Fulham will be desperately trying to hold on to their play-off position as they welcome Aitor Karanka’s Nottingham Forest to Craven Cottage. The Tricky Trees are struggling for consistency in the Championship and need to keep winning to avoid a relegation scrap whilst Fulham have eyes up the league and need to keep winning to push towards the promised land of the Premier League.
Sky Bet Championship – Fulham v Nottingham Forest – Craven Cottage – Saturday 3rd February 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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The Whites currently sit 6th in the Championship – 2 points clear of Sheffield United in 7th place with 48 points from the opening 29 games. Slaviša Jokanović’s men are unbeaten in their last 7 Championship matches and look to be timing their run up the table to absolute perfection. Ryan Sessegnon has been prolific for Fulham this season – scoring an remarkable 11 goals in all competitions.
Nottingham Forest
Aitor Karanka has endured an inconsistent start in charge of Forest with an impressive 2-0 win over league leaders Wolves being backed up by poor performances against Aston Villa and Hull. They currently reside in 14th place in the Championship table with 35 points from their opening 28 games and Championship safety looks to be the priority this term. Kieran Dowell continues to impress on loan from Everton – notching 10 goals in a remarkable campaign for the youngster.
Head to Head
Fulham boss the head to head between the two teams with 39 wins in comparison to Forest’s 30 whilst another 28 games have ended as draws. Fulham thumped Forest 3-1 at the City Ground back in September thanks to goals from Aboubakar Kamara, Stefan Johansen and Neeskens Kebano.
Fulham v Nottingham Forest – Betting Odds and Predictions
Both sides have been scoring goals in the Championship and it could be quite an open game.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks a shrewd bet at 4/7 with Skybet.
Fulham have been in good form of late and will be looking to assert their dominance over Forest from the first whistle.
Fulham to win the match represents great value at 4/6 with Ladbrokes.
Ryan Sessegnon has been in great form this season and is always a threat to opposition defences.
Ryan Sessegnon to score anytime is an excellent price at 9/4 with Unibet.
Nottingham Forest have been inconsistent in the Championship recently but won’t sit back away from home.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a great bet at 4/6 with Betfair.
Score Prediction
Fulham 2 – 1 Nottingham Forest – 15/2 with BetVictor.
Top Betting Tip Fulham v Nottingham Forest
Fulham are in great form and Forest look to be coming to terms with Karanka’s tactical ideologies making the Lilywhites firm favourites here. Fulham to win the match and both teams to score looks a super punt at 21/10 with Coral.