Nottingham Forest vs Fulham, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Nottingham Forest

FT
0 - 1

Fulham

51': Raúl Jiménez (P)

Raul Jimenez penalty gives Fulham 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest

Fulham forward Raul Jimenez converted a second-half penalty to give Marco Silva's side a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday, handing the hosts their first defeat of the season.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matz Sels.
2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
3': Attempt blocked. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
5': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
5': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest).
11': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
11': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
13': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
17': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
17': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Yates with a headed pass.
19': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
21': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
21': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Delay in match because of an injury Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Attempt missed. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
24': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
24': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
25': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ola Aina with a cross.
25': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
27': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a through ball.
29': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest).
31': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
31': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
32': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
34': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
34': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
36': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt blocked. Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
37': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
37': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
38': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
40': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
40': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Nottingham Forest).
42': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
42': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
45': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
45': Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
45'+2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Fulham 0.
45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Fulham 0.
45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
46': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
47': Penalty Fulham. Andreas Pereira draws a foul in the penalty area.
47': Penalty conceded by Murillo (Nottingham Forest) after a foul in the penalty area.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': VAR Decision: Penalty Fulham.
50': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Fulham 1. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
53': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
54': Kenny Tete (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
55': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
57': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Elliot Anderson.
57': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
58': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
58': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
63': Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
63': Attempt blocked. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Murillo.
67': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
69': Substitution, Fulham. Reiss Nelson replaces Adama Traoré.
69': Substitution, Fulham. Sander Berge replaces Andreas Pereira.
71': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
73': Attempt blocked. Kenny Tete (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
73': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
74': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa replaces James Ward-Prowse.
75': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
75': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt saved. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
80': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
82': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jota Silva.
83': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Sasa Lukic.
83': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
84': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Álex Moreno.
84': Bernd Leno (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
87': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
87': Attempt missed. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross following a corner.
88': Substitution, Fulham. Issa Diop replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
89': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
90': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
90': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
90': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Nikola Milenkovic is caught offside.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest).
90'+1': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Calvin Bassey (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
90'+6': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
90'+6': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Offside, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz is caught offside.
90'+8': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
90'+9': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
90'+9': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Fulham 1.
0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Fulham 1.

Statistics

FUL		NFO
15	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	7
5	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	1
59.4	Possession	40.6
14	SHOTS	11
2	ON GOAL	1
0.1	On Target %	0.1
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
459	Accurate Passes	278
527	Passes	351
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
23	Crosses	26
0.2	Cross %	0.2
36	Long Balls	35
18	Accurate Long Balls	11
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
7	Blocked Shots	5
2	Effective Tackles	3
7	Tackles	8
0.3	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	9
40	Effective Clearances	22
40	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,139

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	10	+13	25
2	Manchester City	10	+10	23
3	Nottingham Forest	10	+7	19
4	Chelsea	10	+8	18

Full Table

Line-Ups

Nottingham Forest (4-4-2)

No.	Name
26	Matz Sels (GK)
5	Murillo
31	Nikola Milenkovic
19	Álex Moreno
34	Ola Aina
22	Ryan Yates
18	James Ward-Prowse
16	Nicolás Domínguez
8	Elliot Anderson
11	Chris Wood
9	Taiwo Awoniyi

Nottingham Forest Substitutes:

Harry Toffolo, Willy Boly, Carlos Miguel, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Neco Williams, Morato, Jota Silva, Ramón Sosa, Anthony Elanga.

Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bernd Leno (GK)
3	Calvin Bassey
5	Joachim Andersen
33	Antonee Robinson
2	Kenny Tete
32	Emile Smith Rowe
20	Sasa Lukic
18	Andreas Pereira
7	Raúl Jiménez
17	Alex Iwobi
11	Adama Traoré

Fulham Substitutes:

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

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