📏 Form Guide
Fulham WWLLWL
Fulham won’t want a repeat of their last result here following the 2-1 EFL Cup losing effort in their last game against Newcastle United.
In that match, Fulham managed 39% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Fulham was Saša Lukić (16'). For their opponents, Newcastle United got 14 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Yoane Wissa (10') and Lewis Miley (92') scored for Newcastle United.
Matches involving Fulham have often been exciting affairs lately with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six games, the sum of 21 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 11 of those being chalked up by Fulham.
Their prior results show that Fulham:
- are unbeaten in the league by Nottingham Forest in their last 2 games.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league matches.
Nottingham Forest WLWLWW
Nottingham Forest go into this clash following on from a 3-0 Premier League win to defeat Tottenham Hotspur in their last fixture.
In that match, Nottingham Forest had 48% possession and 15 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Nottingham Forest, the goals were scored by Callum Hudson-Odoi (28', 50') and Ibrahim Sangaré (79'). On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur had 6 shots on goal with 1 on target.
A tendency of at least one team not managing to score in games featuring Nottingham Forest has been apparent of late. Looking at their last six meetings shows that this has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal total of 6 and Nottingham Forest have scored 9. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward here, of course.
Ahead of this clash, Nottingham Forest have not emerged victorious against Fulham when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league games.
👥 Head to head
A review of their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 16/09/2022 shows us that Fulham have won 5 of them & Nottingham Forest 1, with the tally of drawn results being 0.
A total of 20 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 14 for The Cottagers and 6 being from The Reds. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.
The last league clash featuring these sides was Premier League match day 25 on 15/02/2025 which ended up with the score at Fulham 2-1 Nottingham Forest.
That day, Fulham had 56% possession and 24 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. The scorers were Emile Smith Rowe (15') and Calvin Bassey (62').
Nottingham Forest got 8 shots on goal with 2 on target. Chris Wood (37') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Thomas Bramall.
🗞️ Team News: Fulham
It’s our opinion that The Cottagers look set to use a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game, beginning the first half with Bernd Leno, Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Jorge Cuenca, Antonee Robinson, Sasa Lukic, Sander Berge, Harry Wilson, Emile Smith Rowe, Kevin and Raul Jimenez.
📰 Team News: Nottingham Forest
There’s a good chance that The Reds could decide to make use of a 4-2-3-1 system, starting Matz Sels, Nicolo Savona, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams, Douglas Luiz, Elliot Anderson, Omari Hutchinson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Igor Jesus.
🔮 Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Nottingham Forest must be fancied to score a goal against this Fulham outfit, however that may not be enough to avoid defeat.
We’re predicting a 2-1 victory for Fulham at the end of the 90 minutes. Should be a good one.
Andre Moura, 12:00 22/12/2025