but we were pleased with today’s work,” Yates told the BBC, before thanking coach Nuno Espirito Santo for their great start. Season.

“He can really execute on ideas. There’s a lot of things that go into why we’re doing well. I think the recruiting has been great, we’ve kept the core together and we’re doing really well,” Yates added.

“There are still things we can improve on; they (West Ham) are a tough opponent and they were down to 10 men so that changed things but you can only beat who is in front of you.”