It is the battle of the newly promoted sides as Nottingham Forest host Fulham in a Friday night Premier League fixture.
Nottingham Forest have not found it particularly smooth adapting to life in the Premier League. They have claimed just one win from their opening six matches and are currently down in the relegation zone.
While a 6-0 hammering at Manchester City is among their results this season, Nottingham Forest will be more disappointed with their 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth in their previous fixture. They took two-goal lead into the break thanks to Cheikhou Kouyate and Brennan Johnson but suffered a second half capitulation.
Although it has been a difficult start for Nottingham Forest, manager Steve Cooper will be keen to put things into perspective. They have faced the likes of Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City and West Ham already and will consider Friday’s clash among the winnable games this season.
It has been a much better start to the season for Fulham who are just inside the top half of the table. The 2-2 draw with Liverpool on the opening weekend appeared to have given them a positive outlook for the season as they are unbeaten in four of their six matches.
Fulham head into Friday’s clash off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in their previous Premier League fixture. Having gone two goals down, they fell just short of a comeback with Aleksandar Mitrovic’s second half effort proving a mere consolation.
That result points to a poor record on the road For Fulham, who are yet to secure a win away from home this season. However, their two away defeats have come at Arsenal and Tottenham while the other fixture was a 0-0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
How the bookies view it
Fulham have the slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 18/11 by SBK to claim the win. A victory for Nottingham Forest is valued at 23/12 by SBK while a draw is set at odds of 12/5 by William Hill.
Recent head to head
Nottingham Forest and Fulham have claimed two wins each from their last four meetings. Both teams have surprisingly won the away fixtures in that run with the Cottagers claiming a 4-0 victory on their last visit to the City Ground.
Players to watch
Brennan Johnson continues to show why he is one of the most talked about youngsters in England having scored twice in his last four matches. The forward could be worth keeping an eye on for Nottingham Forest and is priced at 3/1 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Friday.
Aleksandar Mitrovic appears to have settled quickly to life in the topflight with six Premier League goals for Fulham already this season. The striker netted a brace on his last visit to the City Ground and is priced at 11/8 by Betfred to score anytime on Friday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Nottingham Forest and Fulham have shown a preference for attacking football this season and with neither side particularly solid at the back, goals can be expected here. Both teams could be backed to score at 8/11 with William Hill, over 2.5 goals is valued at 10/11 by SBK while over 3.5 goals is set at odds of 12/5 by bet365.
There have been second half goals for both teams in Fulham's last four Premier League matches and Friday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 9/4 with bet365.
This English Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Fulham will be played on Sep 16, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Nottingham Forest vs Fulham prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
