LONDON. Fulham beats Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win with a goal from Willian (17′) and a goal from M. Solomon (88′).
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 24,244 spectators. The referee was Andy Madley with the help of Harry Lennard and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 17 Total 10
- 3 On Target 1
- 14 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 108 Attack 81
- 48 Dangerous attack 37
- 88 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Fulham was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Nottingham Forest that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fulham was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match.
Fulham shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Fulham didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (Serge Aurier).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Fulham will have 35 points like Brighton & Hove Albion to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest will stay with 24 points like Leicester City to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away against Manchester United on the 28th of May with a 20-2 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).
Nottingham Forest will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 28th of May with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).
Fulham – Formation
Fulham
90'
17'
Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Bernd Leno , Kenny Tete , Issa Diop , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , João Palhinha , Bobby Decordova-Reid , Andreas Pereira , Willian and Aleksandar Mitrović .
The home team had on the bench: Tosin Adarabioyo, Daniel James, Harry Wilson, Shane Duffy, Saša Lukić, Cédric Soares, Marek Rodák, Carlos Vinícius and Manor Solomon .
Substitutions
Fulham made 5 changes: Willian for Manor Solomon (71′), Aleksandar Mitrović for Carlos Vinícius (85′), Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Harry Wilson (85′), Andreas Pereira for Saša Lukić (90′) and Kenny Tete for Cédric Soares (90′).
Best player: Andreas Pereira
The most impressive player for Fulham was Andreas Pereira even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
16'
Also Nottingham Forest adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steve Cooper played with: Keylor Navas , Serge Aurier , Willy Boly, Scott McKenna, Renan Lodi , Remo Freuler , Orel Mangala , Brennan Johnson , Morgan Gibbs-White , Gustavo Scarpa and Chris Wood .
These were the players on the bench: Joe Worrall , Sam Surridge, Jack Colback, André Ayew , Jonjo Shelvey , Emmanuel Dennis , Wayne Hennessey, Neco Williams and Felipe .
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Scott McKenna for Felipe (8′), Willy Boly for Joe Worrall (8′), Gustavo Scarpa for Emmanuel Dennis (56′), Orel Mangala for Jonjo Shelvey (56′) and C. Wood for André Ayew (62′).
Best player: Jonjo Shelvey
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Jonjo Shelvey.
His rating is with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- West Ham United – Chelsea – 1-1
- Southampton – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2
- Leicester City – Tottenham Hotspur – 4-1
- Fulham – Nottingham Forest – 2-0
- Crystal Palace – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-1
- Arsenal – Brentford – 1-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Newcastle United – 1-1
