Nottingham Forest take on the Cottagers at the City Ground in key Premier League clash for Vitor Pereira’s Reds
12:51, 15 Mar 2026Updated 13:15, 15 Mar 2026
Nottingham Forest head coach Vitor Pereira(Image: Getty)
Head coach Vitor Pereira has named his Nottingham Forest team to face Fulham in this afternoon’s big Premier League clash.
The Portuguese is still searching for his first league win with the Reds since taking charge a month ago. An eye-catching 2-2 draw away to Manchester City last week offered much encouragement but Forest were unable to back that up.
A familiar tale of missed chances proved costly on Thursday night as they fell 1-0 at home to FC Midtjylland in the first leg of their last 16 Europa League tie. It leaves Pereira’s side facing an uphill task to reach the quarter-finals of the competition when they go to Denmark in a few days’ time.
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Before then, today represents a huge game for the Reds. They dropped into the bottom three on Saturday night courtesy of West Ham United’s draw with Pep Guardiola’s City.
They would move back above the Hammers with a win over the Cottagers. A draw would move Forest back on level points with West Ham, with goal difference then coming into play to separate the sides.
Fellow relegation rivals Tottenham Hotspur are away to Liverpool later on this afternoon (4.30pm). With just nine games remaining, and on the back of a six-match winless run in the league, it is getting tense on the banks of the Trent.
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Pereira has made three changes to his starting XI from midweek. Nikola Milenkovic, Neco Williams and Ibrahim Sangare are in for Morato, Omari Hutchinson and the injured Jair Cunha.
It means Forest will revert to a back four on the banks of the Trent. Ola Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo and Williams will line up ahead of goalkeeper Matz Sels.
Sangare will partner Elliot Anderson in midfield. Nicolas Dominguez looks set to take up a wide position, with Callum Hudson-Odoi on the opposite flank.
Morgan Gibbs-White will join Dominguez and Hudson-Odoi in providing attacking support for front man Igor Jesus. The bench will be made up of Angus Gunn, Morato, Taiwo Awoniyi, Dan Ndoye, Hutchinson, Ryan Yates, James McAtee, Luca Netz and Dilane Bakwa.
Forest: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Dominguez; Jesus.
Subs: Gunn, Morato, Awoniyi, Ndoye, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Netz, Bakwa.
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