Fulham vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Fulham vs Nottingham Forest
Iwobi gets past Elanga with ease down the right and whips an inviting cross into the middle of the box. However, it goes just over the head of Jimenez and Forest clear it away.
Fulham vs Nottingham Forest
Elanga does well to get on the end of a loose ball down the left side of the pitch. He slows down before racing past Cairney, who fouls the Forest man.
Fulham vs Nottingham Forest
Robinson tries to flick a clever ball down the left to Willian, but Felipe gets across and clears it up the pitch. Fulham have started the half positively.
Fulham vs Nottingham Forest
Forest have lost all 66 games that they have played when trailing by two or more goals at half-time. Cooper will be hoping that his changes will make history off the bench.
Fulham vs Nottingham Forest
Substitution Nicolás Martín Domínguez Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White
Fulham vs Nottingham Forest
Fulham have been totally dominant in this match. They have had eight shots compared to Forest's two and have had 61.7 per cent of the possession. Their wing play has been excellent, with Willian and Iwobi causing lots of problems. They have stretched the pitch, with Robinson also overlapping brilliantly down the left to create overloads. As for Cooper's men, they only created an xG (expected goals) of 0.1. The Tricky Trees haven't been able to find Origi in the attack enough, with the striker only having 17 touches in his first Forest start in the Premier League. Gibbs-White was warming up before half-time and will probably come on sooner rather than later.
Fulham vs Nottingham Forest
Fulham are 2-0 ahead at half-time after goals from Iwobi and Jimenez. Forest struggled to create anything before the break, with Origi going the closest to scoring for the away side. He collected a pass from Dominguez on the edge of the box and curled a low shot around the post. The Cottagers dominated from that point onwards. Iwobi broke the deadlock after a brilliant counter from the hosts. Cairney found Willian, who sent a low cross into the path of Iwobi for a simple finish. Fulham added their second just four minutes later. Pereira slipped in Jimenez, who blasted his shot into the top corner. Iwobi then went close to adding an excellent third, but he whipped his strike just off target from outside the box.
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