Nottingham Forest vs Fulham prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 2 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Nottingham Forest vs Fulham

Premier League · Saturday 2 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · The City Ground, Nottingham

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Nottingham Forest vs Fulham preview

Nottingham Forest welcome Fulham at The City Ground in Nottingham on Saturday 2 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest go into the round 19th, on 6 points from 9 games, while Fulham sit 15th on 9 points after 9 matches.

Nottingham Forest come into the game with a L-D-L-L-L run in the league (0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5), while Fulham's recent sequence reads D-W-W-L-D. Over their last 6, Nottingham Forest have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Fulham average 0.8 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

The sides have met 8 times in the records we hold: Nottingham Forest won 1, 1 game was drawn and Fulham won 6. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 15 Mar 2026, ended Nottingham Forest 0-0 Fulham.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
15Fulham9234911-29DLWWD
19Nottingham Forest9135612-66LLLDL

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Head-to-head

8 meetings: Nottingham Forest 1, draws 1, Fulham 6.

Team news

Nottingham Forest expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Matz Sels, Murillo, Jair Cunha, Neco Williams, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Liam Delap, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White

Fulham expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bernd Leno, David Affengruber, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson, Timothy Castagne, Shea Charles, Alex Iwobi, Josh King, Oscar Bobb, Sander Berge, Gonzalo García Torres

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