LONDON. Fulham crushes Nottingham Forest 5-0 with goals of Alex Iwobi (30′), Raúl Jiménez (34′), Raúl Jiménez (54′), Alex Iwobi (73′) and Tom Cairney (86′). Fulham was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith who had the assistance of Tim Wood and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.9 degrees Celsius or 35.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Fulham has 18 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest will stays with 13 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will host West Ham United on the 10th of December with a 16-3 head to head record in favor of West Ham United (6 draws).
Nottingham Forest will play away against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 9th of December with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (4 draws).
Fulham – Formation
Fulham
75'
86'
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 , Timothy Castagne , Tosin Adarabioyo , Calvin Bassey , Antonee Robinson , João Palhinha , Tom Cairney , Alex Iwobi , Andreas Pereira , Willian and Raúl Jiménez .
The home team had on the bench: Kenny Tete, Tim Ream, Marek Rodak, Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson , Fodé Ballo-Touré , Bobby De Cordova-Reid , Sasa Lukic and Carlos Vinícius .
Substitutions
Fulham made 5 changes: Alex Iwobi for Bobby De Cordova-Reid (76′), Willian for Harry Wilson (63′), João Palhinha for Sasa Lukic (79′), Raúl Jiménez for Carlos Vinícius (79′) and Antonee Robinson for Fodé Ballo-Touré (75′).
Player of the match: Andreas Pereira
The most impressive player for Fulham was Andreas Pereira even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 68 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
76'
Also Nottingham Forest adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steve Cooper played with: Scott McKenna, Odysseas Vlachodimos , Ola Aina , Felipe , Murillo , Harry Toffolo , Orel Mangala , Ibrahim Sangaré , Callum Hudson-Odoi , Nicolás Domínguez and Anthony Elanga , Divock Origi .
These were the players on the bench: Morgan Gibbs-White , Matt Turner, Neco Williams, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Chris Wood , Moussa Niakhaté , Ryan Yates , Danilo and Andrew Omobamidele.
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Ibrahim Sangaré for Ryan Yates (46′), Nicolás Domínguez for Morgan Gibbs-White (46′), Callum Hudson-Odoi for Danilo (58′), Divock Origi for Chris Wood (58′) and Felipe for Moussa Niakhaté (76′).
Player of the match: Chris Wood
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Chris Wood.
His rating is with 3 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was fantastic also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 58′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Manchester United – Chelsea – 2-1
- Crystal Palace – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
- Sheffield United – Liverpool – 0-2
- Fulham – Nottingham Forest – 5-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Brentford – 2-1
- Aston Villa – Manchester City – 1-0
