Fulham vs Nottingham Forest: Preview, predictions and lineups | OneFootball

A pair of European hopefuls meet at Craven Cottage this weekend as Fulham take on Nottingham Forest.

While the Cottagers are in a position to push for a potential Conference League berth, Forest are in a strong position to secure Champions League football for next season. The falloff many projected is yet to arrive, and their 7-0 beatdown of Brighton a week after they lost 5-0 at Bournemouth suggested that this team isn't going anywhere.

Forest are third in the table with 14 games remaining and may well be looking upwards given Arsenal's injury woes up top. The Gunners are three points ahead in second, while Chelsea are four points behind in fourth. An array of teams are pushing for a top-four spot.

Fulham aren't aiming that high, although a string of positive results could thrust them into the mix. Marco Silva's men are ninth and four points behind Bournemouth in seventh. Chelsea are just seven points better off.

Saturday's hosts are one of few teams to beat Forest this season, doing so via a 1-0 win at the City Ground in September.

Here is 90min's guide to Saturday's Premier League clash.

Fulham vs Nottingham Forest H2H record (last five games)

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Fulham team news

Rodrigo Muniz is pushing Raul Jimenez for a starting spot / Matt McNulty/GettyImages

Rodrigo Muniz is enjoying another one of his purple patches and is pushing top scorer Raul Jimenez for a start up top. The Brazilian international scored a brace at Wigan last weekend after netting at St. James' Park last time out in the Premier League.

It's a toss-up between the pair for Saturday's game, but Jimenez will likely get the nod.

Reiss Nelson has reportedly suffered a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury and remains sidelined, while Harry Wilson and Kenny Tete remain out for the hosts.

Fulham predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest

Fulham predicted lineup vs Forest (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Berge; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez.

Nottingham Forest team news

Ibrahim Sangare recently returned from a hamstring injury / ADRIAN DENNIS/GettyImages

Key to Forest's success this season has been a short injury list, with midfielders Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare recently making their respective returns having missed the bulk of 2024/25 up to this point.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is the only notable concern for the away side. The winger is dealing with a groin issue which has kept him out of action for a few weeks, but he is back in training.

Back-up striker Taiwo Awoniyi and number two goalkeeper Carlos Miguel were both forced off during Forest's FA Cup victory at Exeter, and neither are likely to make Saturday's matchday squad.

Nottingham Forest predicted vs Fulham

Forest predicted lineup vs Fulham (3-4-2-1): Sels; Morato, Milenkovic, Murillo; Aina, Anderson, Danilo, Williams; Gibbs-White, Elanga; Wood.

Fulham vs Nottingham Forest score prediction

Both teams advanced into the fifth round of the FA Cup last time out, although Forest were made to work hard by Exeter on Tuesday. Espirito Santo had to turn to his big dogs to get his side over the line.

That may well have some bearing on Saturday's fixture with the hosts enjoying a quieter outing at Wigan last week. Plus, Fulham have an excellent recent record in this fixture.

Forest, though, will be determined to get one over the Cottagers, with their heavy loss at Bournemouth serving as a timely wake-up call. An evenly-matched contest on paper could be decided by the odd goal.