Match Report
Fulham (1) 1-0 (0) Nottingham Forest
Premier League Match Day 17 25/26 at Craven Cottage
Monday 22nd December 2025 KO: 20:00
Referee:
Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
Live on Sky Sports
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Fulham striker Raul Jimenez got the decisive goal at Craven Cottage as Fulham beat Nottingham Forest on Monday night.
The Mexican extended his perfect penalty record in the Premier League to 11 as Marco Silva's side earned three crucial points.
The win sees Fulham rise up to 13th in the table ahead of Christmas, 10 points clear of the relegation zone and just four points away from Sunderland in sixth.
Fulham started brightly, with Kevin beating his man and drilling a dangerous ball across the face of goal just ten seconds in, but the oncoming Raúl and Harry Wilson couldn’t quite apply the finishing touch.
There was a lengthy break in play when Joachim Andersen dislocated a finger, though the Dane was able to continue after treatment.
Patient build-up led to Fulham’s first real chance minutes on the 40-minute mark; Antonee Robinson was set away down the left and whipped in a dangerous cross, but Raúl’s header skimmed the post.
Silva’s side were starting to up the pressure on the visitors and were rewarded in first half stoppage time; Kevin took on two Forest men in the box, and his tricky footwork saw Douglas Luiz trip his fellow Brazilian. Raúl stepped up and converted, maintaining his 100% record from the spot and putting Fulham ahead.
Forest started the second half on the front foot, overloading wide areas and trying to cause problems through a series of crosses. Though nothing amounted to a clear chance, Tom Cairney was brought on soon after by Silva in an attempt to reestablish control in the midfield.
The skipper almost had an instant impact, letting fly from 25 yards, narrowly missing the target.
In a half of few chances for both sides, the substitution of Issa Diop brought a change of shape to a back-five as Fulham saw out the victory.
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Lukic, Berge (Cairney 66), Wilson (Traore 84), Smith Rowe (Diop 85), Kevin (King 78), Jimenez (Kusi-Asare 85)
Unused substitutes: Reed, Castagne, Lecomte, Ridgeon
Goals:
Raul Jimenez 45+5 (converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. Penalty Fulham. Kevin draws a foul in the penalty area.)
Yellow Card: Raúl Jiménez (ex cel,45+7), Berge (f,56), Wilson (f,77), Cuenca (arg,82), Andersen (dis,90+4),
Nottingham Forest: J Victor, Savona (Zinchenko 81), Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, D Luiz (Domínguez 73), Anderson, Hutchinson, Gibbs-White (McAtee 73), Hudson-Odoi (Kalimuendo 92), I Jesus (Awoniyi 72)
Unused substitutes: Morato, Sels, Bakwa, Abbott
Yellow Card: Victor (tw,45+4), Murillo (f,70), Milenkovic (arg,83), Domínguez (90+6)
Referee:
Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
Attendance: 0
Fulham are next in action at 15.00 Saturday 27th December when they meet up with West Ham United at London Stadium.