Forest can be very proud of their performance which saw them come from behind to take the lead at one point in the first half. They absolutely dominated the first 45 minutes, recovering quickly from an early setback when Victor Obinna tapped the ball in from a corner in only the 4th minute. But Dele Adebola, who was handed a rare start alongside David McGoldrick, scored for the first time this season when he equalised nearly a quarter of an hour later. From then on Forest applied most of the pressure, and they took a deserved lead five minutes before half time through McGoldrick who bundled the ball over the line following a goalmouth scramble. But no sooner had Forest stopped celebrating when West Ham equalised out of nothing thanks to that man Obinna again, who caught Lee Camp completely unawares when he unleashed a ferocious 25-yard shot straight into the back of the net. Forest were scratching their heads at half time, wondering how on earth the Hammers had managed to score two goals, despite being completely outplayed.
If Forest had kept up their momentum in the second half, they could easily have gone on to cause a minor upset, but they seemed to have run out of gas as the Hammers dominated after the break and went in front early on thanks to a penalty from Obinna, which Joel Lynch had given away after felling Winston Reid. After that, Forest were very much second best, but they went home with their heads held high, knowing that they had put in a brave effort. It would be nice to win the FA Cup one day, but for now it is hardly a priority, and we do not really need more fixtures clogging up an already saturated schedule.
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