Fulham and Nottingham Forest face off in the Premier League at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams saw off lower league opposition to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup, with Fulham winning away at Wigan last weekend, while Forest edged past Exeter on penalty kicks on Tuesday night.
As for the Premier League, Marco Silva’s hosts start the weekend in ninth position, just five points behind fifth-placed Man City.
Last time out in the top-flight, the Cottagers came from behind to claim a 2-1 win away at Newcastle.
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest bounced back from a 5-0 defeat at Bournemouth with a 7-0 savaging of Brighton, in a game that brought up both of my City Ground selections.
That stunning triumph has kept Nuno Espirito Santo’s team well and truly in the conversation to secure what would be a shock top four position and a place in next season's Champions League.
How the bookies view it: Forest to falter
Despite being housed six places above Fulham in the Premier League table, Nottingham Forest arrive at Craven Cottage as 23/10 outsiders on Boylesports.
Fulham come into this clash as 23/20 favourites on Boylesports, while an all square affair in the capital has been priced up at 9/4 with the same firm.
Head to head: History favours the hosts
These two teams have crossed paths in the Premier League on five occasions, with Fulham coming out on top in four of those matches. This season's reverse fixture ended 1-0 in Fulham’s favour and the same outcome on Saturday can be backed at 13/2 on Boylesports.
Players to watch: Wood you believe it
After bagging a hat-trick against Brighton and taking his Premier League tally for the season to 17 goals, Chris Wood represents terrific value for an anytime strike on Saturday at 11/5 on Boylesports.
Raul Jimenez netted his ninth Premier League goal of the season against Newcastle a fortnight ago. The Fulham forward is 15/8 on Boylesports to find the back of the net again on Saturday.
Predicted line-ups
Fulham boss Silva again looks set to be without injured trio Harry Wilson, Kenny Tete and Reiss Nelson on Saturday.
Nottingham Forest will be without forward Taiwo Awoniyi after he suffered a concussion and a broken nose away at Exeter in midweek, however Callum Hudson-Odoi could be back in contention following a spell on the sidelines.
Fulham: Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Berge; Traore, Smith-Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez.
Nottingham Forest: Sels; Morato, Milenkovic, Murillo; Aina, Gibbs-White, Danilo, Anderson, Williams; Wood, Elanga
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing both teams to get on the scoresheet looks more than fair at 4/5 on Boylesports.
BTTS backers would have been rewarded in a hefty 18 of Fulham’s 24 Premier League games this season, including 10 of their 12 contests at Craven Cottage.
It’s also worth noting that this selection would have paid out in three of Forest’s last five matches across all competitions.
This English Premier League match between Fulham and Nottingham Forest will be played on Feb 15, 2025 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Fulham vs Nottingham Forest prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
