Match ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Fulham 1.
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Nottingham Forest 3-1 Fulham: Hosts boost Premier League survival hopes with fine victory
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Nottingham Forest boosted their hopes of Premier League survival with a convincing victory over Fulham on the Metropolis Floor.
Regardless of Fulham threatening a comeback within the second interval, the house facet’s three first-half targets had been sufficient to maneuver them three factors away from the relegation zone.
Callum Hudson-Odoi opened the scoring after 9 minutes, reducing inside and slotting house after Morgan Gibbs-White’s chic threaded cross discovered the ahead on the left-hand facet.
Chris Wooden continued his spectacular goalscoring type 10 minutes later with an excellent strike from vary – his eighth in 9 appearances – earlier than Gibbs-White added a 3rd, inserting a low drive into the underside nook.
It seemed like Forest had the factors wrapped up by half-time however a breathless second interval started with Tosin Adarabioyo’s glancing header pulling one again for the guests after simply 4 minutes.
Probabilities had been in abundance at each ends as Neco Williams hammered a shot off the bar and a positive Matz Sels save denied Adarabioyo a second, whereas Kenny Tete additionally fired in opposition to the underside of the bar.
The end result leaves Fulham thirteenth, whereas Seventeenth-placed Forest will journey to Tottenham on Sunday with renewed confidence about their hopes of staying up.
Forest maintain on after ferocious begin
Following Forest’s four-point deduction for breaches of Premier League monetary guidelines – a choice they may attraction – they urgently wanted to do their speaking on the pitch to place respiratory area between themselves and the underside three.
A resilient efficiency in opposition to Crystal Palace final day trip earned them some extent and left them separated from 18th-placed Luton by purpose distinction.
Now they’ll take positives from not solely a dominant first-half efficiency, the place they created loads of possibilities and shut Fulham out, but additionally for his or her resilience within the second half to foil the visiting facet’s fightback.
Wooden’s good strike meant he has scored in three consecutive Premier League appearances, whereas Hudson-Odoi has racked up 5 targets in 22 Forest appearances – having wanted 72 outings to yield the identical return for Chelsea.
Forest may have scored extra as Anthony Elanga’s effort clipped the surface of the put up, whereas Divock Origi – nonetheless in search of his first Premier League purpose since joined the membership – struck broad twice after coming off the bench.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s facet have taken a much-needed step in the direction of security with their first ever win over Fulham within the prime flight, however they should preserve this way to make sure it.
Early modifications cannot revive Fulham fortunes
Inconsistent outcomes have summed up Fulham’s season thus far, with massive wins in opposition to Tottenham, Manchester United and Arsenal offset by disappointing losses to Bournemouth and Burnley.
A nightmare first half noticed boss Marco Silva make a triple substitution in solely the thirty third minute, bringing on Willian, Tom Cairney and Adama Traore in an try to show the sport round.
For a spell it labored, however the guests had been unable to capitalise on a dominant interval and ultimately conceded a 3rd purpose in added time to cap off a depressing opening half.
They’d to enhance and did in order Willian’s dipping effort was simply off course and Rodrigo Muniz went near extending his eight-goal tally.
Traore cannoned a late strike off the bar too, however Fulham failed to copy the heroics that noticed them overturn a two-goal deficit in opposition to Sheffield United and earn some extent final day trip in a 3-3 draw.
The Cottagers have misplaced three of their final 9 league matches and their away woes proceed too with only one win of their final 15 on the highway.
Participant of the match
Gibbs-WhiteMorgan Gibbs-White
Nottingham Forest
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Squad quantity10Participant titleGibbs-White
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Squad quantity32Participant titleOmobamidele
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Squad quantity11Participant titleWooden
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Squad quantity14Participant titleHudson-Odoi
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Squad quantity7Participant titleN Williams
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Squad quantity16Participant titleDomĂnguez
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Squad quantity15Participant titleToffolo
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Squad quantity28Participant titleDanilo
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Squad quantity21Participant titleElanga
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Squad quantity40Participant titleMurillo
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Squad quantity20Participant titleReyna
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Squad quantity22Participant titleYates
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Squad quantity43Participant titleAina
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Squad quantity26Participant titleSels
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Squad quantity27Participant titleOrigi
Fulham
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Squad quantity20Participant titleWillian
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Squad quantity19Participant titleRodrigo Muniz
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Squad quantity10Participant titleCairney
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Squad quantity8Participant titleWilson
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Squad quantity11Participant titleTraoré
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Squad quantity33Participant titleRobinson
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Squad quantity18Participant titleAndreas Pereira
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Squad quantity6Participant titleReed
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Squad quantity26Participant titleJoĂŁo Palhinha
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Squad quantity3Participant titleBassey
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Squad quantity4Participant titleTosin
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Squad quantity17Participant titleLeno
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Squad quantity14Participant titleDe Cordova-Reid
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Squad quantity22Participant titleIwobi
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Squad quantity28Participant titleLukic
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Squad quantity2Participant titleTete
Line-ups
Nottm Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 26Sels
- 7N Williams
- 32Omobamidele
- 40Santiago Costa dos Santos
- 43AinaSubstituted forToffoloat 83′minutes
- 22Yates
- 28Danilo
- 21ElangaSubstituted forDomĂnguezat 83′minutes
- 10Gibbs-WhiteSubstituted forReynaat 77′minutes
- 14Hudson-OdoiSubstituted forOrigiat 69′minutes
- 11Wooden
Substitutes
- 1Turner
- 6Sangaré
- 8Kouyaté
- 15Toffolo
- 16DomĂnguez
- 19Niakhaté
- 20Reyna
- 27Origi
- 29Montiel
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Leno
- 2Tete
- 4Tosin
- 3Bassey
- 33Robinson
- 28LukicSubstituted forCairneyat 33′minutes
- 26JoĂŁo PalhinhaSubstituted forReedat 71′minutes
- 8WilsonSubstituted forWillianat 33′minutes
- 18PereiraSubstituted forDe Cordova-Reidat 71′minutes
- 22IwobiSubstituted forTraorĂ©at 33′minutes
- 19Muniz Carvalho
Substitutes
- 1RodĂĄk
- 6Reed
- 7Jiménez
- 10Cairney
- 11Traoré
- 13Ream
- 14De Cordova-Reid
- 20Willian
- 21Castagne
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
- Attendance:
- 28,997
Dwell Textual content
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Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Fulham 1.
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Offside, Nottingham Forest. Divock Origi is caught offside.
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Hand ball by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
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Adama Traoré (Fulham) hits the precise put up with a proper footed shot from the precise facet of the field. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
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Try missed. Divock Origi (Nottingham Forest) proper footed shot from the precise facet of the field is shut, however misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Wooden.
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Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
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Try missed. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left facet of the field is only a bit too excessive. Assisted by Chris Wooden following a quick break.
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Try missed. Divock Origi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the precise facet of the field is excessive and broad to the left. Assisted by Chris Wooden.
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Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
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Divock Origi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Substitution, Nottingham Forest. NicolĂĄs DomĂnguez replaces Anthony Elanga.
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Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Harry Toffolo replaces Ola Aina.
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Try missed. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) proper footed shot from the centre of the field misses to the precise. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
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Try missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the field is excessive and broad to the left. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
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Try missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from exterior the field is excessive and broad to the precise. Assisted by Ola Aina.
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Foul by Willian (Fulham).
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Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Giovanni Reyna replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
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