Fulham vs Nottingham Forest, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWillian, Manor Solomon secure 2-0 win for Fulham over Nottingham Forest
Goals from Willian and Manor Solomon guided Fulham to a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in their Premier League fixture at Craven Cottage.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Willy Boly (Nottingham Forest).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest).
- 7': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall replaces Scott McKenna because of an injury.
- 7': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Felipe replaces Willy Boly because of an injury.
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Felipe (Nottingham Forest).
- 11': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 11': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 12': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
- 13': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Gustavo Scarpa (Nottingham Forest).
- 15': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest).
- 15': Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian with a headed pass.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 17': Goal! Fulham 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Willian (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 22': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
- 22': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 25': Attempt missed. Gustavo Scarpa (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 26': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 27': Attempt missed. Felipe (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest).
- 28': Willian (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Felipe.
- 32': Attempt missed. Harrison Reed (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic following a corner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
- 35': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 36': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Felipe (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 41': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 42': Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willian.
- 43': Foul by Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Willian (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Gustavo Scarpa (Nottingham Forest).
- 45': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 45'+2': Offside, Fulham. Harrison Reed tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Keylor Navas tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 48': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 49': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny Tete.
- 49': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
- 50': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Willian (Fulham) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Tim Ream.
- 54': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
- 55': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Felipe.
- 56': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Gustavo Scarpa.
- 56': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Orel Mangala.
- 57': Foul by Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest).
- 57': Willian (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 60': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Issa Diop (Fulham).
- 61': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 62': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. André Ayew replaces Chris Wood.
- 64': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 65': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
- 66': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 68': Attempt saved. Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Willian (Fulham).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Fulham. Manor Solomon replaces Willian because of an injury.
- 74': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 74': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Emmanuel Dennis tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 75': Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
- 78': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Jonjo Shelvey (Nottingham Forest).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
- 83': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Fulham. Carlos Vinícius replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 85': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 85': Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 88': Goal! Fulham 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Manor Solomon (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 90': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).
- 90': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Cédric Soares replaces Kenny Tete.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
Statistics
 NFO |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 50 | Possession | 50 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 314 | Accurate Passes | 313 |
| 408 | Passes | 396 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 16 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 18 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,244
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,244
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 26 | João Palhinha |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 20 | Willian |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 30 | Willy Boly |
| 32 | Renan Lodi |
| 24 | Sèrge Aurier  |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 5 | Orel Mangala |
| 23 | Remo Freuler |
| 39 | Chris Wood |
| 31 | Gustavo Scarpa |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
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