Nottingham Forest v Fulham

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Nottingham Forest extended their unbeaten start to this new Premier League season to five games following last weekend's 2-2 draw away from home at Brighton which in turn has helped lift the east midlands club up into eighth place in the table, while Fulham moved themselves up into ninth place on the back of a resounding 3-1 home win against Newcastle United, so both teams seem very evenly matched heading into this upcoming encounter at the City Ground.

Forest have picked up important wins against Southampton and Liverpool so far this season and even more impressive is the fact that both of these victories were achieved on the road, while the Tricky Trees have also picked up points in draws with Bournemouth, Wolves and Brighton so Nuno Espirito Santo's side will be quietly confident that they can continue their unbeaten run here.

Results overall though towards the end of last season's campaign were disappointing if not worrying as Nottingham Forest managed to capture just three wins from their final 13 league matches of last term while also slipping to seven defeats in the process.

In addition, Nottingham Forest have claimed just three wins in their previous 16 games on home soil at their City Ground and eight of these 16 home games have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals as well.

Fulham started this new English top flight season with a 1-0 loss away from home against Manchester United at Old Trafford but The Cottagers have since got themselves back on an even keel with two wins and two draws from their subsequent four games thereafter.

Victories collected against Leicester City and Newcastle United along with points picked up in draws with Ipswich Town and West Ham have helped Fulham up into the top half of the Premier League table but it is worth noting that both of Fulham's recent wins were achieved on home soil at Craven Cottage.

The London club have found league wins hard to come by though on a consistent basis as The Cottagers have registered just four wins within their previous 14 league matches overall in the Premier League but the visitors have slipped to only five defeats within this period which gives Marco Silva's side a chance of getting something out of this upcoming trip to the east midlands.

The wider picture shows Fulham have managed to claim just three wins in their last 20 outings on the road in the English top flight but the promising aspect for the visitors is that Fulham have been handed just three losses within their last 10 away games which gives the Cottagers a decent chance of a result here as well.

Nottingham Forest v Fulham Verdict

Fulham have won three out of the last four meetings against Nottingham Forest so the visitors might just sneak a narrow win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Fulham win @ 3.00

Correct Score: Fulham 1-0 @ 10.00