Prediction: Nottingham Forest vs Fulham

Prediction: Fulham to win 2-1

Best Odds: 9/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Nottingham Forest and Fulham will lock horns with each other in the Premier League this weekend. The match between the Tricky Tress and the Cottagers will be held at the City Ground on Sunday and is scheduled to kick off at 2pm UK time on Sunday.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest seemed to be a rising force in English football and did extremely well in the Premier League last season. Under then manager Nuno, Forest ended up as high as seventh in the league table, just a point off the final UEFA Champions League spot, and are featuring in the UEFA Europa League in the 2025/26 campaign.

Forest have been dire in the Premier League so far this season. Nuno was sacked earlier this season, and his successor, Ange Postecoglou, did not last for long. Sean Dyche replaced the former Tottenham Hotspur manager at the City Ground, and he, too, got fired, with Vítor Pereira now the manager of the Tricky Trees, who are 17th in the Premier League table at the moment with 28 points from 29 games, level on points with third-from-bottom West Ham United.

Forest will take on Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League this week before taking on Fulham at the City Ground in the Premier League this weekend. Forest played out a 2-2 draw with Manchester City away from home at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League last weekend. It came after a 2-1 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion on the road in the league, which followed a 2-1 defeat to Fenerbahce at the City Ground in the UEFA Europa League.

Team News:

Nottingham Forest are likely to line up in a 5-3-2 formation against Fulham. Matz Sels will be in goal for the Tricky Trees and will have Ola Aina, Jair Paula, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo and Neco Williams in front of him in defence. Nicolas Dominguez, Ibrahim Sangare and Elliot Anderson will be deployed in midfield. Morgan Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus will be the two centre-forwards for Forest.

Fulham

Fulham are an established club in the Premier League that aim to finish in and around mid-table. The Cottagers ended up 11th in the standings last season and will have been hoping to do the same this time around.

Marco Silva’s side have been starting to climb up the table after two wins in a row, but they lost their last match. Fulham are 10th in the Premier League table at the moment with 40 points from 29 matches.

Fulham will head into the Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground this weekend on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Southampton at Craven Cottage in London in the FA Cup. It came after a 1-0 defeat to West Ham United at home in the Premier League, which followed a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the London derby.

Team News:

Fulham are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Nottingham Forest. Benjamin Lecomte will be in goal for the Cottagers and will have Timothy Castagne, Joachim Andersen, Jorge Cuenca and Ryan Sessegnon in front of him in defence. Harrison Reed and Tom Cairney will be deployed as the two holding midfielders. Oscar Bobb, Emile Smith Rowe and Samuel Chukwueze will be in attacking midfield. Rodrigo Muniz will lead the line for Fulham

Key Factors to Consider

• Nottingham Forest have won none of their last 6 Premier League matches.
• Nottingham Forest have lost 3 of their last 6 Premier League matches.
• Nottingham Forest have scored 28 goals and conceded 43 goals in 29 Premier League matches so far this season.
• Fulham have won 2 and lost 4 of their last 6 Premier League games.
• Fulham have scored 40 goals and conceded 43 goals in 29 Premier League games.

Conclusion

Neither Nottingham Forest nor Fulham are in good form at the moment, and it is hard to see the Premier League game between these two teams at the City Ground going to be very exciting. Fulham, though, are in better form and should be able to eke out a narrow win.

Prediction: Fulham to win 2-1

Best Odds: 9/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet