 On 31 December 2011, Nouble scored his first and only goal for West Ham at Pride Park in a 2–1 defeat to Derby County.Two days before the January 2012 transfer window closed, League Two club Crawley Town made a bid for Nouble, which was accepted by West Ham United but rejected by the player.In March 2012 Nouble joined Barnsley for a second loan period, on a one-month loan deal.