West Ham United midfielder Pablo Fornals will surely now be counting down the days until an exit in January after yet another David Moyes snub against Nottingham Forest on Sunday (12 November).

Tomas Soucek grabbed a late winner as the Hammers came from behind to secure an entertaining Premier League win against Steve Cooper's men at the London Stadium - their first league win since 30 September.

Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta were also on the scoresheet as West Ham were made to work for the three points from a resilient Forest side.

However, there was an instance during the second-half where Moyes could well have called for Fornals' midfield thrust and street-smarts to try and make sure of a victory but the West Ham United instead made a strange call on Lucas Paqueta.

The Brazilian midfielder was shunted out to the left flank during the second half, a decision which did not go down well with West Ham fan and talkSPORT broadcaster Tom Rennie (12 November) and will certainly not go down well with Fornals.

Rennie, taking to his personal Twitter account (12 November) wasn't particularly pleased by Moyes' decision, tweeting: "Paqueta just shunted out onto the left wing is a waste of resources."

And his decision to put Paqueta out wide on the left was particularly strange given his qualities when playing centrally and in close proximity with Mohammed Kudus.

It certainly highlighted the lack of quality Moyes has at his disposal currently when it comes to out-and-out wingers.

Seeing as he doesn't trust the likes of Maxwel Cornet, Said Benrahma and Fornals, that left-wing position will become a serious burden for the campaign if not addressed in the winter window.

Moyes' latest snub on the Spaniard will certainly now push towards an inevitable exit when it reopens in the next six weeks.

Spanish news outlet El Sevillista reported on 26 September, that Champions League club Sevilla are hopeful West Ham will accept a "negligible" offer for the Spanish international in order to "get some profitability" and avoid losing him on a free transfer.

The report also wrote that Sevilla are already advancing in their plans for the January market and have placed Fornals at the top of their target list as they look to bolster the squad to qualify for Europe.

It's been reported that Fornals has rejected the chance of a new deal at the London Stadium (Sean Whetstone, 14 September) meaning all roads are certainly now leading towards an inevitable London Stadium exit. David Moyes will be happy to show him the door.

In other West Ham news, a talkSPORT pundit has shared his verdict after a Moyes sack decision has emerged.

{{#primary_category}} {{primary_category}}

{{/primary_category}} {{author_name}} {{date_formatted}}

BBC pundit gushes over James Ward-Prowse in West Ham United v Nottingham Forest