Comments, predictions Nottingham Forest vs Fulham: Last minute tension

Two sides on impressive unbeaten runs in the Premier League will go head-to-head at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon, as Nottingham Forest and Fulham take on each other.

The Tricky Trees have had a week to recover from a chaotic 2-2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion, while the Cottagers ran out 3-1 winners over a lacklustre Newcastle United.

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As mentioned, Forest will be without star man Gibbs-White for at least one game - there are fears his ban could be extended to two games - while Santo is also waiting to hear whether he will be given a touchline ban, after being charged by the Football Association (FA) for improper conduct.

Sosa has certainly made his mark as a replacement for Gibbs-White, but the Forest manager is likely to be cautious and only bring Ryan Yates back into the starting line-up, with Elliot Anderson or James Ward-Prowse pushing further up the pitch. However, Sosa could still threaten Anthony Elanga's place.

The Tricky Trees' injury situation remains unchanged, with Danilo (ankle), Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring) and Willy Boly (calf) still absent, although Boly is edging closer to a return.

Fulham's fitness situation is also unchanged, with Carlos Vinicius missing due to a calf injury for the trip to Nottingham, but the striker should return within the next two weeks.

Even with almost his entire squad fit, Silva has no reason to change his line-up, apart from one change in midfield; Sander Berge came on for Sasa Lukic in the second half last weekend and is pushing for a starting spot.

Nelson scored an impressive two goals against Forest for Arsenal in 2022, but the Gunners loanee has never scored away from home in the top flight and should not replace Adama Traore in the starting line-up right now.

Latest predicted lineup Nottingham Forest vs Fulham

Nottingham Forest:

Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Ward-Prowse; Sosa, Anderson, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

Fulham:

Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Pereira; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez

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Chaos ensued at the Amex Stadium last week, as Forest maintained their unbeaten run in the 2024-25 Premier League season thanks to a 4-4 draw in which goals from Chris Wood and Ramon Sosa came at either end between efforts from Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck.

However, the on-field drama was rendered insignificant as tensions rose sharply towards the end of the match, with a furious Morgan Gibbs-White seeing red for two fouls, as well as both coaches Nuno Espirito Santo and Fabian Hurzeler being sent off 10 minutes before the end.

The consequences of last weekend's errors mean Gibbs-White - the jewel in Forest's squad - will be suspended for the visit of Fulham, a serious blow to the Tricky Trees' hopes of going unbeaten in their first six games of the season for the first time in 10 years.

Since the 2014-15 Championship campaign, Forest - currently flying high in eighth place in the table - have not gone through their first six games without defeat, and they also do not have any midweek EFL Cup fixtures due to their early exit to Newcastle United.

The hosts have also scored in eight consecutive Premier League games since failing to score against Manchester City at the end of April, but none of their last five home games in the top flight have ended in victory, which is the longest home winless run in the Premier League in the 21st century.

Four goals were also scored against Craven Cottage last weekend, although three of those came from Marco Silva's emphatic side, as Fulham dominated their clash with Newcastle United on a day that saw Arsenal's Hale End academy again given thanks.

Indeed, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson - the latter assisted by Alex Iwobi - tore apart Newcastle's defence after Raul Jimenez's fine opener, while Fulham ensured Harvey Barnes' effort would be in vain in the grand scheme of things.

The Newcastle neutralisation was a necessary response to Fulham's painful exit from the EFL Cup, which Preston North End won after the longest penalty shootout in the competition's history, with 34 penalties taken to determine the Deepdale side's fate.

Now, with their focus squarely on Premier League matters until the FA Cup, Silva's side sit just one place and one point behind Forest thanks to a four-game unbeaten run in which they have scored and conceded in every game.

However, Fulham’s visit to the City Ground last year ended in a 3-1 defeat, albeit after they had beaten Garibaldi 5-0 at Craven Cottage in December, a result that added another nail to Steve Cooper’s coffin. So much of Forest’s bright attacking play relies on Gibbs-White, and his absence will hit the hosts hard against a Fulham side that also have their own key creator in Andreas Pereira, who has created 66 chances for his teammates in 2024, second only to Kevin De Bruyne in the Premier League.

Forest's defence has remained strong this season, so even if Santo can't get through without Gibbs-White, they should still be able to pick up a point as their unbeaten run continues for another week.

Score prediction Nottingham Forest vs Fulham

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Nottingham Forest vs Fulham match:

• Sportsmole: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Fulham

• WhoScore: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Fulham
• Our prediction: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Fulham

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