Nottingham Forest and Fulham have made impressive starts to the new Premier League campaign so it should be a close game when they collide at the City Ground.
Nuno Espirito Santo's men started the season as fourth favourites for the drop, having only just avoided falling down to the Championship last term.
But Forest are now sixth in that market at 9/1 after going unbeaten across their first five games in the new campaign. Having a settled side is certainly helping after the chaos of last summer when they club splashed out on so many players after winning promotion from the Championship.
Santo now seems to know his strongest line-up and it looks like Forest will join Fulham in the safety of mid-table, with both teams also maybe capable of making a surprise push for a European place.
The Cottagers invested pretty heavily in the summer, using the big fee they received from Bayern Munich for Joao Palhinha to snap up the likes of Emile Smith Rowe, Reiss Nelson and Joachim Andersen.
Marco Silva now has an excellent squad and with Fulham losing just once in their first five games it bodes well for another good campaign at Craven Cottage.
How the bookies view it: Home advantage gives Forest the edge
I've got this down as a 50/50 game but the bookies think Nottingham Forest have the edge with home advantage. Betano price Santo's side at 13/10, with Fulham as big as 2/1 and the draw paying 9/4.
Recent head to head: It's Ful throttle
Fulham have dominated this fixture of late, losing just three of the last 12 meetings. Eight of those games have ended in victories for the Cottagers but they lost 3-1 on their trip to the City Ground last term.
Players to watch: Wood's pulling up trees
Veteran striker Chris Wood continues to lead the line for Nottingham Forest and has started the season strongly, with three goals from seven games. The Kiwi is 11/5 with Bet365 to add to his tally here.
I flagged up Smith Rowe for a goal in Fulham's last outing and he delivered by scoring their second against Newcastle. The former Arsenal kid is 9/2 for another striker here but backing him to either score or assist is better at 11/5.
Probable teams
Forest skipper Morgan Gibbs-White is suspended after his red card against Brighton and will be a big miss. Fellow midfielder Ibrahima Sangare is also a doubt with a knock. Striker Carlos Vinicius is Fulham's only injury absentee as he recovers from a calf problem.
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Murillo, Moreno, Milenkovic, Aina, Anderson, Yates, Hudson-Odoi, Ward-Prowse, Elanga, Wood.
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Bassey, Andersen, Robinson, Traore, Iwobi, Pereira, Lukic, Smith Rowe, Jimenez.
Anything else catch the eye?
These teams are pretty well matched so I like the half-time draw at 11/10 with Bet365 while McBookie price a one-goal winning margin for either side at 5/4.
Ryan Yates should deputise for the banned Gibbs-White in midfield and he's not shy in putting himself about or winding opponents up. That makes the Forest man a good option for a card at 33/10 with Unibet.
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