Nottingham Forest 5-3 Fulham: result and report
Championship · Wednesday 17 September 2014
Result
Nottingham Forest 5-3 Fulham
Championship · Wednesday 17 September 2014, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-1
Nottingham Forest 5-3 Fulham: match report
Nottingham Forest defeated Fulham 5-3 in the Championship on Wednesday 17 September 2014. The half-time score was 2-1.
Britt Assombalonga opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Nottingham Forest's goals came from Britt Assombalonga (9'), Britt Assombalonga (21', penalty), Michail Antonio (77'), Britt Assombalonga (79') and Jamie Paterson (89'). Fulham scored through Ross McCormack (31'), Hugo Rodallega (51') and Ross McCormack (65').
Discipline: Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards; Fulham received 6 yellow cards.
Going into the game Nottingham Forest were 3rd on 14 points from 6 and Fulham 23rd on 2 points from 6. Nottingham Forest went on to finish that season 14th with 59 points, and Fulham 17th with 53.
Going into the match Nottingham Forest's last five read D-W-W-W-D and Fulham's L-D-L-L-L.
Key events
- 9'Goal · Britt Assombalonga
- 20'Yellow card · Dan Burn
- 20'Yellow card · Shaun Hutchinson
- 21'Penalty goal · Britt Assombalonga
- 31'Goal · Ross McCormack
- 50'Yellow card · Mark Fotheringham
- 51'Goal · Hugo Rodallega
- 58'Yellow card · Fernando Amorebieta
- 65'Goal · Ross McCormack
- 69'Yellow card · Nikolay Bodurov
- 73'Yellow card · Scott Parker
- 77'Goal · Michail Antonio
- 79'Goal · Britt Assombalonga
- 89'Goal · Jamie Paterson
- 90'Yellow card · Jamie Paterson
- 90+5'Yellow card · Jamaal Lascelles
Team news
Nottingham Forest expected line-up (4-4-1-1)
Karl Darlow, Jamaal Lascelles, Greg Halford, Eric Lichaj, Jack Hobbs, Henri Lansbury, Andy Reid, Djamel Abdoun, Jamie Mackie, Simon Cox, James Freitas
Fulham expected line-up
Jesse Joronen, Brede Hangeland, Kieran Richardson, Nikolay Bodurov, Cameron Burgess, Steve Sidwell, Cauley Woodrow, Hugo Rodallega, Scott Parker, Johnny Heitinga, David Adam Stockdale