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Fulham manager Marco Silva talks to Sky Sports. \u201cThe team reacted well [against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup] \u2026 a tough place to go \u2026 we were very competitive again \u2026 we fought until the last minutes \u2026 a better first half than the second \u2026 it was tough to take the result \u2026 but there were positives \u2026 our identity \u2026 some good individual performances \u2026 we just want to be more consistent throughout the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n A win tonight would be huge for both teams. Neither Fulham<\/a> nor Forest are in trouble at the moment \u2026 but they\u2019re trouble-adjacent, and three points would make their Christmas morning eggnog taste that much sweeter. Victory tonight springs Fulham feasibly as high as 11th, though they\u2019d need to give Forest a four-goal battering to get there. But any victory would take them above Spurs, while a two-goal win sees them leapfrog Brentford as well, and that would surely be more than satisfactory in warming their capital cockles. Meanwhile Forest can only get as high as 15th with a win, but that\u2019d put them ahead of Fulham, and more importantly eight points clear of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.28 EST<\/p>\n Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche speaks to Sky Sports. \u201cDoug [Luiz] has certainly got Premier League experience \u2026 a very good footballer \u2026 on the verge of being fully match fit \u2026 Mats [Sels] has only had four days training \u2026 a bad finger \u2026 a groin \u2026 we\u2019ve had to be careful with that \u2026 but John [Victor] has earned the right for this one with two very strong performances \u2026 [the 3-0 win over Spurs] was certainly the most consistent performance [this season] \u2026 we want the players to keep building and delivering at that level \u2026 we know we\u2019re going to have to be strong tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Fulham make one change from the starting XI selected for last Wednesday\u2019s 2-1 League Cup defeat at Newcastle. Bernd Leno comes back into the team, with cup keeper Benjamin Lecomte dropping to the bench. Calvin Bassey, Samuel Chukwueze and Alex Iwobi are all on Afcon duty with Nigeria.<\/p>\n Forest make one change to their starting team after the 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur eight days ago. Douglas Luiz replaces Ibrahim Sangar\u00e9, who is off to Afcon with C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.02 EST<\/p>\n The teams<\/p>\n Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Lukic, Berge, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Kevin, Jimenez. Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Anderson, Douglas Luiz, Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Igor Jesus. Referee: Anthony Taylor Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.02 EST<\/p>\n Preamble<\/p>\n Fulham have won five of their last six Premier League matches against Nottingham Forest<\/a>, winning all three of those played at Craven Cottage by the aggregate score of 9-1. On the other hand, Forest have won four of their last six league games, while Fulham have lost their last two league games at home. So something has to give. But what? Kick-off is at 8pm GMT, after which we\u2019ll find out. It\u2019s on!<\/p>\n
Subs: Lecomte, Reed, Cairney, Traore, Kusi-Asare, Castagne, King, Diop, Ridgeon.<\/p>\n
Subs: Sels, Morato, Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Dominguez, McAtee, Bakwa, Zinchenko, Abbott.<\/p>\n
VAR: Paul Howard<\/p>\n