English Premier League

Fulham vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 English Premier League

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Fulham
  • 45'+5': Raúl Jiménez (P)
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Nottingham Forest

    Raúl Jiménez's penalty sees Fulham past Nottingham Forest

    A Raúl Jiménez penalty fired Fulham to a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest to condemn Sean Dyche's side to Christmas in the relegation mix.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 4': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 4': Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, Fulham. Antonee Robinson is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin (Fulham).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Cuenca.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Kevin (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
    • 17': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
    • 17': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Murillo following a set piece situation.
    • 22': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Delay in match (Fulham).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
    • 34': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
    • 34': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 37': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 37': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Elliot Anderson.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin with a headed pass.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 41': Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
    • 42': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
    • 43': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 45'+1': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Penalty Fulham. Kevin draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+4': John Victor (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+5': Goal! Fulham 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+7': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
    • 51': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
    • 52': Offside, Fulham. Antonee Robinson is caught offside.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
    • 56': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
    • 56': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Sander Berge (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
    • 63': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
    • 63': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
    • 63': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Sander Berge.
    • 70': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 70': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
    • 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Igor Jesus.
    • 73': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Douglas Luiz.
    • 73': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 74': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 74': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Wilson (Fulham).
    • 77': Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Kevin.
    • 79': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
    • 81': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
    • 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Nicolò Savona.
    • 82': Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross.
    • 84': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
    • 85': Substitution, Fulham. Jonah Kusi-Asare replaces Raúl Jiménez.
    • 85': Substitution, Fulham. Issa Diop replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 86': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
    • 90': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 90'+4': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+6': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Fulham 1, Nottingham Forest 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 5
    4 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 2
    50.3 Possession 49.7
    12 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    417 Accurate Passes 396
    490 Passes 495
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    23 Crosses 7
    0.1 Cross % 0.6
    65 Long Balls 65
    28 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 6
    5 Effective Tackles 13
    10 Tackles 21
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 10
    16 Effective Clearances 29
    16 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Craven Cottage
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 27,136

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
    4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bernd Leno (GK)
    15 Jorge Cuenca Yellow Card
    5 Joachim Andersen Yellow Card
    33 Antonee Robinson
    2 Kenny Tete
    32 Emile Smith Rowe
    16 Sander Berge Yellow Card
    20 Sasa Lukic
    7 Raúl Jiménez
    22 Kevin
    8 Harry Wilson Yellow Card
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Tom Cairney, Harrison Reed, Josh King, Issa Diop, Jonah Kusi-Asare, Adama Traoré, Seth Ridgeon, Benjamin Lecomte, Timothy Castagne.

    NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 John Victor (GK) Yellow Card
    5 Murillo Yellow Card
    31 Nikola Milenkovic Yellow Card
    3 Neco Williams
    37 Nicolò Savona
    10 Morgan Gibbs-White
    8 Elliot Anderson
    12 Douglas Luiz
    19 Igor Jesus
    7 Callum Hudson-Odoi
    21 Omari Hutchinson
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Nicolás Domínguez, Arnaud Kalimuendo, James McAtee, Dilane Bakwa, Taiwo Awoniyi, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Zach Abbott, Morato, Matz Sels.

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