Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Following an unlucky 4-3 loss at Liverpool, Fulham will look to give fans some cheer when they take on Nottingham Forest on Wednesday evening. The Cottagers have been involved in some high-scoring games of late and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play against the Reds. All Adama Traore, Tyrese Francois, Rodrigo Muniz, and Issa Diop should miss out with injuries for the capital club.
The visitors, on the other hand, are on a three-game losing run in the English top flight. Forest obviously struggle at the back and given Fulham’s fine performance in the Anfield defeat, home win should be considered. As for the away team, both Taiwo Awoniyi and Felipe Monteiro are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the visiting team. In their last meeting in London Fulham defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0.
Highlighted Player (Willian):
Willian is a Brazilian football player who was born on 9 August, 1988 in Ribeirao Pires. After playing for Corinthians in the 2006/2007 season, in 2007 he joined Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk. The pacey winger won four Ukrainian Premier League trophies with the Miners, while clinching the UEFA Cup title in 2009 as well.
During his spell with Shakhtar, Willian was on Chelsea’s radar and in 2013 the chiefs of the Premier League club agreed a deal to sign the Brazilian ace for a fee of £30 million. Willian won the Premier League trophy with Chelsea in the 2014/2015 season and the following season he was named Chelsea Player of the year.
The 30-year-old winger has 38 caps for Brazil and he has netted six goals for the national team. Speaking of his personal life, Willian is married to Vanessa Martins, who gave birth to their twin daughters Valentina and Manuella.
Highlighted Team (Nottingham Forest):
Nottingham Forest, the club that are often referred to as Forest, were formed in 1865. They have been playing their home games at the City Ground since 1898 and the capacity of the stadium is 30,445. Nottingham Forest are regarded as one of the greatest English clubs as they won the European Cup on two occasions. In 1979 Forest outplayed Malmo (1-0) at the Olympiastadion in Munich in the final of the elite competition, with the team beating Hamburg in 1980 in the title game at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (1-0).
Nottingham Forest won the national championship in the 1977/1978 season, with the team finishing the campaign seven points clear of second-placed Liverpool. To make things even better for the fans, the City Ground outfit clinched the FA Cup trophies in 1898 and 1959. Derby County are regarded as Forest’s bitterest rivals and the two local rivals contest in the East Midlands derby. In their first ever meeting in the local derby Forest recorded a 3-2 win over Derby County.