Nottingham Forest return from Europa League action searching for a Premier League victory against Fulham. The Tricky Trees are just above the drop zone. Fulham visit the City Ground on Sunday.
Fulham have been waiting for their next Premier League game since a March 4 home loss to West Ham.
Forest’s UEL Challenge and League Position
Forest hosted Midtjylland in the first leg of their UEL Round of 16 tie on Thursday. They lost 1-0. Forest’s 28 points have them just outside the Premier League bottom three.
Fulham’s European Aspirations
Fulham were knocked out of the FA Cup by Southampton. Marco Silva’s defeat at the hands of a second-tier side was not well-regarded. Their 40 points in the Premier League are well clear of a relegation battle. Fulham lag four points off seventh-place Brentford and they’ve realistically run out of acceptable points to drop in matches like this as they seek a berth in Europe next season.
Team News and Possible Line-ups
The predicted line-ups are:
Sels – Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams – Sangare, Anderson, Dominguez – Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus
Leno – Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson – Berge, Iwobi, King – Wilson, Bobb, Jimenez
Forest are without Dan Ndoye (undisclosed), Stefan Ortega (calf), Willy Boly (knee), Matz Sels (groin), Nicola Savona (knee), John Victor (knee), and Chris Wood (knee). Jair Cunha (ankle) is questionable.
Fulham are without Kevin (ankle). Harry Wilson (ankle) is questionable.
Match Prediction
The prediction is Nottingham Forest 0-1 Fulham.
Fulham are rested and pretty healthy while Forest couldn’t afford much rotation Thursday in the UEL. It’s just about Fulham finding the final ball.
Forest were home to Danish powers Midtjylland in the first leg of their UEL Round of 16 tie on Thursday, when they fell 1-0 on an 80th-minute goal from Gue-sung Cho. They can’t afford to focus on the second leg because their 28 points only have them out of the Premier League bottom three by virtue of four measures of goal differential.