'We will take a lot of confidence from win'published at 17:25 British Summer Time 14 August 2022
FT: Forest 1-0 West Ham
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper, speaking to Sky Sports: "I thought we were good. We took the game to West Ham and played some good football. It was always going to be an important occasion. but the fans were amazing.
"We were really good in the first half. We played some good football in the build-up to the goal. We had a bit of good fortune.
"We were so keen to get up and running with points. We knew it was going to be a game of two halves. We were up against it in the second half. We will take a lot of confidence from today."
On West Ham's disallowed goal: "The VAR has made the decision. I was very disappointed the decision was not made in real time."