Nottingham Forest – Fulham: a season-defining scrap at the City Ground 
The City Ground hosts a vital clash for the bottom end of the English table this Sunday afternoon. Nottingham Forest take on Fulham in another Premier League round. Forest are fighting tooth and nail to stay in the top flight. Fulham, by contrast, are chasing a place in next season’s European cups. Pressure versus polish — a side clinging to survival against a team aiming for the top half.
Forest’s points emergency 
Vitor Pereira’s team are wobbling. No wins in their last six league outings. Their place in the division is hanging by goal difference. The 2-2 draw at Manchester City showed they can fight — but a fight isn’t the same as form. The schedule doesn’t help: a European trip to Denmark comes next week. And head-to-head history is ugly — six losses in their last seven meetings with this opponent.
Fulham’s form stalls 
Marco Silva’s side have hit a flat patch. Two wins, four defeats in their last six — not the run you want when Europe is the aim. The loss to West Ham dented their momentum. They’re tenth, four points shy of seventh and a Conference spot. Getting knocked out of the FA Cup by Southampton at least means no cup distractions. That narrow win in the reverse fixture gives Fulham a small psychological edge.
Probable Lineups
Nottingham Forest : Sels ; Morato, Milenkovic, Murillo ; Aina, Sangare, Anderson, Williams ; Dominguez, Gibbs-White ; Igor Jesus
Fulham : Leno ; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon ; Berge, Iwobi ; Chukwueze, Smith Rowe, Bobb ; Jimenez
Match Prediction: Nottingham Forest vs Fulham
Both teams to score
Forest’s back line has been leaking goals lately. That’s the blunt fact. Their urgent need to climb clear of the drop will push them forward and leave gaps. Fulham have the attacking quality to exploit those spaces. Expect the visitors to try and dominate possession and impose their rhythm. Tactically, both sides set up in ways that should lead to an open game — goals at both ends look likely.
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