Forest host Fulham at The City Ground, Nottingham on 2 January 2027 at 15:00 in the Premier League. Forest's last five results: L L L D L (1 draw and 4 losses). Fulham's last five: L W W L D (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses). In their last 6 meetings, Forest have won 1, Fulham 4, with 1 draw.
Forest vs Fulham kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 2 January 2027 in the Premier League, at The City Ground, Nottingham. The City Ground holds 30,445 people. The confirmed lineups replace the predicted XIs on this page about an hour before kick-off, and the live score and match stats follow from 15:00.
Forest vs Fulham is being played at The City Ground in Nottingham on Saturday 2 January 2027, the home ground of Forest, which holds 30,445 people. Kick-off is at 15:00 UK time, and the match is part of the Premier League.
Forest have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 8, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Brentford in the Premier League on 31 October.
Fulham have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 4, with results reading D L W W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw away to Villa in the Premier League on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Forest have won 1, Fulham have won 4 and 1 was drawn, with Forest scoring 4 goals to Fulham's 10. The most recent was Nottingham Forest 0-0 Fulham on 15 March 2026 in the Premier League.
Liam Delap leads Forest with 15 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Forest player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Forest player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Josh King leads Fulham with 11 shots on target across their last 10 games, 1.1 a game, the most of any Fulham player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Fulham player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Until the team news for Forest vs Fulham is in, the Lineups tab shows the XI each side last started with: Forest's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Brentford on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Fulham's XI from their 1-1 draw at Villa on Sat 31 Oct 2026. Predicted lineups replace them once the team news is in, and the confirmed XIs about an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Forest the favourite with a 45% chance of winning, against 26% for Fulham and 28% for the draw. Projected goals are Forest 1.4 - 1.0 Fulham.
The most likely score in Forest vs Fulham is 1-1, a draw, at 13%, from Statz's projection model. Both teams to score is 48% likely and over 2.5 goals 42%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz projects 9 player markets for Forest vs Fulham, from goals and shots to fouls, cards, tackles and passes, for every starter on the Projections tab of this page. The Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365, and the match projection gives each side's chance of winning.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2026 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Fulham | 0-0 |
| 22 Dec 2025 | Premier League | Fulham vs Nottingham Forest | 1-0 |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Premier League | Fulham vs Nottingham Forest | 2-1 |
| 28 Sep 2024 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Fulham | 0-1 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Fulham | 3-1 |
| 6 Dec 2023 | Premier League | Fulham vs Nottingham Forest | 5-0 |
Statz's projection model expects Forest 1.4 - 1.0 Fulham in goals. It gives Forest a 45% chance of winning, the draw 28% and Fulham 26%. Both teams to score is 48% likely, over 1.5 goals 69% and over 2.5 goals 42%. The most likely scorelines are 1-1 (13%), 1-0 (12%), 0-0 (10%), 2-0 (9%), 2-1 (9%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Draw | 13% |
| 1-0 | Forest win | 12% |
| 0-0 | Draw | 10% |
| 2-0 | Forest win | 9% |
| 2-1 | Forest win | 9% |
Predicted lineups for Forest vs Fulham are not in yet, so these are the XIs each side last started with: Forest's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Brentford on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Fulham's XI from their 1-1 draw at Villa on Sat 31 Oct 2026.
| # | Forest | Fouls committed | Fulham | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Delap | 15 | C. Bassey | 12 |
| 2 | Murillo | 12 | T. Castagne | 12 |
| 3 | N. Milenković | 11 | A. Robinson | 11 |
| 4 | D. Muñoz | 11 | G. GarcÃa | 10 |
| 5 | X. Schlager | 10 | J. King | 9 |
| # | Forest | Shots | Fulham | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Delap | 24 | G. GarcÃa | 23 |
| 2 | D. Ndoye | 20 | J. King | 22 |
| 3 | M. Gibbs-White | 19 | A. Iwobi | 21 |
| 4 | J. McAtee | 16 | O. Bobb | 13 |
| 5 | N. Williams | 15 | C. Palacios | 8 |
| # | Forest | Shots on target | Fulham | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Gibbs-White | 5 | J. King | 11 |
| 2 | I. Jesus | 5 | A. Iwobi | 5 |
| 3 | J. McAtee | 5 | G. GarcÃa | 4 |
| 4 | D. Ndoye | 4 | O. Bobb | 4 |
| 5 | Murillo | 4 | R. Muniz | 3 |
| # | Forest | Goals | Fulham | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Gibbs-White | 2 | J. King | 2 |
| 2 | D. Ndoye | 2 | T. Cairney | 1 |
| 3 | N. Williams | 1 | O. Bobb | 1 |
| 4 | I. Jesus | 1 | A. Iwobi | 1 |
| 5 | L. Delap | 1 | R. Sessegnon | 1 |
| # | Forest | Yellow cards | Fulham | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. McAtee | 3 | C. Bassey | 3 |
| 2 | Murillo | 3 | J. King | 3 |
| 3 | O. Aina | 3 | A. Robinson | 2 |
| 4 | N. Milenković | 2 | T. Castagne | 2 |
| 5 | L. Delap | 2 | J. Cuenca | 1 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 20 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.4 | 16 of 20 |
| Fouls | 13.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.4 | 4 of 20 |
| Passes | 396.6 | 16 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.7 | 10 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.1 | 14 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 10 of 20 |
| Shots | 14.3 | 7 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 4.6 | 7 of 20 |
| Fouls | 10.6 | 16 of 20 |
| Tackles | 14.9 | 15 of 20 |
| Passes | 576.2 | 3 of 20 |
| Corners | 6.2 | 2 of 20 |