Fulham manager Marco Silva was pleased with a clean sheet away from home as Fulham picked up a point from their trip to Nottingham Forest.
Both teams battled to try and find a winner at the City Ground – with the hosts seeing a goal chalked off in the second half – but it was honours even in the Midlands.
“A difficult game as we expected,” Marco assessed. “We’ve come to the moment of the season where all the teams, it doesn’t matter what they’re fighting for, every game is going to be much more difficult to get the three points.
“Very tight, the first half. I think both teams, they didn’t get the tempo or the momentum. The biggest chance was from us, from Calvin Bassey in the six yard box, completely alone from a set piece.
“Apart from that, we arrived in certain areas, dangerous areas with the ball but didn’t get the right decisions or inspiration that we needed to create something more. It was a very balanced first half.”
It was substitute Dan Ndoye who finished well past Bernd Leno to seemingly give his side the lead, but the striker was adjudged to be marginally offside.
“Second half, with the emotions of that offside and the chances first for Forest and after we had our moments as well, the game became a little bit more emotional, a little bit more open.
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“Both teams were trying to win the game. It’s a point on the road for us, keeping a clean sheet which is very, very important for us – something that we have been missing.
“We move on for a game before the international break (against Burnley at Craven Cottage) that is going to be crucial if we want to fight for something more. It’s going to be crucial for our aspirations.”
Today’s result lifts Fulham two places in the table up to 11th, with a European place still on the cards.
“If you are in this position right now in the table, of course we have to look ahead. Every game that we have now should be played like a final. We are some points behind seventh position but if it’s there for us to fight for, why not?
“We are going to fight as hard as we can to be there. Until the end of the season, we’ll fight.”