- West Ham United PL2 take on Nottingham Forest on Friday (7pm) at Alfreton Town FC
- The match is their second Premier League Cup Group E fixture this season
- Noha Sylvestre says the team are growing in confidence after successive victories
Noha Sylvestre thinks confidence is building within the Premier League 2 dressing room as the side looks for their third win in succession.
They take on Nottingham Forest on Friday evening (7pm) at Alfreton Town FC in their second Premier League Cup fixture of the season.
The Hammers famously won the trophy last year and got their defence off to the perfect start on October 1 when they utterly dominated their 2-0 victory over Leicester City in Group E.
Sylvestre hopes the team can build on their recent good form and that victory over the Foxes a month ago, a game where they completed over 700 passes.
“Leicester is the best game we’ve played this season so we need to take that on and do it again against Forest,” he said.
“Our confidence is definitely building up because of victories. You can see it in training as well where the lads are more happy and if we win against Nottingham Forest we’ll have even more confidence.”
Terry Westley’s men battled to a deserved 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion on Monday night - a result which saw them move up to third in Premier League 2 Division 2.
It was their second win in a row after the triumph over Middlesbrough the week previous, and Sylvestre thinks sticking with their playing style has been key in their upturn in fortunes.
“We always go into games with the same thing in mind. So far it’s been going well for us,” he added.
“Now we need to make sure that we do the same as we did against Leicester when everyone worked hard to get on the ball and everyone worked hard off the ball so we just need to repeat that again.”
Sylvestre has appeared in all but one league match this season and was an unused substitute in their first Premier League Cup fixture, but he hopes he can continue his sustained run in the side.
“I’ve been in and out of the team recently but I’m working hard to stay in it. That’s my objective and I’ve got to chance to start on Friday so I’ll take the opportunity if it comes.