Nottingham Forest vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Fulham: Three first-half goals earned the hosts a precious win
Three first-half goals earned Nottingham Forest a vital 3-1 victory over Fulham in their battle to stay away from the Premier League relegation zone.
The hosts were irrepressible in the first period with Callum Hudson-Odoi opening the scoring after nine minutes and Chris Wood doubling Forest’s advantage in the 19th minute.
Stunned Fulham manager Marco Silva made a triple substitution but it got worse for the visitors before the interval as the outstanding Morgan Gibbs-White made it 3-0 in stoppage time with a clinical finish.
Fulham reacted well in the second half and threw themselves a lifeline when Tosin Adarabioyo headed in from a corner.
Both sides hit the woodwork but despite a few jitters Forest held firm to move to 25 points, three ahead of Luton Town who occupy the last relegation place.
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SAVED!! What a stop from Sels!! Pereira and Traore both have attempted crosses into the box cleared by Forest, but it's third time lucky for the substitute, finding Adarabioyo at the far post. His downward header looks certain to find the corner, but Sels desperately dives across to parry it around the upright!
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Substitution Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
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Substitution João Maria Lobo Alves Palhares Costa Palhinha Gonçalves Harrison James Reed
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Hudson-Odoi surges around the outside of Tete and drills a low cross into the middle, but Bassey slides across to scythe the ball away in an unorthodox style before it's eventually booted clear by Leno!
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Deflected crosses into the middle by Tete and Palhinha in quick succession are both dealt with by Forest, with Aina dispossessing the latter and setting off on a fantastic run out of defence!
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Substitution Callum James Hudson-Odoi Divock Okoth Origi
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OFF THE WOODWORK!!! Gibbs-White and Williams link up down the right and the latter is urged to shoot from the edge of the box, with his left-footed effort taking a deflection before bouncing back into play off the top of the crossbar!!
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Gibbs-White beats Tete down the left-hand side before squaring to Gibbs-White in the middle, but his flicked-up half-volley is drilled into the back foot of Adarabioyo!
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BLOCKED!!! It's Fulham's turn to cut through the Forest as Pereira glides into open space on the break. He finds Willian running at pace into the box, but the substitute's low shot on the cutback is blocked by a combination of Murillo and Danilo!
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