Premier League · Mon, 22 Dec 2025 ·
Fulham vs Nottingham Forest — 1 - 0
Craven Cottage · Referee: A. Taylor
Match report
Fulham beat Nottingham Forest 1-0
Fulham beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in Premier League matchday 17 on Monday, 22 December 2025 at Craven Cottage. R. Jimenez scored the only goal of the game for Fulham in the 45th minute. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Fulham had 50% of the ball and 11 shots (1 on target) against Nottingham Forest’s 12 (2 on target). Kevin (Fulham) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Fulham 19th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Nottingham Forest 13th on 5.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Coventry | 5 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham | 5 | -6 | 2 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 15 Mar 2026, Nottingham Forest 0-0 Fulham
Match events
- 45'penaltyR. JimenezPenalty
- 45+4'yellow cardJohn VictorYellow Card
- 45+7'yellow cardRaúl JiménezYellow Card
- 56'yellow cardSander BergeYellow Card
- 66'substitutionS. BergeOff: T. Cairney
- 70'yellow cardMurilloYellow Card
- 72'substitutionIgor JesusOff: T. Awoniyi
- 73'substitutionM. Gibbs-WhiteOff: J. McAtee
- 73'substitutionDouglas LuizOff: N. Dominguez
- 77'yellow cardHarry WilsonYellow Card
- 78'substitutionKevinOff: J. King
- 81'substitutionN. SavonaOff: O. Zinchenko
- 82'yellow cardJorge CuencaYellow Card
- 83'yellow cardNikola MilenkovićYellow Card
- 84'substitutionH. WilsonOff: A. Traore
- 85'substitutionE. Smith RoweOff: I. Diop
- 85'substitutionR. JimenezOff: J. Kusi Asare
- 90+2'substitutionC. Hudson-OdoiOff: A. Kalimuendo
- 90+4'yellow cardJoachim AndersenYellow Card
- 90+6'yellow cardNicolás DomínguezYellow Card
Lineups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Marco Silva
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 2K. TeteD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 15J. CuencaD
- 33A. RobinsonD
- 20S. LukicM
- 16S. BergeM
- 8H. WilsonM
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 22KevinM
- 7R. JimenezF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 10T. CairneyM
- 11A. TraoreF
- 31I. DiopD
- 24J. KingM
- 18J. Kusi AsareF
- 21T. CastagneD
- 6H. ReedM
- 38S. RidgeonM
Nottingham Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 13John VictorG
- 37N. SavonaD
- 31N. MilenkovicD
- 5MurilloD
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 12Douglas LuizM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 21O. HutchinsonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiM
- 19Igor JesusF
Substitutes
- 26M. SelsG
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 29D. BakwaF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 35O. ZinchenkoD
- 16N. DominguezM
- 15A. KalimuendoF
- 4MoratoD
- 44Z. AbbottD
Match statistics
- 50%Possession50%
- 1.50Expected goals (xG)0.67
- 11Total shots12
- 1Shots on target2
- 4Shots off target6
- 6Blocked shots4
- 8Shots inside the box6
- 3Shots outside the box6
- 1Corners5
- 2Offsides2
- 5Fouls9
- 5Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves0
- 495Passes490
- 396Accurate passes417
- 80%Pass accuracy85%
- -0.25Goals prevented-0.25
Player statistics
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 2Kenny TeteD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 5Joachim AndersenD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Jorge CuencaD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 33Antonee RobinsonD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Harry WilsonM | 84 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Sander BergeM | 66 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Saša LukićM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 22KevinMTop rated | 78 | 8.2 | ||
| 32Emile Smith RoweM | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Raúl JiménezF | 85 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 21Timothy CastagneD | – | – | ||
| 31Issa DiopD | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Harrison ReedM | – | – | ||
| 10Tom CairneyM | 24 | 6.6 | ||
| 24Joshua KingM | 12 | 7.0 | ||
| 38Seth RidgeonM | – | – | ||
| 11Adama TraoréF | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Jonah Kusi-AsareF | 12 | 6.3 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13John VictorG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 5MurilloD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 37Nicolò SavonaD | 81 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Callum Hudson-OdoiM | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Elliot AndersonM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM | 73 | 6.0 | ||
| 12Douglas LuizM | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Omari HutchinsonM | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 19Igor JesusF | 72 | 7.0 | ||
| 26Matz SelsG | – | – | ||
| 4MoratoD | – | – | ||
| 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoD | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 44Zach AbbottD | – | – | ||
| 16Nicolás DomínguezM | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| 24James McAteeM | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Taiwo AwoniyiF | 18 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Arnaud KalimuendoF | 1 | – | ||
| 29Dilane BakwaF | – | – |