NOTTINGHAM, England :A relieved West Ham United manager Graham Potter described his side's 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday as the first brick in the wall of their Premier League season after a woeful start.
Heavy defeats by Sunderland on the opening weekend and then Chelsea at home had left Potter under pressure.
But after digging deep to keep Forest at bay in the opening period at the City Ground, West Ham scored three late goals through captain Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta from the penalty spot and Callum Wilson, his first for the club.
"The world we're in, things change quickly but, for us, we didn't doubt the fight in the team, we didn't doubt the spirit in the team, we didn't doubt the quality in the team," Potter said. "But when results are like they are, people are looking