Nottingham Forest vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture

As they often say, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.' That seems to be the motto for Fulham, who are starting with this exact same XI for the third week in a row. Outside of Carlos Vinicius, who is still out through injury, The Cottagers have a full squad to choose from. However, coach Marco Silva maintains his confidence in the same starting 11, especially after last week's convincing win over Newcastle.

Nottingham Forest make three changes from last week's starting XI, one of which was forced due to Morgan Gibbs-White's red card. Hudson-Odoi and Elanga are also dropped to the bench as part of the changes. Coming into this week's line-up are Yates, Awoniyi, and Dominguez. The shake-up has come in the midfield, which should make things interesting. Danilo is out long-term through injury, while Ibrahim Sangare is also not fit enough to make the matchday 20.

SUBS: Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz, Tom Cairney, Sander Berge, Reiss Nelson, Timothy Castagne, Steven Benda, Issa Diop

FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Antonee Robinson, Calvin Bassey, Joachim Andersen, Kenny Tete; Sasa Lukic, Andreas Pereira; Alex Iwobi, Emile Smith Rowe, Adama Traore; Raúl Jimenez

SUBS: Morato, Neco Williams, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Harry Toffolo Jota Silva, Anthony Elanga, Ramon Sosa, Willy-Arnaud Boly, Carlos Miguel

NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Álex Moreno, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Ola Aina; James Ward-Prowse, Ryan Yates; Elliot Anderson, Taiwo Awoniyi, Nicolás Domínguez; Chris Wood

There are four teams who are unbeaten after the first five matchdays of the 2024/25 Premier League standings, and, quite remarkably, Nottingham Forest are one of those sides. They have two wins to their credit, including a shocking 1-0 victory at Liverpool. Last week saw the Tricky Trees play to a thrilling 2-2 draw against Brighton. Now they will look to remain unbeaten, which would further increase their chances of avoiding relegation. As for Fulham, they are going into this game off the back of a 3-1 win over Newcastle at home. With a 2-2-1 record thus far, they are comfortably among the middle of the pack. Success on the road today will put them firmly in the top half of the standings.

Hello to one and all, and welcome to this live text commentary for the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Fulham. Kick-off is about 45 minutes away from City Ground. In the meantime, stick around as we provide a build-up to today's match.

Hello to one and all, and welcome to this live text commentary for today's Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Fulham. Kick-off is about 45 minutes away from the City Ground, but stick around as we provide the build-up to the match.

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