Nottingham Forest vrs Fulham
Premier League Match Day 30 25_26 at The City Ground
Sunday 15th March 2026, KO: 14:00
Referee:
Samuel Barrott (West Riding)
Live on Sky Sports Premier League
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Fulham meet Nottingham Forest to the City Ground on Sunday afternoon for their latest instalment of Premier League action.
The Cottagers were beaten 1-0 at home by West Ham United last time out while Forest came from behind twice to draw 2-2 away to Manchester City.
After consecutive league wins, Fulham’s ambitions for European qualification took a hit last week as they lost 1-0 to West Ham at Craven Cottage.
Marco Silva’s men currently sit 10th in the Premier League table with nine matches to play and are four points behind Brentford in seventh place, which is likely to earn qualification to next season’s UEFA Conference League.
Bowing out of the FA Cup at home to Southampton last weekend, the Cottagers can now put their focus solely into league performances, which have been relatively patchy recently.
Following a six game unbeaten run over the turn of the year, Fulham have only won two of their previous six league matches, losing all of the remaining four and have seen their rise up the table stagnate over that period.
However, having beaten Forest 1-0 earlier in the season courtesy of a Raul Jimenez first half penalty, the visitors will be hoping they can resume their European push on Sunday ahead of difficult upcoming league trips to the likes of Liverpool, Brentford and Arsenal.
Winless in their previous six Premier League matches, Nottingham Forest have seen their buffer to the relegation zone diminish in recent weeks.
Despite picking up an unexpected point away to Manchester City last week, Vitor Pereira’s men are now only outside of the bottom three on goal difference, with West Ham picking up a crucial win away to Fulham that same evening.
Still involved in the UEFA Europa League, although they travel to Denmark next week to face FC Midtjylland with a one goal deficit, Forest look set to have a congested fixture list for the remainder of the season compared to their closest competitors.
If they want to begin the final stretch in the right fashion, Pereira’s side will also have to overcome one of their bogey sides this weekend in the form of Fulham, who they have lost each of their previous three encounters against.
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Fulham have won six of their seven Premier League games against Nottingham Forest (L1), their highest win rate against any side they’ve faced more than twice (86%).
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Since gaining promotion from the Championship in 2022, Forest have lost six of their seven Premier League matches against Fulham, with their single victory being a 3-1 win at the City Ground in April 2024.
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Fulham have won four and lost five of their last nine Premier League games. They lost 1-0 to West Ham last time out, but haven’t failed to score in consecutive league games since May 2024.
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Fulham are one of two sides (along with Man City) yet to concede in the opening 15 minutes of games this term.
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Only Man City (514), Chelsea (469) and Liverpool (465) are averaging more successful passes per game than Fulham (401) in the Premier League this season. Only in 2023-24 (404) have they averaged more completed passes per game in a top-flight campaign on record (since 2003-04).
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Fulham’s Raúl Jiménez has either scored or assisted a goal in all four of his Premier League appearances against Nottingham Forest (4 goals, 1 assist), averaging a goal involvement every 65 minutes against the Tricky Trees.
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Fulham’s Joachim Andersen has made 464 carries in the Premier League this season, carrying the ball 4788 metres. Among central defenders, only Brighton’s Jan Paul van Hecke is ahead of him for both (700 carries, 8122 metres).
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Nottingham Forest are winless in their last six Premier League home games (D3 L3), last going longer without winning at the City Ground in the top-flight in April 1999 (16).
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Nottingham Forest have the lowest shot conversion rate of any side in the Premier League this season (7.5%). Indeed, the Tricky Trees rank in the top 10 for total shots (373), but only bottom side Wolves (22) have scored fewer goals (28).
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Only West Ham (26%) have scored a higher share of their Premier League goals in the opening 15 minutes of games this season than Nottingham Forest (21% - 6/28).
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Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson has received more pressures than any other player in the Premier League this season (1802), while he’s also played more line breaking passes than any other midfielder in the competition this term (303).
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Source Freddie Cotton at SportsMole/BBCSports