Fulham vs Nottingham Forest Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Following links with Nottingham Forest in recent months, Fulham boss Marco Silva may well be treating this is another audition, which has been a theme of his career.
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Fulham preview: Improved Fulham
Fulham have been improved of late but the Cottagers do come into this one on the back of a second 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United at St James’ Park within the last month, suffering a loss to the Magpies in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.
They have won three of their last five matches in the Premier League, with their most recent outing in the league coming at Turf Moor last weekend as they defeated Burnley by three goals to two with Emile Smith Rowe, Calvin Bassey and Harry Wilson goals.
Nottingham Forest preview: Improved Forest
Ever since the appointment of Sean Dyche, who became Nottingham Forest’s third manager of the campaign after the departures of Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou, the visitors have been much-improved.
That continued last weekend as they eased to a comfortable 3-0 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur at the City Ground, meaning that they have now suffered three defeats in 12 matches across all competitions during the Dyche reign.
Fulham team news: Plenty of AFCON issues
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Andersen, Diop, Castagne; Reed, Berge; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Kevin; Jimenez
Unavailable: Sessegnon (Injured), Bassey (International duty), Iwobi (International duty), Chukwueze (Injured), Muniz (Injured)
Questionable: Lukic (Fitness)
Nottingham Forest team news: Sels is back
It has been confirmed that first-choice goalkeeper Matz Sels has trained this week and so should be available for the trip down to the capital city, while Taiwo Awoniyi has also returned to training on the grass.
Forest remain without Chris Wood, with his return once again prolonged, while Nigeria international defender Ola Aina and versatile midfielder Ryan Yates both also remain sidelined. Ibrahim Sangare is away at AFCON.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Luiz, Anderson; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus
Unavailable: Gunn (Injured), Boly (International duty), Aina (Injured), Sangare (International duty), Yates, (Injured), Wood (Injured)
Questionable: Sels (Fitness), Dominguez (Injured), Awoniyi (Fitness)
Fulham vs Nottingham Forest prediction
Fulham have been playing much better of late with the Cottagers playing with a bit more fluency and cohesion in the final third. They are expected to show signs of a dip in the next couple of weeks, though, with the absence of Bassey and Iwobi a big blow. Forest head down to the capital city set to lay the trap to hit on the counter-attack, which they are suited to, and siding with the visitors may well be a good value bet for this one in west London.
Fulham vs Nottingham Forest tip: Double chance – Nottingham Forest to win or draw
