Nottingham Forest 0-1 Fulham: Jimenez penalty gives Cottagers win

Fulham brought Nottingham Forest’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season to a halt with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at the City Ground.

There was very little to choose between two sides separated by a mere point at kick-off, but Raul Jimenez’s second-half penalty, awarded for Murillo’s foul on Andreas Pereira, proved decisive.

Forest had started brightly with Taiwo Awoniyi missing an early chance, while Chris Wood saw a potential opener disallowed for offside following a VAR review in the 25th minute.

However, Nuno Espirito Santo’s team failed to find a spark without the suspended Morgan Gibbs-White as Fulham’s own impressive start to 2024/25 continued.

The result leaves Forest ninth in the table with nine points, with Fulham leapfrogging their hosts to move into sixth on 11 points.

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— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) September 28, 2024

Data Debrief: Fulham increase their unbeaten streak while Jimenez remains in the goals

Fulham are undefeated in their last 5 games in the Premier League, their last joint longest unbeaten streak was from 13th December 2020 to 13th January 2021.

Jimenez has now scored three goals in his last three games, and continues his good record against Forest, with three goals in two matches against them.